Bravery Creates Rewarding Possibilities

As mentioned in the previous chapter, Boaz noticed Ruth and decided to marry her. A big contributing factor to his decision was that he heard of Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi and her courage to enter into a foreign land with her. He was impressed by this and treated Ruth with much kindness before finally taking her as his wife. Ruth 2:8-12 reads:

“So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with my servant girls. Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the girls. I have told the men not to touch you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.” At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She exclaimed, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me–a foreigner?” Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband–how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

The passage above shows that when we are brave enough to step outside of our comfort-zones in the same way that Ruth did, we will be able to create better possibilities for ourselves. Ruth chose to enter into a foreign land and live there because she believed it to be the right decision, despite the uncertainty she may have to face. She took a risk and created a possibility for herself, which led to her being rewarded.

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