“One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home (Hebrew – find rest as is Ruth 1:9) for you, where you will be well provided for. Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
“Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz (by strength). And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi said to her,
“In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. The man’s name was Elimelek (strength of the king), his wife’s name was Naomi (beautiful grace
The Bible clearly defines our goal as Christians. Although most of us are aware of our goal, like a mission statement for an organization, a review helps us to focus and make sure we are working toward that goal. Our goal is to be “blameless and holy” when Jesus comes: “May he strengthen your