“Then said Naomi to Ruth, ‘Shall I
not seek security for you’?” Ruth 3:1
Ruth had been Naomi’s security, her encouragement and support, since the
two of them left Moab. Ruth’s profession of her commitment to Naomi had never faltered.
But now the harvest season was over and there would be no more gleaning. Naomi
now sees that she can be the one to make a difference for Ruth. She has a plan
that will secure Ruth’s future and she has a little sit down talk with her daughter-in-law.
God’s law to the Jews was that a near kinsman must take the wife of his
relative if that relative died without a child. Boaz was Ruth’s dead husband’s
near kinsman and Naomi fully believed that he would be willing to be the
kinsman redeemer. Naomi turns the tables on Ruth and now becomes her provider.
Her broken spirit has been revived and she remembers the law of God and shares
that good news to Ruth. Roles do change in our Christian lives. The supporter
can often become the supported. We can rejoice in this.
Dear Father, Help me to receive comfort as well as give it. Amen.
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