Meekness is not weakness

EVANGEL DAILY MEAL DEVOTIONAL
Friday 9 November 2018

Text:
Numbers.12:3; Psalm 25:8-10

TOPIC:
THE MEEK IS NOT THE WEAK

KEY VERSE
Psalm 37:11

MESSAGE
There is a sagely saying that the meek has saved his life and that of a violent aggressor by refusing to fight. The idea is that if the meek had gone forward to fight, he might get killed but the strong man that killed him would also die for murder.

Meekness is not necessarily weakness. It is wisdom; the ability to weigh matters with even and balanced passion to determine whether to fight on or fall back . The meek knows when it is better to suffer injuries in silence without feeling a spirit of revenge. The palm tree is very meek. It bows very low when the evil wind is blowing and when it is over , it stands erect again. Some other trees that haven't this wisdom stand erect while the evil wind is blowing and are felled. At last, it is the meek that inherits the earth!

In April 10, 2017, the Governor of United States of Alabama, Mr. Robert Bentley, a born again Christian, resigned as a result of a sex scandal involving him and his female aide. Announcing his resignation, Bentley said, " I pray every morning for wisdom and guidance and forgiveness for the sins I have committed." Bentley meekly acknowledged his sin and asked for forgiveness, recognizing that this was not the time to make excuses but to quietly bear the brunt.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS
Meekness is not weakness. There is strength in meekness.

PRAYER
Heavenly Father, give me the courage to be meek.

BIBLE READING FOR A YEAR
Ezra 6-8; 2 Timothy 3