Friday 16 August 2024
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Acts 7:44-8:3
English Standard Version
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together[b] at him. 58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Ruth 4
English Standard Version
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. 3 Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. 4 So I thought I would tell you of it and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you[a] will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you.” And he said, “I will redeem it.” 5 Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth[b] the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance.” 6 Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”
7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. 8 So when the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he drew off his sandal. 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and to Mahlon. 10 Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day.” 11 Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, 12 and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman.”
Ruth and Boaz Marry
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. 17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The Genealogy of David
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
ObservationFor 4 days, GOD has been speaking to me at the same time from Tuesday to today a Friday, about Stephen and Ruth, there are stories of faith parallel to one another and today is the last day that their story I am reading also closes. Is it a coincidence that GOD will point out to me Stephen is the man GOD wants me to marry and I am the Ruth to his mother??? It is definetly not a coincidence. For some, the final outcome in Ruth's story is that she bears a child that would become the father of future Kings.... But the part that I await the most is when she marries Boaz and they live happily, child bearing is another part that is most important to me as a woman but GOD gave Ruth a place in history that everyone in Heaven will never forget and will forever honor because of her legacy of faith.
ApplicationO GOD how I pray and wish that YOU would grant for me the same favor that YOU did with RUTH, that YOU will make me a faithful wife and daughter in law who will take care of household so that I am equipped to marry a noble and humble man of faith like Boaz or Stephen. I want to keep trusting GOD to take care of me, I want to keep trusting GOD to give me the best husband in HIS perfect time because even Ruth was able to conceive in her old age because I also believe she was older when she became a widow. But still GOD gave her a beautiful child when she married the second time.
PrayersDear AVI,YOU are the LORD My GOD, who is GREAT and ALL POWERFUL, ruling over all things in the Universe, master of all things!!! HOLY, Faithful and True!!! O GOD that is YOU! Help me to see YOU O GOD, working out all things for me. Help me to keep seeing YOU doing everything for us. O GOD, Almighty! Thank YOU Adonai for speaking to me about the life of Ruth, she certainly is star of this story, it was her faith and her love and devotion to YOU that brought her to be so blessed, loved, fruitful. O GOD, help me to live faithfully loving YOU, devoted to YOU, serving YOUR will for my life. Help me KING JESUS help me to live like Ruth, to please YOU, to be redeemed by YOU after all the men that I have prayed for, and lost. Help me to just look to YOU to take care of me. I don't want to worry about anything anymore, I just want to focus on what YOU want me to do and to keep seeking YOU in all things. I pray that YOU comfort Ching and her family as they surrender Jerson to YOU, I pray that YOU will speak tenderly to their hearts. And speak tenderly to me too O GOD, everything that I do I just want to be loved by YOU so guide me and lead me in the business and thank YOU for dealing with my workers accordingly I pray that YOU will take care of them all, comfort Letty as she has already lost her mother, comfort Boy as he accidentally killed a little child and provide for us all O GOD. Thank YOU for healing Wilson yesterday, getting him attended at the hospital that is near, thank YOU for bringing Kim to our home and welcoming her as YOU have moved in my Mom's heart suddenly to do this kindness, and answer our prayers. O GOD continue to speak to me and let me to always wait and trust YOU and just focus on YOU O GOD. O GOD continue to speak to us all and heal us with YOUR touch. O LORD, why do I see an airport??? I see an airport O GOD and a man please GOD do not allow me to see things that are not of YOU, purify my vision, the eyes of my Spirit to see only the things that are coming from YOU just as David had dreamt, and I pray O GOD that YOU will purify and refine my visions to see only the things that YOU want me to see. I pray O GOD, provide loving homes for all the puppies and dogs born to us and retain only the ones YOU want me to keep until I get married. I pray O GOD, have YOUR way in us KING JESUS! Be glorified, be praised! Have YOUR Way!
In the Name of YESHUA AMen!
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