Reading: Ruth 4
The beloved account of Ruth (and more importantly, Boaz) is story enough to warm the the heart of any Christian. Boaz loved Ruth, and being her kinsmen-redeemer, saved her form a life of heathen poverty, giving her part in a wealthy heritage. More so, their union made Ruth part of the lineage of Christ, an astonishing privilege for a widow of Moab. The truth of redemption runs throughout the book.
How we marvel at the humanity of Jesus! How we wonder (especially at Christmas) at his incarnation. Only a man could save men. Only a man could become sin for us.
“For he hath made him to be sin for us,who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Will we ever fully understand the incarnation? The LORD God, Immanuel, the God-man, deity in human flesh; He is worthy of our constant thanks and praise.
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:5-8)
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