“Your daughter-in-law who lives with you is better than 7 sons.” Ruth 4:15

Lord, please bless our daughters-in-laws.

They named him Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse who have 7 sons plus David. Ruth 4:17

From a foreigner you brought forth King David, the forerunner to Christ. David’s grandfather was half Moabite. Lord, may you bless all those you graft into your Kingdom through your grace.

May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. Ruth 4:11

Lord, may you bless the words of my hands today and bring prosperity to all our LPC books, our authors, and my own writing. 

Once you receive a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God asks of you will always be there to prod you on to do His will.

Ruth worked steadily except for a short rest in the shelter. Ruth 2

“I have told the men not to touch you.” (Boaz)  Ruth 2

“Don’t embarrass her.” Ruth 2

“May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Ruth 2:12

“In someone else’s field you might be harmed.” Ruth 2:22

Lord, you are the God of Shelter, the God of Refuge. In you, though we are rebuked, you do not embarrass us if we repent. Though others seek to harm us, you watch over us. All who work in your fields are richly blessed by you and find shelter. 

When we do something out of obedience to the Lord, there can be no other explanation—just obedience. That is why a saint can be so easily ridiculed and misunderstood. Oswald Chambers