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Today's scriptures are about taking on the spirit of meekness. I believe the subject of meekness may be my favorite subject, to teach and learn about. The bible says "The meek shall inherit the earth", so I want to do my best to learn how to be meek, and to share that knowledge with others. Meekness is a way of life, which requires great discipline, and more importantly inner peace. It allows us to live in victory; above the world and it's way of thinking. God loves the meek spirit, because it shows Him that the person is wholeheartedly depending on Him for everything needed to survive. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines meek as: enduring injury with patience and without resentment; mild. The online dictionary defines it as being "gentle or kind". I would describe a meek person, as someone who doesn't complain a lot, and is quick to forgive and easy going. Thinking of these descriptions, and the fact that God compares us to sheep, which are the meekest creatures on this earth, all ties back to who we were originally created to be.
I consider myself meek, but that wasn't always the case. I used to be a very angry and defensive person. I had to make my point to people, and defend myself, and what I believed in, in a loud boisterous way. Although, there's nothing wrong with defending yourself and the things you believe in, but there's a way of doing things. Our main focus is to allow people to see God through us, because we’re His vessels, which are one of the reasons Jesus resides in our heart. We're followers of Christ, and we must take on the attitude of Christ. Jesus teaches us how to conduct ourselves in His Sermon on the Mount. Most everything He teaches pertains to taking on a spirit of meekness. For example, He said: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away." (Matt. 5:38-42) In my opinion these are some great examples of being meek.
Jesus was a fighter, so by no means did He allow people to walk all over Him, but He lived with the attitude of "thy will be done", and He wouldn't allow anything to provoke Him to sin. He understood the frailties and weaknesses of human beings, so He knows that being quick to seek revenge or strike back at someone who's attempting to harm you is only going to bring you down to their level. He's not telling us to allow people to repeatedly slap us, or take things away from us, but He means to show those people forgiveness, and remove ourselves from those same situations. Let people know that they don't have any power over you, and cannot harm you beyond what God allows. Be a person of love, and take on the spirit of love, and love knows no evil thing. Jesus goes on to say: You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matt. 5:43-45)
We must always remember that God isn't of this world, yet He created it and everything in it. We'll never be able to grasp the amount of love He has for us. He loves us so much that we can persecute, lie to, and even kill His own Son, and He'll forgive us. He asks that we have that same attitude, because He's done the same for us. He wants us to trust Him with our whole heart and know that everything that we need He'll provide, when we allow Him to work. The enemy will do whatever he could to provoke us to sin, make us angry, and take us out of our character, yet God still asks us to stay meek, and vengeance is surely His. He'll promote those who serve Him completely. Jesus said we’d each be persecuted in His Name, so we should expect, and accept it, and keep moving, because God will never give us more than we could handle. Can you truly look into the face of someone who's purposely hurt you and say, "I forgive you, and I love you", no matter what they've done? If you can, you've taken on the spirit of meekness and you will inherit the earth. In all honesty, God has done the same to us on numerous occasions and He'll never stop, so why should we. We've got victory through Christ, there's nothing else to be said.
If you're struggling with taking on a Spirit of meekness, try taking some time out to count the many times you've disobeyed God, and amount of times He's forgiven and blessed you. Hopefully, that will help you take on the attitude of gratitude. Go to Him right now and ask for the wisdom to take on the spirit of meekness, and allow Him to work. If you don't know Jesus as Lord, then please take a few moments and do that right now. God will open so many doors, and bless you with so much wisdom, that the things Jesus teaches us won't seem so far fetched. Take the God Quiz today! My favorite verses today are: Take my yoke upon you and learn O me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. (Matthew 11:29)
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