"My daughter [Ruth; רוּת, friend], shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz (בֹּעַז, In Strength) of our kindred?... Sit still, my daughter… for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day" (Ruth 3:1,2,18). "A faithful man who can find?... Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?" (Proverbs 20:6,9). "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends… I have called you friends" (John 15:13,15).
There was a rest
that Ruth had sought
That only Boaz
could provide,
For in his restless strength
he fought
To thus redeem her
as his bride.
How sweetly
herein we may trace
The lines of the
prophetic truth
Presenting
Christ's redeeming grace,
Portrayed in
Boaz and in Ruth.
A faithful man was
never known
Who has been
cleansed apart from Christ.
We find our rest
in Him alone,
Who for our
sakes was sacrificed.
O Christ, our Friend
and our Creator,
Redemption's
rest that Ruth had craved
Reflects Your love
(there is none greater),
Whereby we are
redeemed and saved!
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