“In the mindset of the culture, Ruth in her widowed condition was not at rest. She needed a husband to provide for her, rather than continuing to labor in the fields with the poor and strangers. This rest was a completion of that which was incomplete. ⠀
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“At first, Naomi thought that this would happen in Moab: “The LORD grant you that ye may find rest…” Once Ruth accompanied Naomi to Israel, however, a different sort of rest comes into the picture: Ruth “… dwelt with her mother in law” (Ruth 2:23). Even though this was not the type of rest that Naomi initially thought Ruth should pursue, that was God’s plan for Ruth at this time of her life: completion within Him and in her service and loyalty to her mother-in-law. When Ruth and Boaz settled down in their new life together, that also was completion and rest. This restful completion is the state of a person as she ought to be.” ⠀
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~ Page 162 of Resting Life: Jesus’ Rest for the Busy or Burdened Believer. Preorder here today!
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#releaseday countdown: 17! In @erikamathewsauthor‘s stories today: why spiritual rest isn’t laziness⠀
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