WEDNESDAY February 12, 2020

Blessed are the Meek

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Matthew 5:5

Remember, Jesus began the Beatitudes by teaching His disciples about spiritual bankruptcy. Those who have a poverty of spirit come to God knowing there is nothing good in them. They have emptied themselves and realized that apart from God, they cannot do anything. Those who are spiritually bankrupt submit to God.

Jesus also taught about those who mourn over their sin. The word mourn means “true repentance.” Inwardly, those who mourn are really sorry for what they have done to hurt God. There is an inner conviction never to do that same sin again. They have a sincere change of heart. When someone truly mourns over their sin, God gives them an assurance that they are forgiven. God loves them. He has the best washing detergent–– the blood of Jesus Christ––it gets rid of every stain! God wipes out their sins.

Those who have been forgiven should show compassion toward other people, as God has had compassion toward them. In humility, they should never throw stones—words of judgment––at other people. In fact, they should be more forgiving toward others.

Those who are meek show true humility in the eyes of God. Jesus becomes our example of humility. He gave a promise to those who are really humble––they will inherit the earth, but not the prideful. Those people who have an attitude of pride are the complete opposite of those who are meek. They exhibit haughtiness. Seriously, pride will keep people from hearing from the Lord and what He wants to do in their lives.

It is good to be accountable to each other and have faithful friends who can tell us the truth of what they are seeing in our lives. We always need to face the truth. Are you meek or prideful?

Jesus calls us to his rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.
~A.W. Tozer~

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