[0:00] Let us now read from the Old Testament, from the book of Ruth, chapter 2, reading at verse 8 in chapter 2. Book of Ruth, chapter 2, reading at verse 8.
[0:58] It hath fully been showed me all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husband.
[1:36] How thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knowest not heretofore.
[1:46] The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[1:59] Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my Lord, for that thou hast comforted me, for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
[2:14] And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime, come thou hither, and eat bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and she was sufficed and left.
[2:33] And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.
[2:45] Let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them and rebuke her not.
[2:56] So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. She took it up, went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned.
[3:13] She brought forth and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today, and where wroughtest thou?
[3:27] Blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought today is Boaz.
[3:40] And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and the dead.
[3:51] And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. And Ruth the Moabiter said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, till they have ended all my harvest.
[4:09] And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with us maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
[4:21] So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest, and dwelt with her mother-in-law.
[4:33] Amen, and may God bless to us that reading from his truth. Let us further sing to his praise, again from Psalm 91 and at verse 9.
[4:48] Psalm 91 and at verse 9. Psalm 91 and at verse 10.
[5:21] These verses from Psalm 91. Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone.
[5:37] Because the Lord who constantly my refuge is alone.
[5:55] In the most high is safe by me, thy heart will be strong.
[6:10] No place shall be strong. No place shall near thy dwelling come, no else shall you be gone.
[6:25] For he could keep in all thy ways, his angels start to die.
[6:40] The end of the earth shall be strong. The end of the earth shall be strong. The end of the earth shall be strong. Still with the need of calm.
[6:55] Lest thou not any time to snore. Thy fruit shall be strong.
[7:11] Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Let us now turn back to the book of Ruth, chapter 2, and verse 12.
[7:22] The Lord recompense thy work. And a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[7:39] Several weeks ago, now, in the midweek prayer meeting, I took us our text, the end of verse 22 of chapter 1.
[7:55] How they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. I made the point that God, although he is not mentioned, is the most important character in this book.
[8:11] I also considered the minute ordering of divine providence, and how that is set before us, especially in the providence of Ruth.
[8:26] From the time of leaving Moab to arriving in Bethlehem at a very significant time, the time of barley harvest.
[8:37] A time that spoke of a new beginning, to gleaning in the field of Boaz. And in conclusion, I noted that we all need to trust in the Lord of Providence, and to leave all our affairs in his hands.
[8:56] Well, this morning, I'd like to consider four thoughts with you. First of all, superabundant provision. The writer informs us how Boaz came to assess how the work was progressing in his field.
[9:35] He warmly greeted his workforce, and the warmth with which he greeted them, you feel, is reciprocated in their reply.
[9:48] And you note in this version that you are using, the authorized version, that Boaz is spoken of as a mighty man of wealth in verse 1.
[10:04] The Hebrew in this verse is not always easy to translate into English. The words that are translated here, a mighty man of wealth, are used in the book of Judges of Gideon.
[10:23] But there they are translated, a mighty man of valor, a man of war. Well, in this book, Boaz is not presented to us as a man of war or a warrior, but as a man of position and influence.
[10:42] And he has this position, I believe, by virtue of the personal reputation that he enjoys in the community. And so I believe that a better translation of the Hebrew text would be a worthy man.
[11:01] And that that grasps the thrust of the passage. For although his wealth is not insignificant, it seems to me that the emphasis in the book of Ruth is more on the qualities of character possessed by this man Boaz.
[11:23] A fact which I believe is borne out even more in chapter 3 of the book. And the first words that we hear from this man are words of truth.
[11:40] He desires the presence of the Lord for his workforce. He wants them to be centered in the blessing of the Lord. He invokes the great covenant name of God.
[11:54] And if you were able to travel the length and breadth of the UK, how many employers or managers would you find for whom this would be a genuine desire or concern?
[12:10] It is my opinion that the number in our 21st century UK, that that number would be very small in the length and breadth of the land.
[12:24] I would contend therefore that this man is set before us as a very good example of a worthy man by the way in which he conducts himself.
