Matthew 5:5 (KJV), “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Happy are those that are meek. The Greek Lexicon defines meek as: mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit, meekness. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as: enduring injury with patience and without resentment. So, if you endure your circumstances with Patience (the habit of bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint), without resentment and with a gentle spirit you will come out on the other side of this circumstance enjoying happiness.
But, there is another added benefit to meekness. The verse says that those that are meek will inherit the earth. I like what Message translation says about inheriting the earth…”That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.” There are so many promises and blessings that are available to us as Children of God. Those that are meek, inherit those things. It is like our birthright.
Don’t make the same mistake that Esua, in the Old Testament made. He sold his birthright during a time he thought he’d died of hunger for a measly bowl of lentil soup. That birthright gave him the right to the land, money, possessions and authority of his father when his father died. He gave up all that for a bowl of soup that would only satisfy him for a short time. So, why would we want to give up our birthright in Jesus for the anger, strife and discontentment this world has to offer? Oh, the devil will “pretty it all up” and make it look good and enticing…but the end thereof will bring destruction in your life. Our birthright in Jesus gives us access to His power, blessings, promises and wealth in having our needs supplied. He already paid the price with His death on the cross…those things are available to us now.
I am SO thankful for the Word of God and the encouragement it brings from day to day. My prayer today is Lord, help me to endure through my circumstances with patience, without resentment and with a gentle spirit. I want to inherit those things that can not be bought…those things that bring a lastly happiness that this world can not give. ♥
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