Blessed are the Meek
What blessing comes to you when gentleness lives in you! For you will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5 (The Passion Translation)
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5 NASB
“When you claim nothing as yours, everything will be given to you”-Brian Simmons
1.) What is Meekness?
Meekness is not weakness; perhaps you’ve heard that statement before. Sometimes in our weakness or adversity we learn to be meek (humble)
Meekness is power under control. It can be having a better story but not telling it. It can be having the ability to solve someone else’s problem but letting them solve it on their own as you remain supportive.
Meekness is restraining our strength in order to grow our relationships. It’s being self-aware enough to know when you can lend that strength and when you need to ask for help. You know how to be present in your friendships, when to give advice and when to cover in silence.
2.) Inheriting the Earth
The church hasn’t really sought to inherit the earth because we’ve been taught through church eschatology that God wants to destroy it.
God is a God of redemption, He loves his creation including those who have rejected Him. We are not to be conformed to this world’s way of thinking but to be transformed by the renewing of our mind so that we can prove the will of God to these people. (Romans 12:1,2) He did not come to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:17)
What if God actually wants us to see the world we live in redeemed to its original purpose? How can we as believers embrace that purpose and influence our communities with the message of hope that the gospel brings.
3.) Jesus and the Kingdom
Jesus taught the kingdom more than any other topic. His purpose was to teach the kingdom according to Luke 4:43. The reason is that He wanted to empower us to bring his Kingdom to the earth as it is in heaven. He invested that Kingdom in us through the person of the Holy Spirit. The same spirit that allowed Jesus to do all that He saw the Father doing. The spirit that will enable us to do greater things than He did, not because we are greater but because He has put His greatness in us. The kids get to reveal the greatness of their father and he’s invited us into the family business.
