Blessed Are The Meek Series

Question:

Don’t you think Jesus should be able to use anything He chooses to perform His miracles?

He might use frankincense and myrrh, or mud and spit.

Max Lucado says this, “Once again the mundane became mighty, the dull became divine, the ho-hum of life became the holy.”

It sure doesn’t take a lot for God to do something special. “Blessed are the meek…”

The Lord didn’t feel that He ever had to impress the elite and powerful people in this life.

Jesus was meek and He said He only came because

Luke 4:18 (KJV)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

When Jesus first came to this world, He came to the Shepherds. The lowliest people on the face of the earth. The forgotten ones who live in obscurity and poverty.

Application:

In our culture, many associate the word “meek” with the word, “weak”. There was nothing weak about Jesus. He was meek, but He was not weak.

We live in a very proud society that puts up a good front so that others won’t think of us as vulnerable to our bullies. Tough guys want to impress everyone. There are many today that have this “Don’t mess with Texas” kind of attitude. If you look tough, you must be tough.

You may know how meek you are by how you drive your car in heavy traffic. (This is sometimes my problem I have to deal with.) Or (maybe) by how you push your shopping cart through Wal-Mart on a busy Saturday.

There are those who consider themselves independent and confident of their standing with everyone. A proud heart will often prevent someone from being meek like Christ was. Many are too proud to let anyone know they have problems, or a need in their life.

Question:

Do you put others ahead of yourself?

Being “Meek” will require from us God’s Grace and forgiveness. When you know someone is wrong, you might be tempted to think of the many snide remarks that could be made. Being “meek” means knowing what forgiveness is…

“Meek” may mean (to some people) that you are shy and timid. That is really the meaning of insecurity. Being “meek” should mean that you are not vengeful or spiteful when you have been wronged by someone. To be “meek” means that you have self-control, even when you are around those who are rude and obnoxious.

If you are “meek”, then chances are you are full of God’s Grace and forgiveness. If you have unforgiveness in your heart, you will find it very difficult to be “meek” with those who need forgiveness.

Christ gives to us all the character needed to be a witness with others.

Without the meekness taught to us by Christ, we will become greedy for everything we can get.

An atheist philosopher - Friedrich Nietzsche said,

"Assert yourself. Care for nothing except for yourself. The only vice is weakness, and the only virtue is strength. Be strong, be a superman. The world is yours if you can get it."

What if someone close to you were to walk up and say, “You are the meekest person I know.”