Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! Ruth 4:14 – This ending chapter of Ruth is one of rich joy and true love. Boaz boldly declares his willingness to be the kinsmen redeemer of Naomi’s land and to take Ruth as his wife to continue the line of that family. The city celebrates and we eventually see Ruth give birth to a son. The ladies of the town surrounded Naomi, and the words we see in the verse above were said over her. You are blessed by the Lord…you have been redeemed…your future is secured forever. What a miracle of the Lord do we see happen here in chapter 4. Let us then as we read such a blessed chapter remember what the Lord can do whenever we find ourselves in seasons like we see Naomi was in during chapter 1. She was bitter, she had lost everything, and she had walked away from the Lord. She felt the Lord’s punishing hand on her and felt the weight of her bitterness. While she demanded the town to call her “bitter,” now she is called “blessed” because of the wonderous working of the Lord. When you are then in the despair of chapter 1, know God can create the blessings of chapter 4. He can bring joy when bitterness had consumed. He can bring family where there has been loneliness. He can bring life where there was only death. Be willing to return to the Lord like Naomi did and be willing to wait upon the Lord like Ruth did. Jesus is our kinsmen redeemer, and He can take the deepest despairs this life can create and produce life to the fullest from them for those who follow Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3019
Question To Ponder: What sort of feelings do you think Naomi had while holding her grandson after all those years of bitterness and hurt?
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