Do not Take the Grace of God in Vain

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Ruth 2:17 “So she gleaned in the field until evening.”

This little verse above from the book of Ruth inspires me a lot. We have known that Boaz has been so gracious with Ruth, he will provide but she just needs to stay in his field. In the verse above, we see Ruth’s response to the graciousness of Boaz. Did she take his grace for granted? Did she say “Wow, this man will provide for me. I might as well put my feet up for the day and do my gleaning when it is cool at night.” No, Ruth did not think about this. Her attitude to the graciousness of Boaz is the correct response as she let his grace be the motivation for her to even work hard in the field all day! I hope we too can learn from this character of Ruth.

We should also work hard in the field while experiencing the graciousness of our Lord. Most believers fail today because whenever the Lord bless them, they are consumed by those blessings and forgot to continue working hard for the Lord. Boaz’s kindness became Ruth’s motivation. We must not take the grace of God in vain. Let us be like Ruth.