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YOU DESERVE TO BE LOVED

Pastor Bill Marks, Christian Fellowship, Potchefstroom.
Tel: (018) 293 1608 or cell: 082 260 5965.
Let us continue with this wonderful love something startled the man, and he turned
story of Boaz and Ruth. Ruth may have and discovered a woman lying at his feet.”
thought to herself that the best days of her Verse 9: “‘Who are you?’ he asked. ‘I am
life was over. In actual fact, the best days your servant Ruth,’ she said. ‘Spread the
were only just beginning! corner of your garment over me, since you
Ruth 3:1: “One day Naomi, her mother-in- are a kinsman-redeemer.’ Ruth says to
law, said to her, ‘My daughter, should I not Boaz, “Take your servant under your
try to find a home for you, where you will be wing.” Meaning: Spread your garment of
well provided for?’” Naomi had Ruth’s well- protection over me. It was the culture of the
being at heart, for she said, “Shall I not Ancient Middle Eastern World that the
seek security for you.” The Hebrew word practice of casting a garment over a person
for ‘seek’ is ‘baqash’, meaning: “To seek implied that you would like to engage in
diligently until you have found the person marriage. This is self-giving love, which
or object.” fulfils God’s law.
Verse 3: “Wash and ANOINT yourself, and One day a woman related to me how her
put on your best clothes. Then go down to father had died at a young age. (When there
the threshing-floor, but don’t let him know is no father in the home, a daughter is
you are there until he has finished eating affected in many ways. As she grows up
and drinking.” and watches her father, she draws my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I
1. Naomi instructs Ruth to wash herself. It conclusions as to what men are really like). gave you my solemn oath and entered into a
is vitally important for us to apply God’s She was also suffering much pain and covenant with you,’ declares the Sovereign Lord,
Word daily in our lives. Ephesians 5:25-26: wounds in her life, because the man she ‘and you became Mine. I bathed you with water and
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ was to marry called off the wedding at the washed the blood from you and put ointments on
loved the church and gave Himself up for last moment. This caused her to be afraid you.’” Here we see the symbolic expression of God’s
her to make her holy, cleansing her by the of engaging in any future relationships. love for Israel and for each one of us.
washing with water through the Word.” I felt such compassion for this woman that I Ruth 3:11: “And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I
2. Anoint yourself. Matthew 6:17: “But took off my jacket and placed it over her will do for you all you ask. All my fellow-townsmen
when you fast, put oil on your head and shoulders. The healing balm of Jesus know that you are a woman of noble character.”
wash your face.” restored her self-image and she was then Boaz’s fellow-townsmen acknowledged Ruth as a
3. Put on your best clothes. Our best able to forgive the man who so utterly virtuous woman. Virtuous women are not doormats,
garment is found in Isaiah 61:3: “The disappointed her. but people who help their companions and are worth
garment of praise for the spirit of Ezekiel 16:8,9: “‘Later I passed by, and far more than rubies, for they receive favour from the
heaviness.” when I looked at you and saw that you were Lord (Prov. 31:10-31).
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