Yet God did—His providence is supreme. Not one atom of the universe is beyond His reach. I expect that Ruth did not understand the expanse of The One True Living God when she proclaimed that Naomi’s God would be her God.
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In marriage the creation of the covenant is communal. The proclamation is public. The witnesses are doing much more than the witnessing of a contract. It is the nothing short of declaring that two have set themselves on a journey of becoming one.
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What people in your life have demonstrated this “look of love” to you? Thank God for them. How might you be demonstrating the same for others?
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We all need to know God’s Word. That is step one. Step two is doing God’s Word. Taking action requires courage and confidence. To be clear, having a spirit of courage comes through prayer and the very Spirit of God living in us.
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I have noted in other reflections how Naomi, without railing at God, notes that God “has dealt bitterly” with her. She has this unique way to simultaneously acknowledge that God is sovereign, without impugning Him and without rancor.
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Boaz does not see his job as apart from his faith—it’s part and parcel of his life. You might say to me, “Well that was back then.” My response, “Let me be like some of those men of old.”
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