THE SPIRIT OF RUTH

28-Feb-10

On this day, the Spirit of the Lord showed me something that is very precious to Him - the spirit found in Ruth. This will be an intense anointing coming to the Body of Christ and it will have a sweet aroma.

We see from the Book of Ruth the portrait of a Moabite woman redeemed by the God of Israel. Ruth's "rags to riches" story is ultimately a prophetic example of the church in her relation to Christ and the future marriage supper of the Lamb. The account of the life of Ruth was canonized in the Bible to be a source of true inspiration, and even more so, a lesson for every disciple of both genders.

I was drawn to seek out the Book of Ruth after sensing a very powerful download of what the Lord is stirring in this time. The first thing He showed me is the release of power coming on women this year. Secondly, He showed me how the spirit found in Ruth is about to spill over onto men. This anointing will not necessarily be gender specific, but it is a portion from the harvest fields of Boaz. It is a move by the Lord in this time to remind the whole body that He is coming for a bride.

The body of Christ has for some time now been in a real war - both spiritually and physically. Men, in particular, like the warriors they should be, have a tendency to be swordsman all the time. It is easy to stay in fight mode. This is good in the sense that, especially today, men are doing battle politically and physically. However, men are sometimes weaker when it comes time for the spiritual battleground. I see the Lord revealing to men the mystery of the intimacy seen in His Word. It is as if the Body of Christ is being fitted for a garment and it will require some real letting go.

The beautiful thing about the Godhead is it's ever unfolding complexities and absolute majesty. This includes all facets of His character including the male and feminine attributes. This is very hard for the natural man, and men in particular, to grasp. Notwithstanding, the Lord's embrace on His church shall be felt in these times ahead, but this release is NOW. This is not an effeminate impartation but a strengthening as the Lord balances the way we view the Lord. The Lord is both fraternal and maternal and to experience Him fully we must be able to receive from both aspects of His nature.

THE SPIRIT FOUND IN RUTH

As I looked into the Book of Ruth today certain aspects of her life were highlighted and it explained the form this anointing takes.
The name Ruth is a contraction of Reuth which means "the act of seeing","sight" or "objective sight", "something worth seeing". It is also the word for "friendship" or a "female friend". Rue in Rueth means "friend of God." The contraction contains two parts "the early beauty of the child", and "the amiable and affectionate disposition characteristic of the woman". The characteristic of Ruth for end-time is friendship shown in her relationship to her mother-in-law Naomi. Ruth had an effect on Naomi who left Moab bitter. Ruth turned her sourness to sweetness.

Ruth's life in Moab began with a marriage to Naomi's son Mahlon (sickly one or invalid one)who died as did the wife of Mahlon's twin brother Chilion(the pinning one) husband to Orpah and ended up leaving Moab which at the time was filled with chaos and worship of false god's and disobedience to God. She insisted on staying at Naomi's side returning to Jerusalem keeping an exquisite expression of love and loyalty as one who was a cut above the rest. Despite her heathen background and association with the degenerated tribe of Moab, Ruth became a true worshipper of the true God. Ruth's decision to follow Jehovah brought her a rich reward, and she became the ancestress to the Savior of the world.

Having arrived in Jerusalem for the first time she went forth with the reapers of grain with a joy and confidence that the God she had come to trust would look after her. Ruth was not ashamed of the low order of her work, and she took her place as a gleaner with the poor and outcast in the fields of Boaz. Before long she would stand as a virtuos woman and capture the heart of Boaz. Because of their union Boaz would become immortalized because of his loving kindness toward Ruth the poor Moabitess.

Here is the essence of the spirit of the Ruth anointing;

1)She is a deep seer. 2) She is loyal in covenant. 3)She is able to leave her home town and give up her culture, people and language and be supplanted in a foreign land and become a missionary caring for and identifying with the poor. 4)Her offspring are worshippers...Obed their son means "a servant who worships" 5) Her life is a beautiful portrait of a woman after God's own heart. She is not domineering but is able to find prosperity through humility. 6) Ruth's outstanding qualities of unselfishness and loyalty are the foundations upon which true happiness can be built.

The spirit of Ruth will be released as a fragrance through the Lord's handmaidens in this hour. The spirit of Ruth will be displayed in men as well. It will be a character balance of those who are called to take the land. This anointing will be dispensed by those who carry fragrances - primarily women. You will know them when they stand in your presence. You will feel the refreshing spirit that rests upon them.

The spirit of Ruth will allow a breaking of the alabaster box so that tears of healing will again flow in the church. Because women know how to weep, instruction will come to the church as tears bring warring angels and are a part of the end-time strategy for overcoming.

The spirit of Ruth will bridge the gap and turn bitterness to joy like the effect Ruth had on Naomi.

The spirit of Ruth with shine a light into dark places and expose things hidden in darkness.

The spirit of Ruth will be a uniter and will usher in healing.

The spirit of Ruth is at hand.