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Daily Devotion - Ruth 3:8-9 - When God Interrupts Our Plans
Read Ruth 3:6-13.
It’s good to have a sense of purpose. It’s also helpful to have the vision to see how to pursue and fulfill our purpose. But along the way, things we don’t know about may hinder our way or become obstacles to overcome.
We make plans based on what we know. However, we don’t know all there is to know. But God does. He is omniscient—all-knowing. God knows all there is to know—past, present, and future.
What is amazing to me is how the Lord works in concert with us. He neither ignores nor rejects our free will but includes it as He orchestrates how His will is worked out.
This short segment of the story of Ruth gives some insight into how God incorporates and works with our free will and plans in conjunction with His will.
As this chapter begins, Naomi lays out her plan for Ruth to follow. Ruth does what she’s told but also has her idea of how things should go. Our third person in this story, Boaz, brings to light new information Naomi and Ruth are unaware of and sets in motion his own plan.
Each of these three main characters has their own view of things and what they see in the future, but God has an overarching plan that reaches beyond their lives.
Naomi’s plan was to set Ruth in a situation she hoped would develop into a marriage relationship to preserve her husband’s and son’s legacy and their family share of the property.
Ruth looked to Boaz as a provider and protector, not just for herself but for Naomi, as well. Her request of Boaz reveals this when she says—
Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer. (Ruth 3:9 NIV 84)
It is more than an attitude of submission. It is an expression of trust. It reaches back to her commitment to Naomi and trust in the God of Israel. It looks forward to a hoped-for union with Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, which foreshadows the Kinsman-Redeemer of all.
We all have plans within any given day—whether small or great—intentional or routine. But life tends to interrupt our plans and reality breaks into our daydreams and ideal intentions.
How do you handle the interruptions of life?
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-ruth-3-8-9-when-god-interrupts-our-plans/
Read Ruth 3:6-13.
It’s good to have a sense of purpose. It’s also helpful to have the vision to see how to pursue and fulfill our purpose. But along the way, things we don’t know about may hinder our way or become obstacles to overcome.
We make plans based on what we know. However, we don’t know all there is to know. But God does. He is omniscient—all-knowing. God knows all there is to know—past, present, and future.
What is amazing to me is how the Lord works in concert with us. He neither ignores nor rejects our free will but includes it as He orchestrates how His will is worked out.
This short segment of the story of Ruth gives some insight into how God incorporates and works with our free will and plans in conjunction with His will.
As this chapter begins, Naomi lays out her plan for Ruth to follow. Ruth does what she’s told but also has her idea of how things should go. Our third person in this story, Boaz, brings to light new information Naomi and Ruth are unaware of and sets in motion his own plan.
Each of these three main characters has their own view of things and what they see in the future, but God has an overarching plan that reaches beyond their lives.
Naomi’s plan was to set Ruth in a situation she hoped would develop into a marriage relationship to preserve her husband’s and son’s legacy and their family share of the property.
Ruth looked to Boaz as a provider and protector, not just for herself but for Naomi, as well. Her request of Boaz reveals this when she says—
Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer. (Ruth 3:9 NIV 84)
It is more than an attitude of submission. It is an expression of trust. It reaches back to her commitment to Naomi and trust in the God of Israel. It looks forward to a hoped-for union with Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, which foreshadows the Kinsman-Redeemer of all.
We all have plans within any given day—whether small or great—intentional or routine. But life tends to interrupt our plans and reality breaks into our daydreams and ideal intentions.
How do you handle the interruptions of life?
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-ruth-3-8-9-when-god-interrupts-our-plans/
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Read Ruth 3:6-13.
It’s good to have a sense of purpose. It’s also helpful to have the vision to see how to pursue and fulfill our purpose. But along the way, things we don’t know about may hinder our way or become obstacles to overcome.
We make plans based on what we know. However, we don’t know all there is to know. But God does. He is omniscient—all-knowing. God knows all there is to know—past, present, and future.
What is amazing to me is how the Lord works in concert with us. He neither ignores nor rejects our free will but includes it as He orchestrates how His will is worked out.
This short segment of the story of Ruth gives some insight into how God incorporates and works with our free will and plans in conjunction with His will.
As this chapter begins, Naomi lays out her plan for Ruth to follow. Ruth does what she’s told but also has her idea of how things should go. Our third person in this story, Boaz, brings to light new information Naomi and Ruth are unaware of and sets in motion his own plan.
Each of these three main characters has their own view of things and what they see in the future, but God has an overarching plan that reaches beyond their lives.
Naomi’s plan was to set Ruth in a situation she hoped would develop into a marriage relationship to preserve her husband’s and son’s legacy and their family share of the property.
Ruth looked to Boaz as a provider and protector, not just for herself but for Naomi, as well. Her request of Boaz reveals this when she says—
Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer. (Ruth 3:9 NIV 84)
It is more than an attitude of submission. It is an expression of trust. It reaches back to her commitment to Naomi and trust in the God of Israel. It looks forward to a hoped-for union with Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, which foreshadows the Kinsman-Redeemer of all.
We all have plans within any given day—whether small or great—intentional or routine. But life tends to interrupt our plans and reality breaks into our daydreams and ideal intentions.
How do you handle the interruptions of life?
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-ruth-3-8-9-when-god-interrupts-our-plans/
Read Ruth 3:6-13.
It’s good to have a sense of purpose. It’s also helpful to have the vision to see how to pursue and fulfill our purpose. But along the way, things we don’t know about may hinder our way or become obstacles to overcome.
We make plans based on what we know. However, we don’t know all there is to know. But God does. He is omniscient—all-knowing. God knows all there is to know—past, present, and future.
What is amazing to me is how the Lord works in concert with us. He neither ignores nor rejects our free will but includes it as He orchestrates how His will is worked out.
This short segment of the story of Ruth gives some insight into how God incorporates and works with our free will and plans in conjunction with His will.
As this chapter begins, Naomi lays out her plan for Ruth to follow. Ruth does what she’s told but also has her idea of how things should go. Our third person in this story, Boaz, brings to light new information Naomi and Ruth are unaware of and sets in motion his own plan.
Each of these three main characters has their own view of things and what they see in the future, but God has an overarching plan that reaches beyond their lives.
Naomi’s plan was to set Ruth in a situation she hoped would develop into a marriage relationship to preserve her husband’s and son’s legacy and their family share of the property.
Ruth looked to Boaz as a provider and protector, not just for herself but for Naomi, as well. Her request of Boaz reveals this when she says—
Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer. (Ruth 3:9 NIV 84)
It is more than an attitude of submission. It is an expression of trust. It reaches back to her commitment to Naomi and trust in the God of Israel. It looks forward to a hoped-for union with Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, which foreshadows the Kinsman-Redeemer of all.
We all have plans within any given day—whether small or great—intentional or routine. But life tends to interrupt our plans and reality breaks into our daydreams and ideal intentions.
How do you handle the interruptions of life?
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-ruth-3-8-9-when-god-interrupts-our-plans/