DEVOTIONS unto VICTORY

              Divine Favor 

At this, [Ruth] bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your  eyes that you notice me — a foreigner?” 

(Ruth 2:10)

When Ruth’s husband died, she probably wondered why God hasn’t brought someone into her life. Was God calling her to be single?

As a young widow, she followed her mother-in-law, Naomi, to a foreign land and may well have thought that by doing so, she was committing herself to a single life forever.

What Ruth didn’t know was that God was preparing her to one day meet the man of her dreams. But while God was preparing her, Ruth wasn’t idle. She was learning about God through Naomi, and she was growing in her faith through obedience to God and her mother-in-law. During this time, Ruth didn’t realize that God was arranging a meeting between her and the man she would one day marry.

The man’s name was Boaz, and he noticed some things about Ruth. He noticed how she cared for her family. He watched her willingness to work hard. He took note of her devotion to God. He might have asked God if Ruth was the one and what he saw in her character gave him his answer. Even the circumstances worked out just right as they slowly fell in love in the golden fields of Bethlehem.

So what does Ruth’s example teach us? Take off as hard and fast as you can toward God. Stay focused on your relationship with Jesus with all your might. And at the right time, God may say, “Hey! Look who’s beside you.” A person who is equally passionate about their relationship with Christ will catch your eye. And your godly character will catch theirs. The rest? Well, the rest is history