Meekness: November 25, 2011

TODAYS WORD FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2011

MEEKNESS

DEFINITION:

Submissive; humble; gentleness.

SCRIPTURE:

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5.

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Jesus spoke to the multitudes and said “Blessed are the meek.” When He used the word meek He was talking about being gentle and humble. The meek prosper in this world because they are the ones who have power under control.

Many believers today often forget God in their daily decision making and try to live their life by using their own power. When this happens, we as believers need to ask God to teach us meekness so that we can live in, and depend on, His strength.

Moses thought he could use his power to bring about deliverance for God’s people from slavery. He misused his power by killing an Egyptian, which only dissipated his power because he lost the respect of his own people. (Exodus 2: 11-15) God had to teach him meekness and in Numbers 12:3 we read that after Moses learned his lesson by trying to operate on his own power that Moses became very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.

It is important for us to understand that power without control dissipates into useless energy. Some time ago we spent a few relaxing days at Niagara Falls. This is one of the most spectacular sights we have ever seen. We watched and listened to the roar of 6 million cubic feet of water come over those falls every minute. This makes it the most powerful waterfall in North America.

But very few people know that more than 50% of the river’s water is diverted before it reaches the falls via four huge tunnels. The diverted water passes through hydroelectric turbines that supplies power to nearby areas of Canada and the United States before it returns to the river well past the falls.

This is a marvelous example for us to understand that power without control will most often go into useless energy. We as believers need to let go of our personal power and let God’s power flow through our lives. Nothing is more powerful than the power that we can have when under God’s control.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Romans 8:14.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

PRAYER:

Help us to strive to do Your will so that we may experience Your power in our lives. When we struggle to succeed and realize we might fail in our own power, help us to realize that it is by Your strength that we need to succeed.