The Wings of the Lord

UV 3683/10000 The Wings of the Lord May the Lord repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. Ruth 2 v 12 The wings mentioned by Boaz in this uni-verse are the name(s) of the Lord God, the Word of God, the promises of the Lord, faithful prayer, the presence and filling of the Holy Spirit. In the time of Ruth, she only had the name of the Lord to trust in. But today, we are under all these wings, wings that shelter us. These are also like the eagle’s pinions that train the young. We are being built up or edified under the wings of the Lord. Jesus also spoke of the wings under which He wanted to hide Israel from the coming tribulations, invasions of the Roman empire, the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the scattering of the Jewish nation. When we trust in the Lord and hide under His wings, He rewards us. He Himself becomes both our shelter and our reward. He becomes responsible for the preservation of our lives, our testimony and our faith. He becomes responsible also for our promotion and our blessings. Boaz foreshadows the Lord in many ways. He shows favour to the hapless Ruth. He takes steps to protect her from his servants and others. He provides grain for her to glean. Finally, he took her under his wings as her Kinsman- Redeemer and marries her. From this alliance, two great kings are to be born, King David and the future Messiah Jesus. Like Ruth we need to humble ourselves to lie at the feet of the Lord. He will provide our covering, our shield, our just rewards. Like Ruth did not seek the young men or the rich men of the village, our focus needs to be fixed on Jesus. Our eyes should not stray to the right or to the left. The Lord will surely repay us for our faithfulness in His time. The faith of Ruth becomes a blessing to Naomi whose empty, barren life finds meaning and purpose through the life and faith of Ruth. Likewise, our faith will light up many lives who are otherwise empty and barren.