Ruth 3 & 4, John 9: 35-41, John 10: 1-21 Psalm 80: 1-7
Ruth 4: 13-15 (ESV)
“So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in
to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 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! He shall be to you a restorer
of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves
you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
In verses 13 through 15 from Ruth 4, we find out the happy
ending to Naomi’s story. When her husband and her sons, Naomi became bitter
against God and thought that God had gone against her. But through her
daughter-in-law Ruth, God showed his love to Naomi and gave her a grandchild
through Ruth. The women who knew Naomi recognized God’s blessing to her and Ruth
and said to Naomi that God had restored her life and she would become a
nourisher to the son of Ruth. During the time of Naomi and Ruth, children were considered
a blessing and a source of security for the future for a person in old age.
Ruth’s son Obed would become a descendant of David and Jesus. The story of Naomi
shows us that God can renew and restore our life, even when we have given up hope
and think that God has abandoned us. Even if our circumstances seem impossible,
if we have truth and faith in God, we can trust in God’s timing and provision
to always restore us and nourish us.
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