“If
he will not perform his duty, then I will perform the duty for you.” Ruth
3:13
The contest is now on. There is Boaz,
the defender of Ruth’s purity, the provider of Ruth’s needs, the one who truly
cared for Ruth’s life. There is the other claimant to her hand. He has first
dibs, so to speak, but can he do it? Will he do it? This was what Ruth must
wait to find out until the next day came. But during that waiting, she still
had the promise of Boaz, “I will perform
it for you.”
A sacrifice of self was required of
the claimant for Ruth’s hand. When confronted the next day with the offer, the
other claimant said, “Yes, I’ll take her.” But when reminded of the sacrifice
he said, “No, I won’t take her.” Boaz accepted he sacrifice. Like Boaz, Christ
made the sacrifice for us. He gave Himself in our place, died our deserved
death for us, that we might have forgiveness of sins and hope forever. Satan is
never willing to make any sacrifices for us. Only our loving Savior would do
so.
Dear Father, Thank You for the
sacrifice of Your Son, Amen.
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