Ruth 4:11-12
11 Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, 12 and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman.”
Genesis 29:31
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
SOAP: Ruth 4:11-12
God poured out His blessings on Ruth and moved her from barrenness and loss to fruitfulness and abundance. He is always faithful to provide for His children, but we must trust in His timing and wait for Him to open the doors. Famine is but a season, and now feasting has come.
Are you in God’s waiting room right now? Ask God to strengthen your resolve to continue to obey. His promises will never fail you. Keep gleaning in the field. Your fruitful season is coming.
Lord, we cry out to You with empty hands and ask You to fill our hearts with faith. We know that You are a faithful God who will abundantly provide what we need. We look to You with expectation. Amen.