Blessed Are the Meek

Blessed Are the Meek

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

Matthew 5:1,5 (NKJV)
¹  And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
⁵  Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

“Meek” in the above verse is transliterated from the Greek word “praus” which means mild, or humble.  To be meek or humble is not to be weak, passive or timid.  When we know who we are in Jesus Christ, we are more willing to be obedient to Him and less likely to be fearful of the world around us.  We will also be less likely to react in anger, offense, or violence. It is often uncertainty that triggers rage.

Just who are we in Jesus Christ?  We must remember Paul’s admonition, “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” Romans 12:3 (NKJV) If we are not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought, grammatically speaking, we are to think of ourselves highly, just not more highly than God has ordained. 

What does God think of me?  First of all, I am a new creation in Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17).  God says that I am His child. (John 1:12)  I am also His friend.  (John 15:15) I am a joint heir with Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:17) My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19) I am already a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20) I am the Bride of Christ and He calls me His beloved. 

If I am self-deprecating and continue to wallow in the self I was before I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I have entered into idolatry and self-worship because I am putting my unregenerated thoughts above the Word of the God Who sent His Son to die on the cross for me.  I am saying that the finished work of the cross was not enough to set me free from the past.  I was once a sinner saved by grace, but now, because of that grace, I am a beloved child of God.

When I know who I am in the heart of God, I have the assurance, authority and privilege to react to the circumstances around me with the heart of Jesus. 

Because I know Who God is and who I am in Him, I know that He is good and His desires for me are good.  I know that He came that I might have life and have it more abundantly. (John10:10b).  Therefore, I know that obedience to Him will bring peace, joy and hope into my life.

God loves the meek and has given them the inheritance of the earth which He has created and established as the realm of those know their Creator, know who they are in Him and surrender willing to His goodness.