[12:38] And he is not conducting himself in this manner because he has been followed about by a camera or a TV crew. It is his normal daily practice.
[12:51] It is clear that he knows his workforce well, for he immediately noticed that there is a new person present in the field.
[13:02] And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. Then Boaz said to this young man who was in charge of the reapers, and he goes, And Boaz says, And Boaz seems well pleased with the report of his servant, And so he goes to speak to her.
[13:41] And he speaks kindly to her. And I cannot help but wonder if these words that Boaz, with which Boaz addressed her, And where he encouraged her, To remain amongst his reapers, and to remain in his field.
[14:02] I cannot help but wonder if these words were among the first kind words that she heard in Bethlehem. You know when you are a stranger in a place, how much a kind greeting can mean.
[14:22] When you yourself do not know the population, and especially if you do not belong to that place or that area, a kind greeting can mean a lot.
[14:38] It may seem very insignificant. It may seem just one or two words, but it can help to set you at your ease when you are a stranger in a place.
[14:53] I do not know if these were the first kind words that she heard, but in effect Boaz is assuring Ruth that his fields are sufficient for her needs.
[15:09] And so he encourages her not to go to glean in another field, or to leave the one she is in. And it seems to me that Boaz, in this conversation between himself and Ruth, is illustrative of what Christ says to each one of us.
[15:28] And if you ask me, what is that? It is this, that in Christ there is all the provision that we require for our spiritual needs.
[15:40] He alone is able to satiate every need that we have. Remember how convinced the Apostle Paul was of this when he wrote to the church at Philippi, and he assured them, My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches and glory in Christ Jesus.
[16:02] There was more than enough in Boaz's field for Ruth's needs. She could look back on the path that had brought her to this very place, a pathway where she experienced the sore pain of bereavement.
[16:20] She herself, once spiritually dead, but now quickened to life. And as one who confessed that the God of Israel is her God, she could see in a measure how this God had been her guide.
[16:36] She is surrounded by plenty, and she is surrounded with great kindness. Boaz deals with her as if she belonged to his own family.
[16:48] How? Well, just by the way in which he invited her to participate at mealtime, to avail herself of the provided supplies.
[17:02] Mealtime, Boaz said to her, come here and eat some bread, dip your morsel in the wine, the vinegar it is, in the version that you use. So, the ultimate test of spiritual maturity is perhaps how we respond to the marginalized in society.
[17:25] The poor, the struggling, and the needy. And without Ruth's knowledge, Boaz instructed that the reapers were to give her additional help.
[17:39] Let her glean even among the sheaves, do not reproach her. Pull out some from the bundles for her, leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her. And so, as she followed behind the reapers, and she came across what they left for her to glean, she could say, that's for me.
[18:02] These bundles were left specifically on the instructions of Boaz for her. And, you see, this was God's provision for her at a providential level.
[18:16] Because God was working behind the scenes, behind Boaz in ordering matters. And you may be here today, and you can testify to the provision of the Most High in your own life.
[18:28] On a spiritual level, when you are gleaning in the field of the Gospel, and the Word is blessed to you, have you too not said, that's for me?
[18:41] When that Word you feel has been addressed specifically to your peculiar needs at that particular time, and you've said, that's for me.
[18:53] Maybe that happened when you were most aware of your spiritual impoverishment. Perhaps you were brought very low, and you were seeking a marshal of spiritual food, and you were praying, Yet I am poor and in great need. Lord, think on me, I humbly pray.
[19:13] And the Lord answered your prayer. For He is not only a prayer hearing God, but a prayer answering God. He answered your prayer. And He answered your prayer, and this is often the case, in a way that exceeded your expectations.
[19:33] Not only did He give you a crumb or a marshal when you were gleaning, but He invited you to sit at His table. So that you were a guest of honour, if you like, at His table of the Gospel.
[19:50] You were perhaps, like Ruth, her poverty compelled her to glean. And perhaps you too, in poverty of spirit, in the field of the Gospel.
