Why do I have mercy on you, so that the lord takes care of me, even though I am a foreigner? (Ruth 2:10)
When I first became a Christian, my friends and I found a way to help each other memorize Bible verses. We greet each other by asking the other to quote a verse. When a friend found out that my memory was not good, he once greeted me jokingly, "Mention the verse in John 11:35!" He knew that it would be easy for me to remember a three-word verse.
Even though it's just a game, but our goal is not just to have fun. Greetings like this reflect our deep desire to be doers of God's word.
In the book of Ruth, we can read that Boaz greeted his workers by saying, "The Lord may be with you" and they replied, "The Lord may bless you!" (2:4). From the above verse it is clear that Boaz was not a rude landlord, but a person who cared about others sincerely. His workers' answers revealed their good faith toward him and their desire that God would also bless their master.
When we reflect on our relationship with Christ and the people He has placed around us, it would be good if we pay attention to the important meaning of the greetings we say. Are the greetings "good morning" and "God bless you" just an empty and insincere greeting? Or does our greeting express a sense of real attention to the person we are greeting? --Albert Lee
GREETINGS EXPRESSED WITH THE FULL HEART
REFRESHING THE TIRED AND STRENGTHENING THE LONELY
* Take from Daily Reflections