Meekness is linked to self-control. It is knowing that you have the ability to defeat your enemies, I mean to completely crush them ......but you don't.
Because you are under control,
no you're not weak,
your strength is limitless,
you truly can cause damage in others lives,
but you don't because you realize stronger than your ability,
and maybe even your desire to reek havoc on someone who may deserve it,
is your submission to the will of God.
Truly the Spirit of God is working in and through you. Picture the restraint of God the Father witnessing the brutal display of terror at the expense of His Son's life, yet with restraint He stays His hand that could crush the memory of the existence of those who are causing such harm to the spotless lamb. Knowing that He is in control, and that we will benefit from His meekness that is displayed. May we see that this way of Kingdom living is not merely an expectation placed on us by a tyrannical deity but by a suffering Savior who Himself modeled each one of these attributes in order to show us a better way to live.
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Donnie and I like this one,we were talking about this one, this makes more sense, than what meekness is presented as by other sources. The example Jesus, Peter, Paul, etc... all set is boldness, not weakness= what one usually thinks of when one thinks of meek.
ReplyDeleteTamed animals. I can wrap my head around that one.