Ruth 2, 3 [The Message]

IF … you need one and can wait upon God. The story of Ruth and Boaz is an amazing testimony of how God brought two unlikely people together to be a part of the bloodline of Christ. Of all the harvest fields Ruth could have landed in,it happened to be the perfect one for her to meet her future husband.

While being coached by her mother-in-law, Naomi, Ruth actively did her part in the romance. She applied a little foo-foo (perfume) and stuck to an approved and legitimate course of action to signal to Boaz that she was eligible. Boaz took the bait and proceeded to do his part in the romance.

Notice that Ruth was not out marketing herself. She was merely doing what she SHOULD do, being submissive and obedient to her mother-in-law. God positioned her to be available for His destiny for her life. The rest was HIStory.

P.S. David was not marketing himself to become King Saul’s private musician … he was out in his father’s field tending to his father’s sheep .. doing what he SHOULD do .. when he was immediately elevated to prominence in Israel.