Matthew 5:5

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” You have heard that meekness is not weakness but rather strength restrained. That is a nice way to look at the attribute of meekness; yet, it really doesn’t apply when it comes to this word meek as found in our passage. The word for meek here is the Greek word prau`s which simply means humble.

Jesus is quoting from Psalm 37:11 “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”

In a world where the sword ruled the day and people revered conquerors as gods, Jesus teaches that a humble person will be the person who conquers the earth. (Matthew 20:21‑28; Romans 13:1‑6) Meekness is its own reward and pride is its own curse. Imagine the earth belonging to you. Jesus said if you are meek, you have an unfathomable reward coming to you. Working hard is the worldly way to gain prominence. HUMBLING yourself is the Lord’s way to gain prominence.

The blessed state of the humble man is seen in three parts. He has the new condition that derives from self-abasement (Psalm 149:4). He has no soulless of mind because he has done no one wrong (Psalm 22:26). He has security because he utterly depends upon the Lord for direction (Psalm 25:9). The meekness of Psalm 37:11 describes not how we respond to our fellow man, but rather it refers to how humble are we before the Lord. God can trust you with greater things when you trust him with your life. The meek person holds all things with a light hand so that God can take them at any time.

Word for Today
Unfathomable ‑ Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible.

Quote for Today
Courage is always greatest when blended with meekness; intellectual ability is most admired when it sparkles in the setting of modest self‑distrust; and never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive any injury.
- Author Unknown