Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. (Ruth 3:1-4)
118 Now, notice closely now. When Ruth said, or…Naomi said to Ruth, said, “Now, he is our kinsman. And if you can find grace with him, you’ll find rest.” Oh, my! “If you can find grace, you’ll find rest.” Boaz represented Christ, the rich Man, the heir of all things, the Lord of the harvest. Oh, my! How, when Boaz come riding out there, in that carriage, looking around over the fields, and his eyes fell on Ruth! He was master. He was lord of the harvest. And she found grace in his sight.
119 That’s what the Church does, today. While the Lord of the harvest is going by, He ain’t looking to big building, big steeples, well-trained choirs. He’s looking for individuals, men and women who are dedicated and made a clean cut for Christ, consecrated themselves to His service. “God, I believe It, every Word of It. When Your Word says anything, I stay right with It. That’s Your Word. I believe It, every Word.” That’s what He’s looking for; the Lord of the harvest. That’s what He wants to give, the Holy Spirit, to those who are hungering and thirsting. “Blessed are ye that hunger and thirst, for ye shall be filled.” He’s trying to find that Church, today.
120 Now, then, Ruth was asked to do something that was disgraceful, but she was willing because she had made her decision. What a type of the believer! What a perfect type!
121 Naomi, the old church, said, “Go down, tonight. It’s barley season.” Oh, what a beautiful thought we could hang on right there!
122 Naomi and Ruth come in just at barley season. Barley season was bread season, the season when fresh bread was being served. And the Church, in this last days, through two thousand years of pagan teachings and thing, has come in at barley season, and freshness of Life, new Bread, honey out of Heaven. (Russell, talk about honey-crust bread!) This is It, Bread from Heaven. “I am the Bread of Life. Your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. But I am the Bread of Life that comes from God, out of Heaven. If a man eats this Bread he’ll never die.” And the Church in this last days here, is brought in, right now, at barley season.
123 Ruth, a Gentile, excommunicated, run off, has been brought in, as to be accepted as Bride. Christ come in, just at barley season.
124 He said, “Now put thy garments upon thee.” (Not, “Take thy garments off of thee.”) How contrary to today! “Gird thy garments upon thee, when you go to meet him. He’s going to winnow barley, tonight. Go down and put your garments on you. Cover yourself up, to meet him.”
125 Today, they want to uncover themselves. Cover yourself. “Go down, because he winnows barley. And then mark the place where he lieth down.” Did you do it? On Golgotha. Many years ago, I marked in my heart where He laid down His life, that He might take me. Mark the place that he lieth down. Watch where He laid. That’s what every believer should do. Mark what He done for you. Last Sunday’s Message, on The Visit To Calvary, mark what He did for you.
60-1002 - "The Kinsman Redeemer"
Rev. William Marrion Branham
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