Ruth 3:18 KJV
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Although the portrait can be carried too far, it is still appropriate, I think to view Boaz as a biblical type of Christ and Ruth as a biblical type of the church and of the Christians within a church.
• Ruth had asked Boaz to be the redeemer
• Boaz had agreed to meet the legal demands of the redeemer and now
Naomi advised Ruth to rest herself and be still in the assurance that he would not rest until he had performed his promise.
That is exactly the picture of salvation found in the New Testament.
• Christ has shown us kindness
• We respond in asking for redemption
• He agreed to meet those legal demands in fulfilling the law during His thirty three years and in paying our sin debt on the cross
And now we wait for His return to claim us.
The Apostle said "I am persuaded that he is able" and that "He which began a good work in you will perform it." Ours is to rest in that promise and wait. We may and we should witness to others so that they may enter into this promise as well but we never need believe there's more we must do to make the promise come to pass.
We can trust Christ to never rest until those who have sought redemption from him find that redemption perfectly fulfilled.
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Although the portrait can be carried too far, it is still appropriate, I think to view Boaz as a biblical type of Christ and Ruth as a biblical type of the church and of the Christians within a church.
• Ruth had asked Boaz to be the redeemer
• Boaz had agreed to meet the legal demands of the redeemer and now
Naomi advised Ruth to rest herself and be still in the assurance that he would not rest until he had performed his promise.
That is exactly the picture of salvation found in the New Testament.
• Christ has shown us kindness
• We respond in asking for redemption
• He agreed to meet those legal demands in fulfilling the law during His thirty three years and in paying our sin debt on the cross
And now we wait for His return to claim us.
The Apostle said "I am persuaded that he is able" and that "He which began a good work in you will perform it." Ours is to rest in that promise and wait. We may and we should witness to others so that they may enter into this promise as well but we never need believe there's more we must do to make the promise come to pass.
We can trust Christ to never rest until those who have sought redemption from him find that redemption perfectly fulfilled.
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