Have you ever found yourself receiving such exceeding favor that you wonder why? My friend, it is because God is lavishing His grace—unearned, undeserved, unmerited favor—on you. And He does it because He loves you.
I love reading the Old Testament story of Ruth, a young Moabite widow, because it speaks of God’s amazing grace. The moment Ruth depended on God’s grace or favor, she had full access to His blessings. Of all the fields in Bethlehem, His grace led her to the field that belonged to Boaz, who was not only a wealthy bachelor, but also a relative of her father-in-law (see Ruth 2:3). Boaz was therefore her potential kinsman-redeemer—someone who could redeem her from her plight as a poor and childless widow.
Boaz favored Ruth from the moment he laid eyes on her. Ruth was not even a Jew, yet he cared for her safety by telling her not to glean in another field and to stay close to his young women. He even commanded the young men working for him not to touch her and to allow her to drink the water which they had drawn.
During mealtimes, he sat her beside the reapers although she was just a lowly gleaner who picked up what they had missed or dropped. On top of that, he gave her parched grain, making sure that she ate and was satisfied, and that she had leftovers to bring back to her mother-in-law (see Ruth 2:1–18).
Ruth simply believed that she would find favor in the field and God placed her at the right place at the right time, so that He could open a big door of blessings to her.
Do you know that Boaz is a beautiful picture of our Lord Jesus? The Bible says that “He first loved us.” Jesus saw you and loved you first, long before you knew Him or loved Him. And He favors whom He loves.
Beloved, there is no need to fight or strive to qualify for God’s favor and blessings. His favor is all over you because He first loved you. Just trust in His love for you and you will see His favor bringing an abundance of blessings into your life!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Have you ever been at the right place, at the right time? Perfect timing? Arriving on time? These things people strive for. They do really want to arrive on time, but sadly some don't. Well, who can help you with these things? Like always, the answer is Jesus. When you rely on Jesus and not your timing, you are on time. Only our perfect savior can give us perfect timing. And as for being at the right place at the right time... the more I know Jesus, the more I know that right where I am is where I'm suppose to be. And I know that now is always the right time. There is so much stress in life about wanting to be somewhere else in life. People always wondering, where am I going in life? And lots of people think that they have missed the boat and are out of time. Jesus knows better. He knows where you should be and when. And when, you trust in His timing, you are showing Him you trust in Him. You trust in His promises and that you know you are blessed because you know He loves you. He loves you no doubt. He died for your debt. Today, Thank Jesus for His timing and trust in His perfect timing in your life. Ask Him to show you that where you are, under provision and in His loving arms, is right where you are suppose to be.
