Blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth
By Nick Bibile
See the contrast
The poor in spirit = heaven
Those who mourn = comforted
Meek = inherit the earth.
This is totally the opposite of the world view. The
perspective of the world is that the persons who are strong and powerful can
conquer the world. However Jesus said just the opposite, where at the end it is
the meek who will inherit the earth. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
This Beatitude may have shocked the disciples and the Jews
of that day as they were expecting for the Messiah to come and conquer the
Also this is in contrast to the modern church as the modern mega churches that trust in their wealth and power. But it is reversed here; we see the opposite, Gideon type where God reduced the numbers, not depending on the power and the strength of the people but of God.
What is the meaning of meek? It does not give the meaning of a person who is weak or shy. Does not mean a wimp, a person who is a coward, chicken out type or even a person who will compromise. But meek here means a person who will not get irritated or angry easily. A person who have long suffering, forbear, patient, self control, not easily provoked. Like a strong horse but strength under control. Meekness is also submission to God’s will in his word. Which means the person who obeys God’s word not following his or her emotions.
The greatest example of meekness is found in Jesus. Jesus is all powerful, he is God Almighty in
flesh, yet when he was mocked at the cross, they blindfolded him and hit him,
mocked him and said, who hit you, prophesy us and they laughed. They pulled his
beard and spat on him. Jesus had the power to wipe them away, destroy them with
one angel, yet put his strength under control, he didn’t say a word, he forgave
his enemies, and he demonstrated his compassion and love through gentleness.
This is true meekness, which he was able to save souls. (Matt
Moses was a man of unparalleled meekness. 'Now the man Moses
was very meek, above all the men who were upon the face of the earth’ (Numbers
12: 3). How many times the children of
We see the meekness of David. Saul was hunting David as Saul was jealous of David wanted to kill him. Yet David, even though he had the opportunity kill David, he did not. (1 Samuel 26: 7-11Here was a mirror of meekness.
Meekness is a great ornament to a Christian. 'The ornament of a meek spirit’ (1 Peter 3:3-4) this is the character of a true Christian. (Colossians 3:12)
There is the story where a doctor met a farmer in the country side and the doctor asked the farmer, what kind of weather shall we have tomorrow? Then the farmer replied doesn’t matter what kind of weather but it will please us. The doctor asked what do you mean? God provides the weather and that pleases me. The spirit of meekness is a contented (satisfy) with the situations. There are many rich who are utterly miserable, there are poor who are miserable in their condition, but a meek man is happy, thankful and content in his condition. (Philp 4:11)
The meek do not grumble, he will not say when it comes to the table; it’s the same food again! But will bow his head in prayer and say, ‘what we are thankful for the Lord providing this food.’ It’s like the poor Christian when he went home very tired found two pieces of sardine with three potatoes for his dinner on the table, for which he prayed, ‘ Heavenly Father, we are thankful for you that you have ransacked both earth and sea to find us this food.’ He was content with enjoyment. Man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things he owns but the man who is meek will inherit the earth. Yes, we conquer the earth with the gentle and a quiet spirit.
There was this Christian man who had a servant, the servant one morning woke up and went fishing but he locked the house and the master inside, he came very late. But the Christian master said to the servant, next time when you go out please leave the key, and today I was able to study and pray while you were out. He did not get furious and mad at the servant but had a gentle spirit. (Ephesians 4:26-27)
They do not quarrel with God when there are difficulties and
hardships comes, they do not murmur, grumble, get angry, losing your temper,
fight but a graceful man as he is under
control with strength. They are men, women and children of grace. This is the
opposite of a revengeful spirit. Revenge is not from God but from Satan, it is
the language of Satan, revenge brings nothing but problems. But meekness or
gentleness brings healing, forgiveness and peace. (Rom
Beatitudes shows the true character of a Christian, a person who is born again, realizes his bankrupt towards God, he is poor in spirit, sinful condition, then he will mourn repent, mourn of his sins, then he gets his power and strength from God and he is under control, he is meek, his personality is being changed.
Meek man inherits the earth not with the power of money, politics and his strength but with the weapons of meekness, long suffering, forbearance, kindness, forgiveness, keeping silent when someone is tempting you to get mad.
During the Puritan times there was a very godly minister by the name of Mr. Deering. One day while he was eating his dinner an ungodly wicked man provoked him to anger by throwing a glass of beer on his face. The minister took his handkerchief wiped his face, continued eating. The wicked man provoked him again a second time, then the minister again wiped his face and continued eating. The ungodly man got so mad and did it again the third time with great insults and blasphemy. But the minister made no reply wiped his face. Then the man came and fell at the minister’s feet and convicted of his wickedness when he saw the meekness of Mr. Deering and his pitying love for the wicked man. Here we see the power of God manifested in a true Christian minister where he was able to conquer the wicked man by his forbearance, long suffering, patience, kindness, humility and love. At the end of the day, meekness wins. Meekness is the best way to conquer and melt the heart of an enemy.
The word inherit means the title. Like the title of the land. The title of the earth belongs to those who are meek; they will inherit thousands of acres. Yes, the meek will inherit the earth, one day the lost paradise, the Garden of Eden, which was lost due to sin, we will gain back, and we will conquer but only those who are meek in spirit. (Ps 37:11).
Pray earnestly that God will give a spirit of meekness. Mercy comes in at the door of prayer. When faith sets prayer on work, prayer sets God on work.