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THE STORY OF RUTH ( PART 4 )

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COURTSHIP - GOD'S WAY TO GET RESULTS 

( PART 4 )


And so our story continues on -
Can you picture the next part of the Saga ?
Naomi tells Ruth - Put on your best dress - and finery .
After bathing - and smelling  fragrantly.
Then - in the dark of the night - so no-one sees -
Go to where you see a man lay down  - In this case - Boaz .
And then - without a sound - lift the cover - and lay at his feet  - and wait !
The only instruction being - the man will tell you what to do !
Phew !
It doesn't sound real - But it happened - and 
Can you believe it   - Ruth obeyed ?
And Boaz woke up with a start !
No wonder it says  ' GOD's ways are not our ways -
Nor HIS thoughts ours .
We'd never have thought this one up -
Not in a million years .

Perhaps - given the chance to catch the Boss 's eye -
We may have smiled - glanced - then smiled again .
Coyly at first - until we knew we had his interest .
Maybe - talked a little louder - laughed - twirled - giggled .
Are you getting the picture now ?
Whatever it took - we may have tried .
But  not Ruth - She just worked hard - quietly - submitted .
Keeping her own council - committed  to Naomi - for her good .
But - she was in the right place - at the right time
And s
he was not even aware of  it .
In Total trust - to an old woman - and her GOD.

Now - all Ruth could do - was sit and wait - as Naomi said .
No phoning a friend - no facebook - or twitter - nor text .
Just waiting  - for the next step to unfold - without ado.
In the Right way - in GOD's way  - in the Way of the Day .
A Good way .
Boaz had said - there was another man - closer -
Who - had the first right to Naomi's land .
But - in accepting that - he was obliged - to take the widow Ruth 
To be his bride .
And so - before the Council of the Elders - Boaz put his case .
And when it seemed - that all was lost -
The near- relative refused to - to take Ruth - as his wife .
Stating - he would jeopodize himself - 
If that should be the case . 
So what seemed like a turning - from the Master plan 
Was just a place of - trusting - patiently
For the will of GOD -  to come around.

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( PART 4 )

By Stella Mitchell.


 

 




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