Ruth: Loyalty and Redemption

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Loyalty and Redemption Step 2 of 4

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And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. Ruth 2:2-7 (KJV)

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Ruth didn't wait for someone to rescue her. She went to work — gleaning the leftover grain behind the harvesters, a provision God had built into the law for the poor and the foreigner. It was humble work, but it was honest. What she didn't know was that the field she "happened" to choose belonged to Boaz, a relative of Naomi's dead husband. Coincidence? The book of Ruth doesn't believe in coincidence.

Reflection

Ruth took initiative in a humble way rather than waiting for rescue. How do you balance taking action with trusting God's timing?

Sticky Question

Where in your life are you waiting passively when God might be asking you to take a humble first step?

Sticky Action

Do one thing today that moves you forward, even if it feels small or beneath your abilities. Trust that God can direct your steps once you start walking.

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