God's Kindness
Naomi said…Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. Ruth 2:20
As the book of Ruth opens its drama, Naomi is bitter (1:13, 20-21); a grieving discouraged widow, turning souls away from God (1:8-15). God providentially brought Boaz, a kinsman-redeemer, (2:19) manifesting His kindness to reach out and warm Naomi’s cold heart. She declared His kindness as being toward both the living and “the dead”--surely a picture of us, “dead in trespasses and sin.” God’s kindness quickly transformed a bitter woman into a praising, thankful, faith-expectant woman, trusting the Lord to unite Ruth and Boaz in marriage. He can do the same for us. --S. Thorpe
How good is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend,
We’ll praise Him for all that is past, and trust Him for all that’s to come.
