People of Refuge | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | August 4, 2023
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🗓️ 4 August 2023
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. |
| 0:10.6 | I'm Mike Whitmer, and I titled our reading, People of Refuge. |
| 0:16.9 | Phil and Sandy, moved by stories of refugee children, opened their hearts and home to two of them. |
| 0:24.1 | After they picked them up at the airport, they nervously drove home in silence. |
| 0:29.1 | Were they ready for this? |
| 0:31.1 | They didn't share the same culture, language, or religion, but they'd become people of refuge for these precious children. Boas was moved by the |
| 0:41.2 | story of Ruth. He had heard how she'd left her people to support Naomi, and, when Ruth came to |
| 0:48.0 | glean in his field, Boas prayed this blessing over her. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. |
| 0:56.6 | May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, |
| 1:00.5 | under whose wings you have come to take refuge. |
| 1:04.8 | Ruth reminded Boaz of his blessing when she interrupted his sleep one night. |
| 1:10.2 | Awakened by movement at his feet, Boas asked, |
| 1:13.6 | Who are you? |
| 1:15.6 | Ruth replied, |
| 1:16.6 | I am your servant, Ruth. |
| 1:18.6 | Spread the corner of your garment over me, |
| 1:21.6 | since you are a guardian redeemer of our family. |
| 1:26.6 | The Hebrew word for corner of garment and wings is the same. |
| 1:31.7 | Boas gave Ruth refuge by marrying her, |
| 1:34.5 | and their great-grandson David echoed their story |
| 1:36.8 | in his praise to the God of Israel. |
| 1:39.6 | How priceless is your unfailing love, O God, |
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