The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / A GOD OF ABUNDANCE

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 227 of 365 A GOD OF ABUNDANCE At the beginning of the book of Ruth, Naomi said the Lord had "afflicted" and "brought misfortune" on her. By the end of the book of Ruth, God had not only restored Ruth through her guardian-redeemer Boaz, but he had also provided for Naomi. This is a beautiful restoration of her life. God took Naomi's emptiness and bitterness (1:20 - 21) and replaced it with abundance and blessing through Ruth and Boaz and their child Obed. Fullness can be experienced when people come to know Jesus and become part of the church. They go from emptiness to abundance in Christ. Boaz gave Ruth an overabundance of food to take back to Naomi, and Naomi immediately blessed Boaz for his kindness (2:14 - 20). Her emptiness began to turn into fullness. God provided for Ruth and her mother-in-law through Boaz, and in the same way, he has provided for all of our needs through Christ. Jesus, my Guardian-Redeemer, thank you for replacing my emptiness with abundance. If there is any part of my heart that I am still hiding from you, please point it out to me and help me to surrender it to you. Amen. Ruth 4:13-17 NASB 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And the L ord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed is the L ord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. 15 May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him." The Line of David Began Here 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse. 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi!" So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.