Getting antsy

Getting antsy

Ruth 3:18

[Ruth had everything going against her.  She was a widow, she had no children to support her, she had moved to a foreign land, and she had bound herself to an older woman (her mother-in-law, Naomi) who had no income to provide for their needs.]

Then said she, [Naomi]

SIT STILL my daughter, [commanded her to do nothing now, to stay put, be patient and wait, with courage/relaxed]

UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW THE MATTER TURNS OUT; [if Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, is true to his word to marry her and provide for her]

FOR THE MAN WILL NOT REST [will do everything in his power to keep his promise and act according to his word]

UNTIL HE FINISHES THE MATTER TODAY. [brings to completion, goal is accomplished, has settled the matter]

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Pray the Word:

Lord, in those times, when we’re needing help NOW and we’ve done all we know to do according to Your Word, yet we still don’t have an answer of peace .  .  .  . we get antsy - nervous and unable to relax  .  .  .  and we get up and try to help You finish the matter that’s concerning us – usually, only made matters even worse! We believe that Christ is our ‘heavenly Boaz’ – our Redeemer, and that You are telling us to SIT STILL, in confidence and sure hope, knowing that our future is secure because of Christ’s costly redemption for us, which will not let Him rest until He finishes the matter that concerns us.