B-Attitudes (The Beatitudes 4)

One commentary defined it this way:  “According to the Bible, meekness is being humble and gentle towards others and willingly being submissive and obedient to the Lord. It is not being selfish and arrogant, loud, or obnoxious. Rather, it’s having a quiet but confident trust in the Lord and being willing and able to do whatever He commands.”

Here’s the rest of that commentary to help us see the strength in meekness. “The meek are those who do not assert themselves over others in order to further their own agendas in their own strength, but who will nonetheless inherit the earth because they trust in God to direct the outcome of events.”  

I love this definition!  Yes, the meek will inherit the earth.  That leads me right to our beatitude for today which is:  

The beauty of this word is not so much to an attitude toward man but to a disposition before God, namely, humility.  

This verse was taken from Psalm 37: 11 which says, “The meek inherit the land and enjoy great peace.” 

The great peace we receive is unmixed blessedness.  It’s pure peace from the throne of God and undiluted!  Now that’s what we call “great peace.”  

Remember, God promised Abraham that his offspring would be heirs to the promise that all the peoples of the earth will be blessed through him.  We, here today, are part of the “all peoples” covenant promise.  The full realization of that awaits us until the return of Jesus and his Messianic Kingdom upon the earth.  

In the Old Testament, it was promised that “Those who will inherit the land will receive from the Lord a secure entitlement to the promised land as the created and redeemed sphere and bountiful source of provision for the life of God’s people.”  That’s what was explained in the footnotes of my Study Bible.  

Only those who hope in the Lord (those who trustfully look to Him to bestow life and its blessings as a gift) will inherit the land.  “For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.”  Psalm 37 9

William Booth said this, “The greatness of the man’s power is the measure of his surrender.” Yes, being surrendered to Jesus is living a life of meekness and humility.  

This is an updated edition of a post originally published on My Beloved’s Voice

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Mary Beth Pecora, a faithful wife, mother, grandmother, friend, worshiper and servant leader, who loves life and loves people. More importantly, she passionately loves God and the fullness of who He is! For twenty-three years she has served in leadership positions within the ministry of Aglow International. Currently, she and her husband serve at The Secret Place--A Psalm 91 Ministry. It's a place for individual folks to come, be exhorted and prayed for, while being ushered to ministry stations within the room. They continue to serve monthly in the Prayer Room at their home church that they have been a part of for almost forty years. In April of 2022 they both received their Ministry License and were Ordained in May of 2023. She delights in encouraging folks of all ages within various walks of life. Her love of writing is now her passion, which led her to publish two books, "Restoration Explosion In The New Year," and "Navigating The Mysteries Of God." Above all that’s been accomplished and concluded, the BEST thing to her is knowing her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is her everything—her very best friend. Visit: Mybelovedsvoice.com

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