[20:08] God in His infinite grace and His loving kindness ministering to you out of His never-ended fullness. And you came with a deep sense of indebtedness and thanksgiving to say, that's for me.
[20:28] God's wonderful provision suited to your needs. Well, let me ask, can you follow that today? You know, you might even join, if you can.
[20:43] You might even join in a duet with Ruth. And sing, in our low estate, who one has thought, for He hath mercy ever.
[20:55] That is how the psalmist phrases it. And Ruth could well follow these sentiments. It may be that at other times that the Word seems to address you, so that you are taken by surprise.
[21:14] And you may be asking yourself, in your own mind, who told the minister? Who told him that I was like that? Because the provision is so rich and full.
[21:28] A superabundant provision. Secondly, the signs of a new status. Ruth, we are told, has come to shelter under the wings of the Almighty.
[21:41] That's very significant. Her hope and trust is in the Lord. It's a mark, I believe, that distinguishes between the believer and the unbeliever.
[21:53] Between the righteous and the unrighteous. The righteous take refuge under the wings of the Lord. And often you find the psalmist speaking along these lines.
[22:05] Hide me in the shadow of your wings. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Be merciful to me, O God!
[22:17] Be merciful to me! For in you my soul takes refuge in the shadow of your wings. I will take refuge till the storms of destruction pass by. Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings.
[22:31] For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. Now, it is, I hope, obvious to everyone that God is a spirit.
[22:42] And that he doesn't literally possess wings. This is surely symbolical or metaphorical language to indicate the absolute security that belongs to those who trust in God through Christ.
[23:01] And there are many images used in the Bible through which this great promise is presented to our faith. Sometimes God is thought of as covering the weak fugitive, as in the times of the life of David.
[23:20] He provided shelter for David from an angry soul. At other times, it's as if hiding his people from danger, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.
[23:34] When a bird of prey is overhead, it's a very tender and a very suggestive picture that is given of God there. A hen gathering her chicks under her wings.
[23:46] Sometimes he appears as covering them from the fierce storm. And the shadow of the great rock shields them from the fury of the storm.
[23:58] Sometimes he is pictured as stretching his protection over his beloved's head, as the pillar of cloud which lay over the tabernacle when they had stopped for a period.
[24:11] The psalmist could testify, because you have been my help, therefore in shadow of your wings, I will rejoice. And perhaps the most significant of these is in the Holy of Holies, where you remember the cherubim.
[24:30] Where in the Holy of Holies, where in the place where the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled. And so there is the implication, if you like, of the measure of security and safety that is afforded to those who shelter under the wings of the Almighty.
[24:56] They are covered by the shed blood of the Lamb of God. How secure is the person who is covered by the shed blood of the Lamb of God? You can't have more security than that in this life or in the life to come.
[25:14] So the language here is very suggestive. Now, Ruth obviously did not expect this kind of treatment. How do we know?
[25:25] Look at what she says to Boaz. Why have I found favour in your eyes that you should take notice of me, since I am a stranger or a foreigner? She is so obviously aware of her roots.
[25:40] She sees herself as so unworthy, so undeserving of this great kindness that is shown to her. And is it not a healthy mark in the spiritual realm when people see themselves as undeserving of the least of all God's mercies?
[26:05] You remember the twister, the twister, the twister Jacob. Remember, he made an admission prior to the Lord wrestling with him.
[26:19] And remember, it was the Lord who initiated the wrestling match, not Jacob. Notice in the Bible, it was the Lord who initiated that wrestling match, not Jacob.
[26:32] And where the Lord is asking Jacob, making him confess his name in that wrestling match. And you remember what Jacob acknowledges.
[26:44] I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth that you have shown your servant. There is acknowledgement of his deep and great indebtedness to the Most High for the way in which he has dealt with him.
[27:00] You find David making a similar acknowledgement when the Lord revealed to him his covenant purpose. And you remember David went in and sat before the Lord God.
[27:13] Who am I, O Lord God? What is my house that you have brought me thus far? Again, acknowledgement of a sense of deep indebtedness to the goodness and the greatness of the Almighty in his life.
