Read: Ruth 2:1-4:22; John 4:43-54; Psalm 105:16-36;Proverbs 14:26-27
Ruth is read by the Jewish people every year at Pentecost which is the 28th of this month. It is more for the Gentiles than the Jews because it shows how Jesus, our Kinsman Redeemer chose to marry Ruth, the Gentile. Their marriage would bring in the Messiah three generations later.
Pentecost is all about multiplication and salvation. Both Ruth and Boaz were childless and started with nothing but in the end they had a son named Obed which means a “servant”. Boaz’s mother had been a Gentile named Rahab who saved the spies who came into the promised land years before this. Boaz and Ruth both had Gentile blood which means that Jesus had both Jewish and Gentile blood making him the perfect redeemer for all mankind.
In John, Jesus had just left Jerusalem after celebrating the Passover, making it the same season that we just read about in Ruth. Jesus came to Cana where he had turned the water to wine and met a government official who begged him to heal his son who was dying. Jesus asked the crowd if they would ever believe him unless they saw miraculous signs. All the man could think about was his son. Jesus healed his son and his whole house did believe.
Lord, may we believe you even when we don’t see the signs. May our faith be built on trust more than proof.
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