“于是，波阿斯娶了路得为妻。” – 得 4:13
路得与拿俄米一起回到伯利恒建立了新家。至少拿俄米还记得那里熟悉的人和地方。但路得与伯利恒毫无关系。作为一个外地人，她在这个陌生的地方倍感脆弱。
但是，上帝以非凡的方式供应了她。首先，“恰巧”，她发现自己在一位名叫波阿斯的好心亲戚的田里拾麦穗（路得记 2:3）。其次，波阿斯关心路得的长期幸福，让她成为自己的妻子。这些看起来似乎都是巧合，但上帝就是擅长赐下恩典巧合。
有时，我们自己的旅程——去到熟悉的地方或新的地方——似乎不太可能有什么前景。也许你无法想像回到一个教会，因为你过去被教会成员伤害得太深。或许你觉得自己的罪孽太重，无法得到宽恕。但你请知道，上帝透过耶稣基督赦免了我们所有的罪。
上帝有办法供养那些似乎不属于祂的人。路得记第4章末尾的家谱显示，路得是以色列伟大君王大卫的祖先，因此也是救世主耶稣的祖先（马太福音第1章）。
上帝也能带你进入耶稣的家庭。今天就相信祂会给你所渴望的家。
祷告
天父，你满有恩典的接纳和供应让我们惊喜。感谢你通过基督接纳我们进入你的家庭，帮助我们在你的保护和救赎中喜乐。阿们。
路得记 4:13-22
13于是，波阿斯娶了路得为妻，与她同房。耶和华使她怀孕生了一个儿子。
14妇人们对拿俄米说：“耶和华是应当称颂的！因为今日没有撇下你，使你无至近的亲属。愿这孩子在以色列中得名声！
15他必提起你的精神，奉养你的老，因为是爱慕你的那儿妇所生的。有这儿妇比有七个儿子还好。”
16拿俄米就把孩子抱在怀中，做他的养母。
17邻舍的妇人说：“拿俄米得孩子了。”就给孩子起名叫俄备得。这俄备得是耶西的父，耶西是大卫的父。
18法勒斯的后代记在下面：法勒斯生希斯仑，
19希斯仑生兰，兰生亚米拿达，
20亚米拿达生拿顺，拿顺生撒门，
21撒门生波阿斯，波阿斯生俄备得，
22俄备得生耶西，耶西生大卫。
God Provides A Home
“So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife.” – Ruth 4:13
Ruth had returned with Naomi to make a new home in Bethlehem. At least Naomi had memories of familiar people and places there. But Ruth had no connections to Bethlehem at all. As a foreigner, she was doubly vulnerable in this place that was new to her.
But God provided in remarkable ways. First, “as it turned out” (Ruth 2:3), she found herself gleaning grain in the field of a kind-hearted relative named Boaz. Second, Boaz takes an interest in Ruth’s longterm well-being by making her his wife. These may seem like coincidences, but God specializes in gracious coincidence.
Sometimes our own journeys—to familiar places or to new ones—seem to present unlikely prospects. Maybe you can’t imagine going back to a church because you were too deeply hurt by its members in the past. Or maybe you feel that your sins are too weighty to be forgiven. But please know that God forgives all of our sins through Jesus Christ.
God has a way of providing for people who may not seem to belong. The genealogy at the end of Ruth 4 shows that Ruth became an ancestor of Israel’s great king David—and therefore also of the Savior, Jesus (Matthew 1).
God can bring you into Jesus’ family too. Trust him today to give you the home you need.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, you surprise us with your gracious acceptance and provision. Thank you for welcoming us into your family through Christ, and help us to rejoice in your protection and redemption. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
