ruth 2:6-13 6 the servant in charge of the reapers replied, "she is the young moabite woman who...
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Ruth 2: Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the servants draw." 10 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?"Boaz replied to her, "All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me,TRANSCRIPT
Ruth 2:6-13 6 The servant in charge of the reapers
replied, "She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. 7 And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.” Then Boaz said to Ruth, " Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my maids.
Ruth 2:6-13 9 Let your eyes be on the field which they
reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the servants draw." 10 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?"Boaz replied to her, "All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me,
Ruth 2:6-13
and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know. May the LORD reward your work, and your wages be full from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge." 13 Then she said, "I have found favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken kindly to your maid servant, though I am not like one of your maidservants."
The Road to HumilitySwallow Your Pride by…
Acknowledging YourWeaknesses
"Why have I found favor in your sight
that you should take notice of me,
since I am a foreigner?” Ruth
2:10
The Road to HumilitySwallow Your Pride by…
Avoiding False Humility
"Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the
Almighty has dealt very
bitterly with me.” Ruth 1:20
The Road to HumilityServe Others First by…
Honoring One Another
"All that you have done for your mother-in-law
after the death of your husband has
been fully reported to me,
Ruth 2:11
The Road to HumilityServe Others First by…
Honoring God
May the LORD reward your work, and your
be full from the LORD, the God of
Israel,under whose wings
you have come to seek refuge." Ruth 2:12
The Road to HumilitySubmit your will by…
Surrender
“where you go, I will go, and where
you lodge, I will lodge. Your
people shall be my people, and your God, my
God.”Ruth 1:16
The Road to HumilitySubmit your will by…
Seeking God’s
All that you say I will do." Ruth 3:5
Why this road?
Humility is designed to prevent you from
trusting in your own strength…….
Always a poor choice!
For Your salvation I wait, O LORD.
Gen 49:18
Why this road?Humility produceshonest and direct
prayers.Joshua and the leaders of Israel
tore their clothing in dismay, threw
dust on their heads, and bowed down facing the Ark of the LORD
Joshua 7:6
Why this road?
Humility is good training
in obedience.My father, had the
prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done
it? 2 Kings 5:13
Why this road?
Humility clarifiesour
dependence on God(1) God's ways are
always best. (2) God wants our
obedience more than anything else.
(3) God can use anything.
Why this road?
Humility accentuatesthe difference
between unworthy and worthless.
"Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness;
Genesis 1:26