Ruth 4 begins with a wedding agreement and ends with the knowledge that Ruth and Boaz are the great-grandparents of David. A story of love and redemption are ultimately a part of God's greater story in the Bible. Boaz did what was right by Naomi and Ruth but his actions unknown to him joined him to God's story of redemption. Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz never saw David take the throne and may have never seen him born, but without them, he never would have been.
This to me reminds us that our actions are part of something more than we can imagine. I am currently pastor of a retired minister who helped a young man find his path into ministry. This young man was my pastor when I received my call to ministry. This is just one example of God bringing things around in ways we would never imagine.
How did all of this take place? Because of Boaz's did what was right and because a woman loved and cared for her mother-in-law. When we do what is right we never know what God can do as a result.
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