Thoughts for Today: “Meekness Is Strength”

In one of the best-known Beatitudes, Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5)

In the Greek it refers to a wild horse that’s been tamed, or medicine that tames a fever. Someone who was meek is then someone who has great strength under restraint.

Look at what the Bible says about Moses.

“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)

Moses never compromised God’s principles of righteousness, nor did he compromise with evil. Instead, he was meek because he was sensitive to the will of God.

Meekness is strength under control, which means that meekness is an attitude of the heart. It’s an attitude of submission to God. It describes someone who is crushed and mourns as their heart is broken by sin, and they gladly submit to God acknowledging their indebtedness to Him.