“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.” - Matthew 5:5 (NLT)
This is the third Beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus intended to teach his disciples about the ways of the Kingdom of God. But so many people, followed him it became the first major public sermon by Jesus. The word for the character used here is ‘humble.’ Other versions use the word ‘meek’ and some ‘gentle’. Many misunderstand that this is NOT the same as weak. In our mixed-up world, we’ve devalued the meaning of meek. It really means “Power under control.” Jesus was one who was meek. He enters Jerusalem just one week before His crucifixion , “Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey’s colt.’" Matthew 21:5 (NLT) The meek trust in God. They delight in him. God promises to give them the earth. The meek know that they are already broken in spirit over their sin and mourning over the consequence of it. They stand humbly before God with nothing to commend themselves. This is what Christ said characterizes people in his kingdom.
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