And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did you fare, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her… (Ruth 3:16 ESV)
Conversations
I like to talk about college football. I like to talk about Star Trek. I like to talk about books. I like to talk about travelling. I like to talk about my family.
And those are ‘fine’ conversations.
Of course we do not know about every conversation that Naomi had with her daughter-in-law. They had known each other a long time, and had travelled a long road without radio, spotify, or the internet. So they had probably talked a lot.
But here we see a conversation that is worth copying.
They talked about salvation.
Boaz was the Kinsman-Redeemer. The things ‘he had done for her’ were not casual, mundane, regular things. He was in the process of being a type of Christ, whether he knew it or not.
So Naomi was not just asking about what Ruth had for lunch, or how the gleaning went, or who she had made friends with. Naomi was asking about salvation.
In fact, every conversation in the Bible is a conversation about salvation. Every statement, directly or indirectly, points towards the Messiah, the Redeemer, the suffering Servant, the Savior.
And every conversation WE have gets to do that, too.
It happens a lot more readily when three things are true. First, that we are aware of how amazing Jesus is. Second, that we are aware of Jesus’ part in our lives. And third, that we are not ashamed to talk about Him.
Be like Naomi and Ruth. We can talk about the weather, traffic conditions, favorite sportsball teams, our kids, our jobs, and politics. But when we do, we also get to talk about salvation.