Meekness: November 21, 2013

TODAY’S WORD FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2013.

MEEKNESS

DEFINITION:

Submissive; humble; gentleness.

SCRIPTURE:

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

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 their ego and self-righteous know-it-all attitude under control.

Many believers today often forget God in their daily decision making and try to live their life the way they want to live it. They want to be in control. When this happens, we as believers need to ask God to teach us meekness so that we can live in obedience to Him and depend on His guidance and His strength.

The way God wants us to live usually contradicts the world’s way of living. When we live in obedience to God, we must be willing to do and say what non-believers will think strange.

Moses succumbed to ego and self-righteousness. He thought he could use his own 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 recognizing the insufficiency of his own power, 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. 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. The power of the river was brought under control to produce beneficial energy.

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. It is only when we let God be in control that we will one day receive all that God has in store for us.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse this week is found in I Timothy 1:15.

It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 

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.