Ruth 3 – Brandon Hatmaker “Patience”
Austin New Church – South Austin Cares
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Patience. Since that’s a topic I need as much work on as anyone, I’ll just share something I wrote from someone better qualified. I was encouraged. Hopefully you will be as well.
“Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Isa 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? He will never blame us as doing this unseasonably. And let us earnestly desire and seek the same rest for our children and friends, that it may be well with them also.”
My favorite part is “HE will never blame us as doing this unseasonably.” When we wait on the Lord, and when our seeking is truly of Him, His timing is perfect and we will not be found guilty of getting ahead of him.
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