ODB: safety zone
May 8, 2010
They truly love who show their love. —Shakespeare
READ: Ruth 2:1-12
A full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge. —Ruth 2:12
When the horrors of war visited the civilians of Nanjing, China, women were not spared in the mounting violence and many were assaulted and killed. In this threatening environment, Minnie Vautrin took heroic measures to protect Chinese women from harm. Serving as a missionary teacher at Ginling College in Nanjing, Minnie cooperated with Chinese nationals, missionaries, surgeons, and business people and turned the college into a “safety zone,” a place of refuge for thousands of women and girls.
In the Bible, we learn that Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi were in need of some protection too. To survive as widows, they had to glean what they could from the harvested fields. As was the custom, Ruth sought a “kinsman redeemer.” This was a next of kin or close relative to her deceased husband who would marry her to continue the family line. Boaz was just such a man. He was touched by Ruth’s sacrificial care for Naomi and her desire to look for refuge in the Lord (Ruth 2:12). Boaz worked honorably to “redeem” Ruth and to make her his wife. He then provided for her and Naomi.
Our ultimate refuge is in the Lord Himself (Ps. 46:1). Yet He wants to use us as instruments to provide a “safety zone” for others. —Dennis Fisher
Source: Our Daily Bread
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Psalms 91:2. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
Psalm 121:1
‘I will lift up my eyes unto the hill,for whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the Lord who made the heaven and the earth.’
For protection emotionally,physically,spiritually&in all aspects of our lives,we need to look up to God. He doesnt just look down on us, he helps. We should trust Him for that.