A Woman Touched Jesus Hem

When I think of Ruth coming to Boaz imploring mercy for her and her elderly mother in law I think of all the other desperate and needy women who come to Jesus.... to touch His feet, to receive mercy, love and power from the Body of God, the Man, Christ Jesus.

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Jesus reached out and touched each of these women with His supernatural, dunamis, God given power.  The first woman was a dying woman.  She had been bleeding to death for 12 years.  I don't know how she could even crawl aster the life blood leaving her for so long. The Gospel of Mark tells us that the doctors took all of her money and left her even more mutilated than when they first got a hold of her.  (Hmm.. sounds like cancer therapy.)  (I had cancer for many years before I found the tumor.  I know what it feels like to have the vital energy of life leaving the body.  Jesus subsequently healed me after much torment and suffering.  He had mercy on my babies and husband.)

So, she was on her last legs, her life almost gone.  Then, a ray of hope hit her.  Jesus of Nazareth was coming to her town.  (In actuality to see her, even though she didn't know it.  That's how much Jesus loved her.  How much He loves you and I even today. )  Somehow, in her heart she knew, "If I only may touch even just the hem of his garment I will be healed.  He will heal me."  The crowds pressed around the Healer, no one could get near the Master.  She had no other choice, she could  barely crawl to him... she reached out with all her strength.. her finger lightly touching His hem.  She skimmed His power.  Dynamite!  God's healing power flowed out of Jesus and into this great woman's body.  Immediate healing, power, grace flowed into every nanoparticle of her being.  Immediately the disease was gone and new life infused into her mortal body.  What a miracle of God.

"But Jesus turned to see who had touched Him.  The woman knew what had happened to her.  She came shaking with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus.  Then she told Him the whole story.   Jesus said to the woman, "You are now well because of your faith (in Me Jesus).  May God give you peace!  You are healed and you will no longer be in pain." (Mark 5:32-34 CEV)   She was so embarressed she tried to crawl away.  But Jesus loved her so much.  He wanted to talk to her. He longed to tell her wonderful things and let her know He had given her a new life.  He yelled out that power had gone out from Him because someone touched Him.  He knew whoshe was yet, He was calling her to intimacy with her Healer.  She came to Him.  She told Him everything.  Jesus gave her a whole new life. A life to live for Him.  I wonder if she became one of women His followers and never left His side like so many others did? 

Kinsman Redeemer

When I read about Naomi and Ruth in their grief, enduring the heartbreak of loss of their husbands.  I realize they were left destitute with out hope in this world.  How many of us women are like this in today's world?  Millions.  Yet, there is One Who Never Would Leave us nor forsake us.  He is Jesus, God in the flesh.  The Man of infinite Mercy.  Come to Jesus in your need.  He will help you.

In the Book of Ruth Boaz represents our Kinsman Redeemer, Jesus.  Jesus sits upon His throne of grace and we come to Him in our times of need, and all the time really.  Naomi and Ruth represent a sad humanity, suffering death, tragedy and loss in this sinful world.  It was not like this in the beginning.  Specifically Naomi represents the Jewish People, who hold the Oracles of God.  Ruth, represents us non Jewish people who can come to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because "Salvation is of the Jews." Jesus told the outcast, Samaritan woman at the well.

As our Kinsman Redeemer Jesus job is to come to this world and to seek and to save that which was lost, you and I.

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 Jesus will ultimately fulfill the redemption of the land when He comes again the second  time and takes this world back for God.  We have been bought by His own blood, and He has made us kings and priests unto His God. (Revelation.)  So, He paid the price for our eternal souls, and will redeem the earth for us.  Jesus will do even better, some great day He will make us a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. (Rev.)

Loves Highest Ideal

Being At Jesus Feet

Being at the feet of God in our human need is the highest ideal in life.  Realizing and knowing we are totally dependent on the Almighty to gives us everything, even our next breath.  John the Baptist said, "A person can receive nothing unless it is given to them from above."  (Gospels)  How true I ave found that to be.  Jesus divinely healed me of terminal cancer years ago when I was too weak to hardly even move.  I realized I couldn't even draw my next breath without Him.

Ruth is the epitome of love to me.  He love for Naomi was fierce and forever.  When Ruth approached the feet of Boaz at the threshing floor she was seeking mercy, mercy for a hurting widow, Naomi.  

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Ruth asked Boaz to be Naomi's Kinsman Redeemer and give Naomi her property, her life back.  And Boaz did.  What a man of great love.  So Naomi could have a house, food, and land, and a life.  How rare and wonderful for Ruth to care for and interceed for a desperate, bitter widow who had lost everything and was destined to live a life of misery, poverty and despair.  And that's what Boaz did.  He bought Naomi's assets back and freely gave them to Naomi.  What great love.  No wonder God chose him to be in the line of Messiah.  

Boaz in his great love and generosity wasn't done yet.  He took care of a gentile outcast, Ruth, and married her.  He gave her the most precious baby Obed.  I know he was a man of great love, like his parents.  And love is the greatest of all the Scriptures tell us.  How great was Ruth's love?  She gave her new baby to restore Naomi's life, and bring her joy.  Ruth was very smart, she knew Naomi would raise the young man to be the grandfather of great King David, and teach him how to be a fine man in God's sight

Naomi

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            Love's Election

Of course it was right in God;s sight for Naomi to go get Ruth.  She had been chosen before the foundation of the world to be a great forbear of our Lord, Messiah Jesus.  Many are called, few are chosen. Naomi had no idea that God had called her to Moab to find Ruth, neither did Ruth.  After all the grief and loss in Moab Naomi was going to walk home alone, and die on the way.  God, gave her the most faithful, tenderhearted young lady to be her daughter-in-law.  There was no way Ruth would let a senior widow walk away and die.  Ruth told. "Where you die, that's where I'm going to die also.."  Ruth is a woman after God's own heart.  A fine, faithful young lady who was willing to lay down her life for Naomi.  Of course, we see why God wanted her in the Messianic line of our loving Messiah.

   The verse that comes to me during this whole book is All things work together for the good for those who love the lord and are called according to his purposes.  (Romans)  Only in retrospect can we see that the bitter, broken hearted Naomi was divinely chosen to find Ruth, clear in Moab.  Naomi paid a high price in the death of her men, yet, God in His infinite mercy, gave her a wonderful young grandson, Obed, to heal her broken heart and her broken life.  I can only praise God that He chose women with mercy, wisdom, and kindness, and generosity to be in the family line of Messiah.  Makes me love Jesus even more.

    The women said to Naomi, "Praise be to the Lord, Who this day has not left you without a guardian- redeemer.  He will renew your youth and sustain you in your old age.  Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared from him.  The women living there says, Naomi has a son."  (Ruth 4:14a,16,17a NIV)  

Jesus is our Ultimate Son, full of mercy, grace, and forgiveness.  

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 He will never leave us not forsake us.  "For unto us a child is given, a Son is born.  And the government shall be upon His shoulders." (Is. 9:6a)