MEEKNESS
AND DIVINE DIRECTION
“God
blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them”
– Matthew
5:5 (NLT).
The greatest encounter or privilege a
person can have on this earth is for that person to be led by God. This is because
any person God leads is guaranteed of divine provisions, daily guidance, unfathomable
peace, righteous lifestyle, comfort in the midst of difficulties, divine
vindication and exaltation, long life, and divine exploits! However, God does
not just lead anybody; He only leads the meek. “The meek will he guide in
judgment: and the meek will he teach his ways” – Psalm 25:9 (KJV). Moses and
Jesus did great exploits while on this earth because of their meekness towards God
by which He led them in all their ways.
This earth and the one to come belongs to
God and He gives either of them to any person He wills – the meek. Matthew 5:5
expressly states that the meek shall inherit the earth. Meekness denotes
gentleness, which “means to approach others (including one’s enemies) in a
humble and caring spirit, not using force to get one’s way”.[1]
It involves tolerance, forbearance, adaptability and more importantly, humility.
Meekness thus generally denotes gentleness and humility. For Rev Dr Selwyn
Hughes, “Humility is seeing ourselves from God’s point of view and having a
right opinion of ourselves.” This means that humility is deep-rooted in both a
correct view about God and that of ourselves in the light of His word.
Numbers 12:3 testifies about the meekness
of Moses. This character trait of Moses paved way for God to communicate with
him directly and plainly, beyond dreams and visions. Today, God mainly guides
us through His word and the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18, 22-33). Meekness
is among the fruit of the Spirit. This means that we cannot exhibit meekness
unless we allow the Holy Spirit to reside within us by surrendering our hearts
to Jesus and God’s word (Matthew 11:28-29; John 6:63). We naturally exhibit
meekness when the Holy Spirit takes deep roots in our hearts. Does He really
live in your heart?
Richard
Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom
Blog:
www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com
Email:
richardobengmensah@gmail.com
[1]
William D. Mounce, Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old &
New Testament Words (Zondervan 2006) 281.
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