A Meek Individual, A Majestic Inheritance
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
What do you think when you hear the word “meek?” In a day of “influencers” and “viral videos,” meekness is the doormat of the proud and powerful. Today, one either promotes themselves for what they have or punishes themselves for what they have not. The voices and values of mankind are not regulated by proportionate and perceptive reason; rather, passion propels men. Is this not the case? One former leader hurls the insults of schoolyard ruffians while the current assaults men’s sensibilities with the boogeymen of yesteryear. Men filled with hot air and empty words may be passionate, but they are far from meek. Yet on the other hand, the vindictive statements uttered by those who devalue and depreciate themselves are equally far removed from meekness. Pride and pity are two sides of the same coin, but neither have the value of meekness. Men of unruly passions are not men of godly character.
To understand meekness, one must first look to Him who is “gentle and lowly in heart.” In the only description of His heart in the entirety of the Gospels, Jesus is meek. The One to whom all the fullness of heaven and earth belongs is meek. The One named “King of kings and Lord of lords” is meek. He was above all others, yet He bore with others, He forgave others, and He loved others even unto death (Phil. 2:6-8). Christ knew exactly who He was; therefore, He found no value in the pity and pride behind man’s passion.
To be meek, the godly man must know who he is. Poor in spirit, mournful over sin - I am nothing. Everything I have and everything I am comes from Christ alone. To find myself in Christ means that I no longer have to use pity and pride as the prybar of selfish passion. As Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said, “To be truly meek means we no longer protect ourselves because we see there is nothing worth defending.” To be meek means that we can bear with all, forgive all, and love all because our all comes from Christ. To be meek means we are content with anything because Christ gives us everything. As Mac Sowell says, “Everything’s a blessing.”
