The Beatitudes Part 3

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."                       Matthew 5:5.  NKJV

The Ancient Greek word for 'meek,' is praus. The word carries the ideas of humility and self-discipline. It is not a sign of weakness or being spineless but rather having a controlled strength.   
It gives the idea of one not easily pushed around but in control enough to be humble. 
David Guzik comments:
'It has the idea of the proper balance between anger and indifference, of a powerful personality properly controlled and of humility.'

God always loves humility. He hates the proud and opposes it (James 4:6). James further comments on this in James 4:10: 'Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up.' A meek person can be angry but not sin (Ephesians 4:26). Suffering wrong without bitterness or a desire for revenge is characteristic of a meek person, as is having a willingness to submit and work under authority. This confidence is from having a deep trust in Jesus to perform on their behalf should they be wronged. God watches over the lives of the meek person; He watches over their cause and he will not let His meek ones be taken for a ride. 

Moses was possibly the greatest leader that ever lived. He wasn't weak at all, he was meek and so was able to control his temper when the Israelites were doing everything but what they should have been doing. He was humble and God was there to help him.

Proverbs 16:31 says it all: 'He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.' 

This is the perfect description of a meek person. When we take control of our temper and seek humility and the willingness to serve, we are not showing weakness at all. We are showing the world meekness and God likes this and therefore acts on our behalf if we are wronged in anyway. This is the meaning of, 'they shall inherit the earth.' By living the life of a meek person. we submit to Our Heavenly Father and to all He shows us and directs us to do. In return, he watches our back. I don't know about you, but that sounds like a good deal to me. Don't you think?

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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