Meek Isn't Weak.

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

Hmmm. God has been teaching me a lesson. Bit by bit. And now I’m ready to say something about it. Several situations have happened, to me and to others close to me, where I realised that to get ahead by normal standards, you have to push yourself into the limelight for recognition from people.

As I was thinking on what has been happening, I remembered the ‘blessed are” scriptures in the bible. Society has taught us that to advance in our careers, in our hobbies and even in ministry, we have to take the proverbial bull by the horns, be forceful, loud, and proclaim from the rooftops who we are and what we can do. Not meek. It is generally seen as a weakness to be meek and to put others before yourself. After all, it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there right?

Well, as Christians, we know that are Perfect Example was the meekest man of all. So why aren’t Christians as meek as He is? For a start, we live in the world. We are surrounded by principles that oppose the Word of God. We are in this world, but not of it. We also grapple with our human nature pretty much every day. Well I know I do. It doesn’t come naturally to be self-sacrificing.

Despite dictionary definitions such as ‘timid’ and ‘spineless’, the Hebrew meaning of ‘meek’ is ‘humble’. To be humble is to have a low estimate of one’s importance. In light of Matthew 5:5, blessed are the humble. This means that the un-humble are the opposite of blessed lol. So the meek inherit the earth? Shouldn’t it be the self-assured, aggressive go-getters of life?

1 Corinthians 1:27 says: “ But God chose what the world considers nonsense to put wise people to shame. God chose what the world considers weak to put what is strong to shame.” It may not seem like the logical mindset, but we know that God's way is ultimately the best. 

A prideful heart can easily rob us of our blessings. We may feel that we are entitled to a better position in church or at work because of our ever-so-many gifts and oh-so-wonderful talents. What does a person have that they weren’t given? The Lord who has given us the abilities we have, will showcase them when and how He deems fit. Our part is to remain humble.  

I pray that God will give us the grace to be meek so that we may inherit the earth; for Him.