Ruth 4:9-15
9 Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from the town records. Today you are witnesses!”
11 Then the elders and all those at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 Through the offspring the LORD gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”
The Genealogy of David
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
Related Text:
Genesis 29:31 – 30:4
Micah 5:2
Matthew 1:1-6
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Random Acts of Kindness
Ruth was a woman who expressed great kindness and obedience. Sometimes, as we go through our daily routine, it seems like kindness in this world is sometimes hard to find.
But it doesn’t have to be hard to find. As followers of Jesus, we should have this overflowing abundance of love and kindness just gushing out of us. Kindness is a part of the fruit of the spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23. We should be changed so much by our salvation and relationship with Jesus Christ that we truly do love our neighbors in the same way that we love ourselves, love our enemies, and pray for people even though they persecute us.
As you live your life today, be aware of situations you are in and diagnose if there is a way you can interject a little bit of kindness into someone’s life. Think of some people you know you’re going to see today, ask God for ideas so that you can show His love to others. When we are obedient to God, even in the area of kindness, showing God’s love to others might not be that random of an occurrence in our lives anymore.
