Ruth 2:12
“May the LORD reward your work, and may your wages be full from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
This is great. Boaz is acknowledging what Ruth has done. She admired and loved her mother in law so much that she did seek refuge from the Lord, Naomi’s God. Boaz is a wise, godly man. He reciting back to her what she told Naomi, “your people will be my people, your God will be my God”.
We christians have done the same as Ruth. We have come to the Lord to seek refuge under His wings. John 6:37 says, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” What a great God. He welcomes us.
John 1:12 develops this point, “But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God”. Wow! He not only receives us and lets us in, but He adopts us. That’s huge. When earthly parents adopt a child they are excited. They pour all their recourses into them. How much more does a God of infinite love and resources do so. He doesn’t seek to spoil us, but to make us complete and mature.
Ephesians 4:13 says of this maturity, “until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.” Amazing. I see us in our BC state as street children desperate to survive. We’ve been redeemed by the most benevolent. More so, He has put His nature in us. He trains us to be those rescuing agents.
Here we were damaged ones. He takes us in and loves us. He gives us personal attention. Like a hurt child that needs love. He gives us that attention and love. That’s the work of the Holy Spirt, the Comforter. As I sit on the sofa and write this I am so thankful. He’s given me years and years of that love and care. Thank You, God.
Thank You, Lord. Thank You for seeking us out and taking us in. You love and cared for us. You make us whole and teach us to love others. You are taking in Ruth. Thank You, God.