And you shall know the truth. And the truth will set you free

Hi all!

This post is actually about the Skit in our church on 7 feb , saturday night.

based on 路得记, the book of ruth, this story happened many many years ago? ( please read 路得记)

For those who missed it, here goes :

Main Characters

- God

- Naomi

- Ruth

- Orpah

- Boaz

Basically, Naomi has a husband and two sons with two daughter in laws ( Ruth and Orpah)

However, both her husband and her two sons died, living behind her, ruth and orpah. Naomi persuaded both of them to go back to their mothers home; she knewed that Orpah and Ruth would face a bleak and uncertain future if they returned to bethleham with her. so orpah went home but Ruth was determinded to go with Naomi. Ruth did the unexpected. she displayed incredible loyalty. She chose a life without husband and no propect of marriage. devoting herself to an old woman.

Naomi, spoke about God in the first few verses; 1:16-17 , 1: 20

She was conscious of his work in the universe and her life. but she misjudged him and misjudged life.

So they left for bethleham where the barley harvest was beginning.

Ruth decided to follow reapers during harvest to pick up from the ground any grains left behind.

Then, she found herself working in Boaz's field ( Boaz, influencial relative of Naomi). Coincidentally, Boaz saw Ruth at the field and noticed her. Boaz then made Ruth's life easier, also invited her t eat with harvesters and made sure she had adequate food. When she went home, the amount of barley she took home is so much more than she expected to take back. Behind what appears to be human luck lies divine purpose. The hand of God is at work even in these " accidents " in life.

Next scene :

Naomi cooks up a scheme for Ruth. ( read Ruth 3: 1-4 ) Naomi tries to answer her own prayer in Ruth 1:9 . What we can learn is that God works through human actions, we can learn from Naomi as not to wait passively for events to happen but we can pray and sieze opportunity when there is one.

- Ruth was not engaged to Boaz that night ( according to Levirate law, if a man died without a heir, his brother was to marry the widow. the first born son will be the legal heir to the deceased husband )Boaz not the closest relative, thus he had to let another man who is closer to Naomi by family ties to make the choice. Then finally, Boaz married Ruth.

- God provied bread through Ruth finding grains.

- God provided Ruth's security through her marriage to Boaz

- God provied future generations for Naomi and Ruth's ex husband.

Life can seem haphazard and accidental. But over all seeming accidents in our lives God is at work.