Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ. - Matthew Henry
This 'kingdom characteristic' of meekness is the clue to so much that God does in our lives, yet we too rarely recognise it. He wants us to be meek. But first he may have to break our pride, destroy our sense of self-sufficiency and humble us under his mighty hand before he uses us for … Continue reading One More On the Meek
Let us for a few moments consider this idea of the Christian hope and the significance the apostle ascribes to it for the practice of religion. In the first place, we notice that the hope of which the text speaks is not a general sort of hopefulness, it's the expectation of future blessedness in an … Continue reading More On the Meek
It is not uncommon for commentators and Bible teachers to interpret the “blesseds” in the Beatitudes as meaning “to be happy.” The Greek work translated as “blessed” is makarios, and while “happy” is one of the ways it can be interpreted, in the broader context of the Beatitudes, happy seems to miss the mark. For one … Continue reading The Meek
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