Christmas With Great Grandma RuthSample

As the story progresses in our passage today, we get to watch a meet-cute moment that feels like it's from a Hallmark movie. Ruth, the single woman from out of town, who doesn't know if she'll ever find love or stability again, finds her way onto the property of a kind man named Boaz. If it were really a Hallmark movie, Boaz would probably own a Christmas ornament store and be the parental guardian for his orphaned, 7-year-old niece. But Boaz shows a surprising amount of kindness to Ruth, which seems fitting because of the surprising amount of loyalty and kindness that Ruth showed to Naomi in the first chapter.

God has shown His kindness to Naomi through the loyalty of Ruth, and now God is showing his kindness and care to Ruth through the kindness and generosity of Boaz. Boaz just seems like a good guy, but it's clear, when we look at this story as a whole, that God is providing for Naomi and Ruth by placing the right people in their lives at the right times.

Notice the way Boaz blesses Ruth in verse 12, saying, "May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Naomi and Ruth are beginning to experience the blessing and provision of God through Boaz. They are in a position to receive that sort of blessing because they "have come to take refuge" in God. There’s no safer place to be than under God’s care.

Reflection Prompt:

• Memorize Psalm 23:1- "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." Repeat that verse to yourself throughout the day and reflect on it.