Ruth Patiently Waited for Boaz to Work (Ruth 3:18)

4/5/2010 9:15 AM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                              Focus:  Ruth waited for Boaz to work

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  Ruth 3:18

 

            Message of the verses:  “18 Then she said, ‘Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.’”

            This is the fifth and last point from this third chapter of Ruth that Dr. Wiersbe has made to help believers see what they can do to have a deeper relationship with the Lord.  This step involves patience and patience and waiting are similar, but they are not easy to do.  Wiersbe goes on to say that in his own life he has a hard time waiting and perhaps that is why the Lord has put him in situations where he has had to exercise patience and waiting.  He reveals three things from Scripture which have helped him learn how to wait, and they are 1.  Sit still, which comes from Ruth 3:18, 2.  Stand still, which comes from Exodus 14:13, and “Be still, and know that I am God,” which comes from Psalm 46:10.

            Naomi tells Ruth to wait for she knows that Boaz will not rest until he has taken care of the matter.  Moses is following the plan of God which told him to move forward and Moses believed God that they would move forward even though they were pinned between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army.  David is the author of Psalm 46 and it is a Psalm that has been a comfort to many of God’s children down through the ages, especially when there is trouble in their lives.  When trouble comes into the lives of God’s children it is important to realize that they remember that the Lord is God, and He is in control of all things.  The word from the Hebrew translated “be still” “means take your hands off, relax.”

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  Waiting is something that is hard for me to do, but the older that I get it has become a bit easier for me to wait, for I know that I am waiting on the Lord and that makes it easier.  Waiting on the Lord to do what He wants to do is a good way to draw nearer to Him, and after all that is the goal of my life to be more like the Lord Jesus Christ.  Romans 8:29 “29 ¶  For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren.”

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1. Continue to learn to wait on the Lord.

 

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