Redemption

 At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet!
Ruth 3:8 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/rut.3.8.ESV

A lesser man than Boaz would have succumbed to temptation. What could have simply ended up as a one night stand with a lifetime of regret, became a marital union leading all the way to the Saviour of the world! Instead of taking advantage of Ruth, Boaz started arranging their marriage.

It was Naomi's plan for Ruth to go to the threashing floor, traditionally a place where people got up to no good. To be fair to Ruth though, when Boaz discovered her, she gave a godly speech of her own. She basically appealed to Boaz to redeem her from her poverty and shame as a widow in that society.

Thankfully, Boaz was willing to redeem Ruth, and so became a picture of Christ. What matters isn't so much how we come to Christ. As long as we come to Christ for redemption, how we do it isn't so important.

We need redeeming from slavery to sin. Boaz is like a shadow of Jesus, who gave His life to redeem His people. All glory to His holy name!

'Our Great Redeemer, how we praise You for our redemption from sin, death and hell. May we come to You and so be redeemed. For Your honour we pray, amen'l