[27:30] Remember, lame, destitute, isolated Mephibosheth, who had been summoned to the palace of the king. And it is your servant that you should look upon such a dead dog as I.
[27:41] A cold, repulsive thing. That is the suggestion of the language that he uses. A dead dog.
[27:52] Something only fit to be thrown away. Then in the New Testament you have others. The centurion. Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof.
[28:05] The prodigal son. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. And you know, in a state of grace, you may come before God with that very language.
[28:25] Because of your awareness of your unworthiness and your sin. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Oh, well, my friends, can you find yourself amongst the number who confess their total and utter unworthiness before God?
[28:47] You know, it is cause for praise that God does not deal with sinners according to what we deserve. With us, says the psalmist, he dealt not as we sinned, nor did requite our ill.
[29:05] Well, Ruth was aware of her unworthiness. And there is also this factor, since I am a foreigner or a stranger. She didn't belong to the place.
[29:17] And are there not times in the lives of believers when they too may say, use language, something like that? In fact, you may be saying it right now in your own heart.
[29:31] Why? Because you see yourself so unlike those who are the Lord's people. And you may be reading hard things against yourself.
[29:46] And you may be wondering, how can the Lord show such kindness to me, who I am an outsider?
[29:57] That is what Ruth was in effect. She was an outsider. But she has been brought into the inside. But at the moment she sees herself as an outsider.
[30:09] And she is marveling at the kindness that has been dispensed to her. And so you see her humility. You see it in her posture.
[30:20] She fell on her face bowing to the ground. You know, there is something very attractive about true humility. It is a mark of grace.
[30:32] It is not something that we grow up with. It is not something that we possess by nature. True humility is a mark of grace. And the Bible exhorts us to clothe ourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another.
[30:50] Why? Because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Now, we are not told anything of her inner emotions as she took the first steps on the road to Glyn.
[31:06] Was she apprehensive about the outcome? Did she ponder that they might reject her request to Glyn?
[31:18] We don't know. But it is very probable that she would not have expected such great kindness to be shown to her.
[31:29] In the light of divine provision, she gathered an ephah of barley by about at least 30 pounds in weight, perhaps more.
[31:40] Which tells you something about her physique. We are not told if she had far to walk carrying this weight. It was, however, much more than was expected, for Naomi, her mother-in-law, is amazed at what she brings home.
[31:59] And not only that, but some of the food that was left over, that had been shared with her, she took it back. It doesn't say she took a doggy back, but in effect that's what is implied.
[32:13] She took some of the food back to her mother-in-law. She was satisfied with the provision that she received. And you remember how David summarizes his own satiation in God.
[32:31] Even as with marrow and with fat, my soul shall fill it be. Then shall my mouth with joyful lips sing praises unto thee. So the question for you and me is, where do we seek satiation today?
[32:46] Is it in God? Or is it somewhere else? Well, the signs of her new status. Superabundant provision.
[32:57] And thirdly, so Christ-like. And this is, I am applying this particularly to Boaz. Why does Boaz deal with this stranger in this generous and gracious manner?
[33:13] And you know, we could argue because of the person he is. A worthy man. And that is true. But I prefer to think of it like this.
[33:25] Because God is his covenant God. That is why he deals with her in this way. God's law is an integral part of Boaz's way of life.
[33:41] He knows the blessing of the Lord because he walks in the way of the Lord. You remember the very first Psalm in the Psalter.
[33:53] That man hath perfect blessedness, who walks not astray, counsel of ungodly men, nor stands in sinners' way, nor sits in the scorn, but places his delight upon God's law.
[34:09] Places his, in other words, not just on the narrow, if I can use that phrase, sphere of the law, but on the whole revelation that God has given of himself.
[34:24] And that is why I believe that this man knows the blessing of the Lord. Here are dark times, spiritually, the days of the judges.
[34:37] And yet here is this beacon of light shining out in the night, you might say, of spiritual darkness that has enveloped the nation.
