I Will Redeem You Ruth 3:10-14 "The Lord bless you, my daughter," he replied. "This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. And now, my daughter, don't be afraid. I will do all you ask. All my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of noble character. Although it is true that I am near of kin, there is a kinsman-redeemer nearer than I. Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to re

Re-read: Ruth 2:19 - 3:9 Oh, ladies, this has been a fun week of Bible study to glance over and read comments. Missy Washam's post yesterday made me laugh. She opened with "Odd. Really odd." And, sometimes, that's my initial take away from the Bible. Naomi's plan for Ruth was odd, for sure. Joshua's instructions to take down the wall at Jericho were weird. Gideon's direction to take over the people of Midian must have seemed strange. Noah's command to build an ark when there

Faithful Obedience Ruth 3:6-9 “So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do. When Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. In the middle of the night something startled the man, and he turned and discovered a woman lying at his feet. “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth, she said.

Ruth 3:1-5 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight. Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. It shall be when he lies down, that yo

Ruth 2:21-23 “Then Ruth the Moabite said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.’” Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with the women who work for him, because in someone else’s field you might be harmed.” So Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.” Naomi continues to hear good news and

Delivering Hope Ruth 2: 19-20 Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Bless the man that took notice of you." Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one at whose place she had been working. "The name of the man i worked with today is Boaz," she said. "The Lord bless him!" Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. "He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead." She added,"That man is our close relative; he is one of our k

Happy Friday! Currently, I’m leading a group of women through a study of Esther at my church. We meet every Wednesday night and study the life of this young girl turned queen. As I look at our study of Ruth here this week, I’m amazed at the favor God showered on both women. Esther won the contest and became Queen and Favor brought Ruth the attention of Boaz. When God has a plan, He will make even the most obscure candidate extremely noticeable. We can rest in that truth! We l

Thursday, September 19th More Than Satisfied Ruth 2: 14-18 At mealtime Boaz said to her. "Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar." When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over. As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, "Even if she gathers among the sheaves, don't embarrass her. Rather, pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, a

Ruth 2:10-13 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?" Boaz replied to her, "All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me, and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know. May the Lord reward your work and your wages

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 A Gracious Master Ruth 2:4-9 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!” “The Lord bless you!” they answered. Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?” The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi. She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from m