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is because Naomi and Ruth are in search of a Redeemer for them. And Boaz in this story is that

Redeemer. What I love about the language here in verse 1 though is when Naomi says to Ruth,

my daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? And the picture is

rest is only possible in the arms of a Redeemer. And it's that picture that I want to lead us to pray

according to because the whole book of Ruth is this story about Naomi and Ruth and Boaz that's

a part of a much bigger picture that paints a portrait of God as our Redeemer, the Lord as the one

who redeems us Jesus ultimately as our Redeemer. And Ruth chapter 3 verse 1 is a reminder that

rest is only and ultimately possible in the arms of a Redeemer, namely in the arms of Jesus.

And for all who trust in Jesus, his rest is yours. I wish we had time to even tease out that

theme all throughout the Bible. How we are saved from our sins by God's grace, not by our works.

So we have a rest from work, from working to try to obey God in order to earn his favor.

Now we obey God from a position of rest. And even in that we rest in his spirit inside of us,

his power working in and through us. The whole Christian life is a life of rest in Jesus,

even as we look forward to ultimate eternal rest in him and a new heaven and a new earth.

So we pray Lord Jesus, thank you for the rest you have made possible for us, for our lives,

for our souls, for our bodies, for us in you. God, we live in a world where we are constantly

running from one thing to the next and tempted to worry about this or that, tempted to be anxious

about these things or those things. God, we see in your word commands like don't worry about anything.

Jesus, you're telling your disciples don't worry about tomorrow. I have you in my hands.

Don't be anxious about anything you say to us in Philippians 4, but in everything by prayer and

petition, present your request to God in the peace of God, which transcends all understanding.

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