FRIDAY July 26, 2024

The Blessings of God

When Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and went out to his field, he said to the harvest workers, “The LORD bless you!” They replied, “And may the LORD bless you!” CEV
Ruth 2:4

In Bethlehem, Boaz was a man of great wealth. He had many servants gleaning in his fields. As a godly employer, he treated his servants extremely well. He blessed his servants, saying: “The LORD bless you!” In return they gladly blessed Boaz: “And may the LORD bless you!”

Boaz was both wise and kind. When Naomi returned home after the death of her husband and sons, she came with one of her daughters-in-laws Ruth. As they were poor, with the loss of all the breadwinners in the family, Ruth went to work in the fields, but not just any field. The Lord led her to work in the field of Boaz. She worked hard and was soon noticed by him. He inquired about her:

...the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house” (Ruth 2:6-7).

Boaz was a man who watched over his employees well. He noticed a newcomer reaping in his fields; he was not negligent in his oversight, but very observant. After the discovery of Ruth’s story, her hard work was rewarded. Boaz showed her compassion, saying to his young men: “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her” (Ruth 2:15-16).

Are you a compassionate employer? Are you observant? Do you know what your employees are facing in life? If it is in your power, why not help them? Why not follow Boaz’s example. Bless your employees if it is in your means to do so.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so.
~Proverbs 3:27~

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