Naomi's Property, Ruth

Living in Covenant

A Personal Perspective

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

A Mother-Daughter Covenant

Ruth 4:9-12 The Message

9-10 Boaz then addressed the elders and all the people in the town square that day: “You are witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and Kilion, and Mahlon, including responsibility for Ruth the foreigner, the widow of Mahlon—I’ll take her as my wife and keep the name of the deceased alive along with his inheritance. The memory and reputation of the deceased are not going to disappear out of this family or from his hometown. To all this, you are witnesses this very day.”
11-12 All the people in the town square that day, backing up the elders, said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May God make this woman who is coming into your household like Rachel and Leah, the two women who built the family of Israel. May God make you a pillar in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem! With the children God gives you from this young woman, may your family rival the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah.”

For Reflection

Boaz is a man of God; wise in his judgment, fair, and generous.  God was working wonders through him.

God will also work miracles through us. Remembering who you are, a child of God, will accelerate the realization of the will of God.

Pray

Pray often and long so that you remember your origins in God's realm. Pray so that you remain humble and appreciate God's gift of your life.


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