“And Ruth, the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech†(Ruth 2:2-3).
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Ruth wasn’t content to sit around and mope about her and Naomi’s circumstances. She wanted to do something productive. Naomi told her about the time of harvest and about a man from her late husband’s family named Boaz. He owned some fields but there were so many fields that needed workers. Which would be the right one? Ruth had never met Boaz or any of the workers. The fields had no markers or signs on them so how was Ruth going to find her way to the right place? Ruth may not have had this knowledge, but God sure did. If we are willing to do our best, God will do the rest. The odds Ruth would just happen to stumble onto the right place at the right time was God making it happen. Trust God to lead you in a plain path when you feel bewildered.
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Sue Winchester
Missouri
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PRAY TOGETHER:Â Pray for the February business meeting of the Belo Horizonte Church in Brazil when new officers for the coming year will be elected.