[34:49] Here is this man, testimony to the power of divine grace in his life. And so, no detail of God's law is too small for him to put into practice.
[35:03] You know, love doesn't ignore the law because its nature is to love. Rather, love demonstrates what the intention of the law really is.
[35:18] Love is the fulfillment of the law, not the rejection of the law. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
[35:29] Well, in this instance, the law's command, the law's love, I should say, commands that a proportion of the harvest must be left for the poor and the needy, the stranger and the oppressed.
[35:48] And the writer also tells us that it is because Boaz has heard of how this young woman was so supportive of her mother-in-law in a time of great grief and great trial.
[36:05] All you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of her husband has been fully told to me. How you left your own parents and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before.
[36:17] So, obviously, Ruth's journey to Bethlehem from Moab was obviously the topic of conversation in the community.
[36:28] So, you see, in Boaz's dealings with Ruth, love is showing the fullness of the grace of God in the law. Now, in Boaz's hands, the law of God is an instrument to display the chesed of the Lord.
[36:45] That's a word that is used again and again in this book, and it's translated in so many ways to display the loving kindness of the Lord.
[36:56] He literally heaps blessings on Ruth and Naomi. But not only does he heap blessings on her, but he desires the blessing of God upon her life.
[37:07] The Lord repay you for what you have done. A full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. And Boaz at least makes it plain that he believes that Ruth enjoys a new status.
[37:26] That she is a believer. That she belongs to the believing community. She has come to take refuge under the wings of the Almighty.
[37:37] And so I see Boaz here as a symbol of Christ or metaphorically representing Christ. Do you remember the account that we have in the New Testament where Jesus feeds thousands?
[37:52] Remember we are told a great multitude followed the Lord and when it was evening, his disciples came to him. And you know, we've got a huge problem. They were in a deserted place.
[38:04] We have no food. There was no way in which they could obtain provision. They only had five small loaves and two fish. What could they do?
[38:15] And you remember, Jesus didn't turn away the crowd, the poor and the nitty. He multiplies the little to satisfy the many. And so he meets all their needs.
[38:27] And you remember how Christ instructed his disciples to pick up what was left. What was left. And there was more left than they had given out initially.
[38:44] Remember how he pronounced a blessing on the provision. Gave it to his disciples. Gave them to the crowds. And they all did eat and were satisfied.
[38:56] The same God who made provision in his law for the orphan, the widow and the stranger to glean in the fields of Israel also made provision for those of Naomi.
[39:11] The same God also has made provision for the needs of sinners like myself and yourself in his son Jesus Christ.
[39:24] No one ever came to Jesus needy and in penury and was turned away. The lesson of Ruth's Eva is the same lesson that is taught in the New Testament in the feeding of the 5,000.
[39:39] They took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. What might we understand from the New Testament example is it not?
[39:53] That not only does the Lord meet with your need. But it is the abundant nature of the provision. His grace is sufficient in Christ.
[40:07] It is so extensive and so deep that where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. Grace superabounds.
[40:19] And maybe you are here today and you are asking in the secrecy of your own heart, Can the Lord truly meet my needs?
[40:30] I assure you that he can. When Ruth was returning to her place of residence, she could have no doubt about God being able to meet with her needs.
[40:50] And if you too come as Ruth came in humility of spirit, acknowledging your utter and total emptiness, placing your trust under the shadow of the wings of the Almighty, He will meet your needs too.
[41:08] There is more grace in God than there is depth of need in you or I.
[41:20] You can never exhaust the depths of divine provision. Boa so Christ-like. Signs of a new status, superabundant provision, finally the sequel.
[41:32] Just a word in conclusion about the effect this had on Naomi. You know, you can't help but wonder what Naomi was doing all day while Ruth was gleaning.
[41:51] Was she praying? Was she coming before God? We don't know. But she welcomed Ruth in these terms.
[42:05] Where did you glean today? Where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you. Did her experience of being emptied leave her so embittered that this act of kindness would have no effect?
