“Blessed are the meek
for they shall inherit the earth.” – Matthew 5:5
Again Jesus’ words fly in the face of conventional worldly
wisdom: “Nice guys (the meek or gentle) finish last. “ In this dog eat dog
world, it is the top dog who gets the bone.
To be truly meek is to be like Jesus, who called Himself
gentle and lowly of heart (Matthew 11:29). Godly gentleness does not arise out
to weakness. Jesus was not a doormat. He was secure in who He was as the Son of
God, and He was strong. This strength and security, blended with infinite love,
made Him truly gentle. Oh to be more like Jesus, settled and secure as a child
of God, loved by God, loving Him in return, and free to love all those around
me.
The blessed Inheritance of the meek is the earth. Note that
Jesus does not say, “the meek shall inherit heaven”. He was talking about
planet Earth. But I also don’t think Jesus was saying that the gentle would
inherit the earth now, as it is, amassing wealth and possessions. The truly
meek care little for these things. No, I think Jesus was looking forward to the
Earth as it was meant to be and will be when “the kingdom of this world has
become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ.” (Revelation 11:15)
I love the beauty I see in all that God has made. Yes, it is
marred by sin and it is subject to futility, but that makes me anticipate all the
more what it shall be when,
“creation itself will be set free from its bondage of corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the sons of God.” (Romans 8:21)
“creation itself will be set free from its bondage of corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the sons of God.” (Romans 8:21)
This is the inheritance of the meek, a world set free from
sin and corruption, a world as it was meant to be: a world of peace and harmony
under the reign of King Jesus.
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