“And Ruth said to Naomi, ‘All that
you have said to me, I will do’.” Ruth 3:5
As always, Ruth shows herself to be the obedient servant. She served her
mother-in-law by providing for her. She had daily encouraged Naomi by her steadfast
willingness to glean and bring home the provision for their lives. She had
obeyed Boaz in staying by his reapers. She had done what she was supposed to
have done. Really, she had done nothing more than this. It seems extraordinary
to us, but it was just what needed to be done. She had taken no short cuts. She
had done what she should have done.
Our life of service for Christ should be modeled on Ruth’s life. She had
decided to follow Naomi’s God. She had stepped out in faith to do it. She had
labored hard in the harvest fields and not shirked her commitments. And here, at
the end of the harvest season, she is still willing to do what she needs to do.
Every pastor wishes he had a congregation of Ruths. God calls us all to be Ruth.
Dear Father, Let my life be like Ruth’s in faithful service to You. Amen
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