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Meekness follows poverty of spirit andsorrow for sin
It is most natural that a personwho realizes he is spiritually poorand who mourns over his pitiful
state should be emptied of prideand self-centeredness.
There is no more a defiant spiritbut a willing and humble spirit and
he is ready to be led by our LordJesus.
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Meekness - a difficult word to define
This word encompasses manythings but most people imagineit to be a weakness.
It has been confused with
being indecisive, wishy-washyand timid and who is unsure ofhimself.
All these unfortunately arenot what this word mean.
On the contrary this word is apositive word and associatedwith inner strength.
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Moses - the meekest man on earth
Numbers 12:3
His meekness isdemonstrated by thefact that he would
rather have Goddestroyed him thanfor him to destroy hispeople on account of
their sins.
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Greek word for meek
Praus - Greek
It has many meanings.
It means the masteryof ones anger andpassion
Proverbs 16:32 -Hethat is slow to anger isbetter than the
mighty; and he thatrule his spirit betterthan he who conquer acity.
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Other meaning for Praus
It is used to describean animal which hasbeen tamed and
domesticated andwhich has becomesubject to control.
It is no longer wild andcan be rode on and putto good use.
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The meek man does feel anger but ...
For the right reason In the right manner
At the right moment
For the right length of time
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Righteous anger of the meek man
When anger is for our ownsake, it is often wrong.
When anger is for thesake of others, it is often
right. Though Jesus was never
angry at the insults hurledat him, He was angry when
He saw the poor pilgrimsbeing exploited by moneychangers in the temple.
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The power of the meek man
The meek man has theability to bearreproaches and slightswith moderation and does
not embark on revengequickly.
He is not easily provokedto anger but is free frombitterness andcontentiousness, havingtranquility and stabilityof spirit.
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The meek man and others
The meek man sees himselfand all others as under God.
Since he is poor in spirit, hedoes not think more highly of
himself that he ought to andtherefore he relates well toothers.
Most of us are too concerned
with justifying ourselvesrather than edifying others.
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The problem of pride and self-centeredness
Most people tend to assume without thinking that he isthe center of the universe or that others are simplypawns in a chess game.
Hence he relates poorly to the 6 billion others, themajority of whom also unfortunately labour under thesame delusion.
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Ellen Whites comments on meekness(Mount of Blessings p.15,16)
Human nature is everstruggling for expression ofself, or pride, or love ofsupremacy.But when Self is
yield to the disposal of theHoly Spirit, then we are notanxious to have the highestplace. We have no ambition
to crowd and elbowourselves into noticebut wefeel our highest place is atthe feet of the Saviour.
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It is the love of self thatdestroys our peace. Whileself is all alive, we stand
ready continually to guard itfrom mortification andinsult; butwhen we are dead,and our life is hid with Christin God, we shall not take
neglects or slights to heart.We shall be deaf to reproachand blind to scorn and insult.
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Ellen Whites comments on meekness(Mount of Blessings p.15,16)
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Two important facts about Praus
It is the virtue of the man whoacts with gentleness when he hasin his power to act with sternseverity.
He treats that someone who hasbeen very mean to him withkindness (which he does notdeserve).
This Greek word is associatedwith strength rather thanweakness, fear or indifference -it is the gentleness of strength.
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1 Peter 3:4 -A meek spiritis in the sight of God ofgreat value.
1 Timothy 6:11 -Aim atmeekness.
Galatians 5:23- Meeknessis one of the fruits of theHoly Spirit.
Meekness spoken of in the Bible as acardinal Christian virtue
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Matthew 26:39 Like Jesus, the meek man
will pray like him,Not as Iwill but as Thou will, Lord
Self is totally gone in hisprayer.
Prayer of the meek man
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In our world, it is thestrong and self-assertiveones who rule the earth.
But in the world madenew, the last shall be thefirst and the first shallbe the last.
Matthew 23:12- Jesussays that those who
humbled themselves nowwill eventually be exalted. The new earth will be
given to the meek not theself-assertive ones.
The meek shall inherit the earth
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