Ecclesiastes 9:11 11… the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding,
nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
God’s Word tells us that being faster, stronger and wiser
does not automatically make you a winner in life. No, it is
actually being at the right place at the right time that
causes you to receive blessings. And God, who holds time and
chance in His hands, is the only one who can put you at the
right place at the right time.
He did this for Ruth. She trusted God for favor when she went
looking for a field in which to glean. (Ruth 2:2) Then, the
Bible tells us that “she happened to come to the part
of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of
Elimelech”. (Ruth 2:3) Of all the fields in Bethlehem, she
happened to end up in Boaz’s field, and he was a close
relative of Elimelech, her father-in-law. This meant that Boaz
was her potential kinsman redeemer, someone who could redeem
her from her plight as a young, childless widow in a foreign
land.
Boaz also happened to be “a man of great wealth” (Ruth 2:1),
and as it turned out, he was willing to redeem Ruth. (Ruth
4:9–10) All these right happenings could only mean that God
had placed Ruth in the right place at the right time.
I believe that the very day Ruth told her mother-in-law that
the God of Israel would be her God (Ruth 1:16), God took note
of it and made everything happen right for her.
Today, God also wants you to know that because you have said,
“God, You are My God,” He will be your God of divine
happenings. He will place you at the right place at the right
time, where you will meet the right people, do the right
things and even escape danger!
You may not know where all the great opportunities are, but
God does. He was the one who put in you the skills, talents
and gifts that you have, and He knows where you need to be,
when you should be there and what you need to be doing to be
truly fulfilled!
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