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Ask the Lord to help you be grateful to others. Ruth 2:1-23. On the kindness of Boaz. The value of others.

Elimelech and Naomi moved from Bethlehem to Moab with their two sons to escape the famine in Judah.  As the two sons grew to manhood, Elimelech died. The sons fell in love with and married young Moabite women.  After ten years of marriage both sons, Mahlon and Chilion, died also.  Soon Naomi felt the necessity of returning to Bethlehem.  She encouraged Orpha and Ruth, her daughter-in-laws, to return to their own people to remarry.  Orpha heeded her instructions, but Ruth insisted upon staying with Naomi.

Naomi and Ruth reached Bethlehem during harvest time and needed some means of sustenance.  Gleaning the fields for dropped sheaves of grain was the quickest source of food.  Today’s lesson finds Ruth gleaning in the field.

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1.	Who owned the field Ruth gleaned on that first day? (vs. 1-3)
2.	How did Boaz discover Ruth’s identity? (vs. 4-5)
3.	List some of the kindnesses Boaz extended to Ruth.
	a) vs. 8:
	b) vs. 9:
	c) vs. 14:
	d) vs. 15-16:
4.	Why did Boaz extend these kindnesses to Ruth? (vs. 11-12)
5.	How did Ruth feel about the kindness received? (vs. 13)
6.	How did Naomi respond to the large amount of grain Ruth gleaned?
	a) vs. 19b:
	b) vs. 20:
7.	Discover other things for which Ruth and Naomi were grateful.
	a) vs. 21:
	b) vs. 22:
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Continue to Gratefulness: Day 3

Gratefulness: Day 1  |  Gratefulness: Day 2  |  Gratefulness: Day 3
Gratefulness: Day 4  |  Gratefulness: Day 5

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Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:18

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (KJV)

Definition:

The outward expression of sincere thankfulness, which flows from a heart that appreciates every blessing the Lord has showered down upon them.

Gratefulness is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the heart. Grateful people are happy, joyful, and see the positive side to difficult situations.  Everywhere they look and everyone they meet provides a vibrant new experience.

To be ungrateful is a life-shriveling attitude.  It causes a person to take trips without enjoying the scenery, or to eat a meal without savoring all the delicious flavors. Studies have shown ungrateful people also have more health issues.

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Pray: Lord, I thank You for the people You have put in my life, and pray that You will bless them for providing kindnesses to me.

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