The Strength of Meekness
Please remember that these Beatitudes are conducts, characters and qualities that tell us who is truly blessed. May we strive to live according to Jesus’ dictates.
Today, we focus on the strength of meekness.
Jesus said, ” Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5.”
Meekness is a quality of being gentle, humble, patient, and not easily provoked. It’s often misunderstood as weakness, but in reality, it’s a form of strength in disguise and under control.
The world is ladden with ‘sick’ people. Some just enjoy seeing others hurt and angry. It takes meekness to manage your emotions in this crazy world. Check out my blog on dealing with such people at https://www.davidsanda.com/blog/
Humility, Gentleness, Patience and Self-control are attributes that characterize meekness. No wonder Jesus said we should learn of Him and be meek and lowly. Not to esteem ourselves beyond measure.
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. Matthew 11:29 (KJV)
To be meek is Christlikeness. It shows we have been influenced by His love and grace.
In the book of Psalms the meek is promised the earth as an inheritance plus abundance of peace. That’s something money can not buy. – True peace in its abundance!
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalms 37:11 (KJV)
Have you ever heard the story of The Quiet Strength of the Willow?
In a village nestled between mountains and rivers, two trees stood side by side: a proud oak and a humble willow.
The oak was tall and rigid, boasting of its strength to all who passed. “No wind can bend me,” it declared. “I stand firm while others fall.”
The willow, slender and soft, said nothing. It simply swayed with the breeze, its branches dipping gracefully toward the earth.
One summer, a storm unlike any the village had ever seen swept through the valley. Thunder roared, lightning cracked, and the wind howled with fury.
The oak resisted, straining against the gusts. But its pride became its downfall—its trunk snapped, and it crashed to the ground.
The willow, though battered, bent with the wind. It bowed low, never breaking. When the storm passed, it stood again, quiet and whole.
The villagers gathered and marveled. “The oak was mighty,” they said, “but the willow endured.”
And so, the willow became a symbol—not of weakness, but of strength through gentleness. It taught the village that meekness is not surrender, but wisdom in knowing when to yield.
Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. James 3:13 (ASV)
Wisdom is meek. Even when you think you know, you know nothing. It is good to stay low and humble.
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 1 Corinthians 8:2 (KJV)
Meditate on This:
– Do I associate meekness with weakness, or with strength under control?
– How do I respond when I’m wronged—do I seek revenge or peace?
– In what ways can I practice gentleness today?
Prayer:
Dear Father, help me to endure like the Willow which was willing to bend gracefully. Teach me to be more like Jesus as I yield to Your Spirit in meekness.
“Lord, keep me low; empty me more and more; lay me in the dust, let me be dead and buried as to all that is of self; then shall Jesus live in me, and reign in me, and be truly my All-in-all!” — Charles H. Spurgeon.”