Ruth 2:1
“And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.”
Every strong society is a society where the men are strong. We live in a generation where the men have become more effeminate and the women more masculine which has resulted in a society that lacks leadership. You will never have a strong home, church, business or nation without strong men.
Boaz was the epitome of a strong man. It is no wonder that God wanted Him in the lineage of Christ. His ability to be a strong man who understood his role and was not intimidated by it allowed God to use him. When you study his life, you find there were five things that were key elements to making him a strong man.
First, he was an honest man. His dealings with mankind as a whole were honest. When Ruth came to glean from his field, he dealt with her according to what the Scriptures taught. Strong men will be honest in all they do. They will make sure that the Scriptures guide their thinking and never do something that would be dishonest at all.
Second, he was an honorable man. Boaz lived by principles. When others in his family would not carry out their responsibilities with their family, he did. Strong men will always honor their responsibilities. Their responsibilities to the LORD, their wife, children and employment will always be honored. It doesn’t matter how difficult those responsibilities are, they will honor them because of principle.
Third, he was a hard working man. Anyone who has ever been involved in agriculture knows that line of work isn’t easy. Strong men always work hard. When others around them are loafing around and shirking their duties on the job, strong men continue to work hard. Strong men are the hardest workers on the job and usually end up being the ones promoted because their boss knows they will complete any job.
Fourth, he was a pure man. When Boaz realized that Ruth was at his feet late at night, it scared him because of how he lived a pure life. He didn’t want anyone to think that he slept around with women. Strong men will be pure in their personal life. You will find that strong men know how to control themselves with the opposite sex and will in no way impose on someone who is not their spouse.
Fifth, he was a finisher. Naomi told Ruth that Boaz would not end the day without making sure his responsibility was finished. Strong men finish what they start. If you continually start something and never finish it, then you will have so many loose ends in life that you cannot be strong.
The need of strong men today is enormous. In a day when society lacks strong men, you can rise above them all by simply applying these five key elements to your life. Let it be said about you that you are a strong man. Strong men are not strong because of muscle, but they are strong because of character.