"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Matt 5:5
As I have posted before, this study is taking us through the Sermon on the Mount. In this chapter we are learning about being "gentle". "Meek" or "Meekness" is often translated "Gentle" or "Gentleness". Meekness is one of those words in the Bible that I have always heard and thought that I understood but never really took the time to go "deeper" and study...until now.
What a great first day of study and reading so far, learning more about meekness. Here is a quick summary with what Kay describes as meekness:
"Meekness speaks of a submissive and trusting attitude towards God. It is an attitude which accepts all of God's ways with us as good. It does not murmur or dispute. It neither rebels nor retaliates. It realizes that what comes to us from the hand of man has been permitted by God's sovereignty, has been filtered through His fingers of love, and will be used by God for His glory and our ultimate good. ... Meekness looks beyond circumstances - no matter how upsetting and hurtful - and bows the knee to the sovereign God."
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2 comments:
Hey Amy, I am so glad you posted and wow you're on Chapter 4! I really need to get going!!
Meekness, I never really thought of it like this before! You are right it's something I haven't thought of in a deeper meaning!
The words that came to mind as I was reading this post are:
Soft and gentle yet unwavering! It actually reminds me a lot of how mom was! Soft and meek but yet a strong tower when it came to what she believed was right!!
Thanks for sharing!
Love you
Jen
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