THE SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS- PART 1

 THE SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS - PART 1

Psalms 25:8-9 "Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgement: and the meek will he teach his way.

Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth"

From the above scriptures, we are made to understand that meekness is an essential virtue for every born again child of God. Even in the world today, certain things cannot be given unto us without us being humble enough to lay hold on them. David talking here says only the meek can be guided by God. As long as we have the Spirit of meekness in us, we submit ourselves to His leading and we are taught of Him. Remember the Bible talks of us being the clay in the hand of a potter (Isaiah 45). God is the potter; He knows everything about us, our purpose and our journeys in life. He has a better understanding of this. But it's the spirit of meekness in us that will make us succumb to His leading. From God's word, we see He is always instructing, always correcting but only a meek heart can accept these instructions. A haughty heart is never submissive. Even when he walks the path of destruction and the instruction comes to take him off this path, he never succumbs. Why? Because he is not filled with the Spirit of meekness. Our God loves meekness. This is what the scripture makes us understand.  Psalm 138:6 "though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; but the proud knoweth he from afar". Proverbs 3:34 "surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. Many instances as this from God's word, to prove his dislike for the sin of pride and his love for the righteousness of meekness. Yes, the righteous are meek! Galatians 5:22-24 makes us understand that one of the fruits of the Spirit i.e the fruit of Righteousness is meekness. Meekness is one of the many proofs of who a truly redeemed child of God is. Every true believer seeks to have a communion with God as every true son his Father, but you cannot have this communion if you detest the fruits he requires. This fruit of meekness! Since God cannot dwell with the proud as we see in Proverbs 6; a believer can only be taught, imparted, instructed, corrected, engraced, blessed, commune with, live a Holy life on the platform of being meek. All these summarize our life as true believers. Proverbs 6:16 "these six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 an heart that devise the wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren". 

From this scripture, we see God hates the abode of the proud. He knows He can never be allowed in; that abode is filled with all evils. With pride, hatred for your neighbors even sets in, mischief, false witness and all that was said in these verses of the Bible. Therefore it is very important for us to have the Spirit of meekness. 

What then is Meekness?

Meekness just means humility. To be meek means to humble one's self. It means to control ego, to submit either to authorities or persons. It means to be selfless; to be lowly in heart. It means to not place much importance on self that it so then affects others. It is willingness to accept; willingness to be taught; willingness to grow. For a person who cannot pay the price of learning i.e. who cannot be taught, he should not expect to enjoy the prize of growth. Meekness even means taking responsibility for your actions. The proud is never responsible for anything. To admit even that a wrong is done by you, you must have the spirit of meekness dwelling on your inside as we see in King David when he was called to order by theProphet Nathan(2 Samuel 12).

It means to not consider yourself above the following(2Timothy 3:16): doctrine , reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness; only then can man be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto good works (verse 17). To be meek means to be totally submissive. Let us understand that being submissive is not a sign of weakness. Moses was meek and according to scriptures he was very great in the land(Exodus 11:3). The things of the Spirit can never be understood in mere mortal wisdom. To the natural man, if you do not show some measure of pride in your dealings, you would be taken for granted. But as believers; children of God, we strive to please God not men. The Bible makes us understand if our ways be pleasant before him, he will make our enemies to be at peace with us. Moreover without meekness, we cannot enjoy the blessings. Because for every blessing from God, there is an instruction to follow, there is always something to do. 

Deuteronomy 28:1 "if thou shall hearten diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set the on high above the nations of the earth". There is always something to do. Bishop David Oyedepo will always say Obedience to God's instructions is gateway to our high places in life. But the proud, the haughty cannot accept His leading not to talk of obeying the instructions. A submissive heart, a submissive will; only one who is humble can receive the instructions and as such inherit the blessings  thereof (Matthew 5:5). 

James 4:5 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up".

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