The beautiful love story of Ruth contains insight into the bloodline of Jesus, because He was in the lineage of David who claimed Ruth as his great grandmother. His great grandfather, Boaz, saw the beautiful Moabite widow as she harvested grain in his fields, and made her his bride. He took her in and gave her a life of meaning and blessing that could only happen in the divine providence of God.

We have been taken in and given meaning and blessing in life. Like Ruth, we are undeserving, yet blessed and accepted in the Beloved.

PRAYER: Lord, we praise and thank You for the meaning and blessing we have experienced being a part of Your Kingdom. We will humbly serve You in gratitude.

READING: Ruth 1-4