IN HIS UNFAILING LOVE
M E E K N E S S
"The meek man is not a human mouse affected with a sense of his own infirmity.
Rather, he may be in his moral life as bold as a lion and as strong as Samson;
but he has stopped being fooled about himself. He has accepted God's estimate
of his own life. He knows he is as weak and helpless as God has declared him
to be, but paradoxically, he knows at the same time that he is, in the sight of God,
more important than angels. In himself, nothing; in God, everything. That is his
motto. He knows well that the world will never see him as God sees him and
he has stopped caring. He rests perfectly content to allow God to place His own
values. He will be patient to wait for the day when everything will get its own
price tag and real worth will come into its own. Then the righteous shall shine
forth in the kingdom of their Father. He is willing to wait for that day.
"In the meantime, he will have attained a place of soul rest. As he walks on in
meekness he will be happy to let God defend him. The old struggle to defend
himself is over. He has found the peace which meekness brings".
(From "The Pursuit of God" by A. W. Tozer)
In His Unfailing Love,
His Messenger
Psalm 22:26 "The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that
seek him; your heart shall live forever."
Psalm 25:9 "The meek will he guide in judgment; and the meek will he teach his way."
Psalm 37:11 "But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace.
Psalm 76:4-9 "Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight
when once thou art angry?
"Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared,
and was still,
"When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
Psalm 147:6 "The LORD lifteth up the meek; he casteth the wicked down to the ground."
Psalm 149:4 "For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek
with salvation.
Isaiah 11:4 "But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity
for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."
Isaiah 29:19 "The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among
men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."
Isaiah 61:1 "The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me: because the LORD hath anointed
me to preach good tidings unto the meek: he hath sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison
to them that are bound;
"To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all that mourn;
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil
of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they
might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might
be glorified."
Zephaniah 2:3 "Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his
judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day
of the LORD's anger."
Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
Matthew 11:29 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Ephesians 4:1-3 "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in
love;
"Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace".
Colossians 3:12-13 "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye".
Titus 3:2 "To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing
all meekness unto all men".
James 1:21 "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and
receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
James 3:13 "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show
out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom".
1 Peter 3:4 " But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight
of God of great price."
1 Peter 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to
give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in
you with meekness and fear:
"Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers,
they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
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