DEEPER LIFE DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Daily Manna by Pastor Kumuyi is a daily devotional sets out to provide spiritual nourishment for the believers who truly seek God and would walk closely with Him.
The Topic of Deeper Life Daily Manna
Devotional for 7 Th August 2023 is “The Gains of Humility“
Text: Ruth 2:1-5 (KJV)
And
Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of
Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2 And
Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears
of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go,
my daughter.
3 And
she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was
to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of
Elimelech.
4 And,
behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers,
The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless
thee.
5 Then
said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
KEY VERSE: “And Ruth the
Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn
after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my
daughter.” – (Ruth 2:2)
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DAILY
MANNA FOR TODAY
Humility
is a virtue that every believer should not just possess but make a lifelong
guiding principle. It opens the doors of iron and breaks the hardest of hearts.
No wonder the Bible says that God resists the proud but gives grace to the
humble. Pride brings shame and regret while humility brings elevation,
exaltation and honour.
The
passage under consideration reveals the humble nature of Ruth who took
permission from her mother-in-law to go out and glean to get food for both of
them. It takes humility for such a young lady to go and glean on another
person’s farm. Ruth did not want to remain idle at home while expecting that
somehow, someone will magnanimously deliver food to them. She was not just
humble, but diligent. The job of gleaning in the field may not be dignifying,
but it was lawful and honest, and Ruth was not ashamed to do it. No wonder God
honoured her by directing her steps to the farm of Boaz, her late husband’s
kinsman.
As
Christians, we should not shy away from any lawful and honest employment.
Little is much when God is in it. Ruth did not choose such demeaning practice
as begging for alms or the shameful vocation of prostitution to earn a living.
She engaged in a job that brought relief to herself and her mother-in-law.
Ruth
was not selfish or rude. She did not go anywhere without first taking
permission from her mother-in-law. Her life is a lesson for all Christians not
to seek the easy way out when they are in need, but to be willing to work hard
and earn a living legitimately, without depending solely on the beneficence of
others, or engaging in decadent activities.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
As captured in a wise quip, the way up is down.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Nehemiah 8-10
