When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after
He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach
them, saying…Matthew 5:1-2
The eight sermons from the Beatitudes
display the development of Christian character as each beatitude leads to the
next. The logical flow of these
teachings should display the journey we make to become disciples of Christ in
the way we live our lives. Yesterday’s Beatitude was Blessed are those who
mourn and today’s is Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek for they will
inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5
The vision that most people have of
meekness is one that can be pushed around, walked over, abused, sneered at and
insulted without giving any conflicting response. No one finds this person "fortunate or to be envied" let alone "blessed." He is usually pitied or laughed at. This beatitude builds upon the previous
two. One who is poor in spirit and
recognizes their need of God, and is broken by that need, will soon become
teachable. The sequence is NEED,
BROKENNESS, then TEACHABLE.
Meekness is not an attitude of man but a fruit of the Spirit of
God. It is a new attitude resulting from
being humbled and broken which exudes patience and power and a full experience
of life’s benefits. One who is broken is
ready to listen and not argue while a fool believes that if he keeps talking he
can prove himself right. There is
humility in the heart of one who has realized their own sinful nature and been
blessed to receive the revealed Word of God not pride.
Meekness is the result of putting our trust in God. We acknowledge that we are mere humans and He
is almighty God. We are humbled by that
realization and give Him full lease on our anxieties, frustrations, and
burdens. Sometimes I don’t even want to
think about the things that are troubling me anymore, not even long enough to
pray about them. At that point, I just
say God this is yours. I can’t.
I realize that I need Him and yes, I am broken by that need. But this is a good broken. Then and only then can I be taught and helped
by Him.
So being meek is not being weak.
Meekness is not even about you or me.
It is all about God. It can only
come from Him. When we yield to Him in
meekness, we get stability and peace. We
let go of pride and gain fullness in Christ.
Scripture to claim:
But the meek shall inherit the land and delight
themselves in abundant peace. Psalm
37:11