[42:22] Well, we find out. When Ruth told her about her day, Naomi says, Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and the dead.
[42:36] And Naomi said to her, this man is a relative of ours, one of her close relatives. You know, when last we heard Naomi speak, back in chapter 1, verses 20 and 21, she was so aware of the bitterness of her lot.
[42:55] The Lord Almighty, she says, has dealt very bitterly with me. He's brought her home empty. But now, suddenly, she sees things quite differently.
[43:10] She speaks of the loving kindness of the Lord. The Lord who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and the dead. At last, she sees the hand of God at work in grace.
[43:29] At last, she sees the kindness of divine provision. Where before, all she saw was calamity. This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives.
[43:43] And the word that is used there is a significant word. The word goel in Hebrew. The word redeemer. A man who is capable of fulfilling the role of a kinsman, redeemer.
[43:57] And so, she encourages us to keep gleaning in his fields. As if to say, let's see where this takes us.
[44:10] And it's almost as if Naomi is beginning already to scheme. God has been pursuing Naomi's heart.
[44:28] You know, he had been pursuing it. Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Bless me, the Lord who has not left a kindness to the living. And Naomi, the man is near kin unto one of our next kinsmen.
[44:43] And it's as if Naomi is scheming to make Ruth win Boaz's heart. But behind it all, there is the planning of God, who has set out to win back Naomi's heart for himself.
[45:04] Thomas Watson, one of the great Puritans, once said, Grace dissolves and liquefies the soul, causing a spiritual thaw.
[45:26] And that's precisely what is happening in Naomi's heart here at last. The grace, love and kindness of the Lord is percolating into her sorrow and melting her heart.
[45:40] Bringing about the spiritual thaw in the life of the one who had backslidden. And God is the great seeker.
[45:53] He's the great pursuer of the affection and devotion of our heart. Because you remember how Jesus draws attention to this.
[46:06] When in the conversation that he has with the Samaritan woman by the well. And you remember what he said, The Father is seeking such people to worship him.
[46:18] What kind of people is he seeking to worship him? Is it not those who will worship the Father in spirit and in truth?
[46:31] And maybe you're here today and you've drifted far from where you need to be. Where you used to be.
[46:42] When you gave a greater place in your life to the teachings of the Word of God. And maybe you're here today and you've allowed a bitter spirit into your life.
[46:57] And it is poisoning you against Christ. But the Lord whose kindness has not forsaken the living and the dead.
[47:11] He is still speaking to you. He is still seeking you. He is calling you through his word to turn to him.
[47:22] He wants to effect a spiritual thaw in your heart. He is pursuing you in grace.
[47:34] How will you answer his overtures and his offers of mercy? The providence of God, you know, you can trust his sovereignty.
[47:48] You can trust him. The provision of God, there is abundant grace for you in Jesus. And the pursuit of God, he wants your heart for yourself.
[48:01] Oh, if you haven't turned, will you not turn to him? Superabundant provision. Signs of a new status. So Christlike.
[48:12] And the sequel. Let us pray. Eternal God. Oh, help us to value your truth more and more.
[48:27] To become immersed and soaked in the Word of God. That our souls may turn to thee. And that we may look to Christ.
[48:39] And know the power of grace in our lives. And the glory shall be thine. In Jesus' name we ask it.
[48:50] Amen. Let us conclude by singing to God's praise from Psalm 63 and at verse 3.
[49:02] Psalm 63 and at verse 3. It says, Of the night.
[49:38] These three verses. Psalm 63. Since better is thy love than life. My lips keepきuki shall give. I will never know you will lift my hands.
[49:54] The voice of a new sanguine Voy源 считemiiks and the glory of Allah 17 Dulc한테. I will lift my hands and bless him while I live.
[50:20] Even as this marrow and with blood my soul shall fill it in, then shall my mouth with joyful lips sing with wisdom to hear.
[50:54] When I do thee upon my bed, he never will still lie.
[51:10] And when all the crime may defeat in watches of the night.
[51:28] Now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit, rest on and abide with you all, now and forever. Amen.