I
grew up in a time when, as kids, we spent our Saturday morning in front of the
TV. We sat there and watched The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers or some other gun
slinging, tobacco chewing, bronco-busting cowboy do his best to tame the Wild
West and bring law and order to the small town folk...the part I liked
best...breaking those wild stallions.
Now
to break a wild stallion and be seen riding off into the sunset on that same
horse later in the show, the cowboy had
his work cut out for him as this wild animal did all within his power to throw
off that cowboy and then trample him under foot. But, the real cowboys got
thrown off; got up, dusted themselves off and got right back on that horse
until that wild stallion could be ridden around that corral, fully harnessed
for life as a cow pony. The stallion's spirit had been broken and now he was
ready for service...totally submissive to the reins and to the cowboy who held
them.
When
Jesus told the meek they would be blessed, He implied a gentleness, a humility,
even a submission that an untamed will could never know. He probably had at the
core of this teaching the scripture from
Psalm 37 that reads, "The meek will
inherit the land and enjoy great peace." He was clearly saying that those who will
surrender their will to God and be subjected to His will over their own..they
will indeed be blessed with the lavish inheritance that only our Heavenly
Father can bestow on those whose will has been broken.
Meekness
is the harnessing of our will so that we can be under the control of a loving
and powerful God. It is our humble acceptance of our lowly position before
God...our need to be broken so that we might be raised up to walk in the
newness that is ours in Christ Jesus.
This
meekness is not for the weak, but rather the strong! We see our best example of
meekness when we look at Jesus. He had the power of Heaven, always at his
fingertips. The Heavenly Host just a spoken word away! The power of the Father
just a prayer away...and we saw him keep all that strength locked tightly in
his heart as He pursued the will of His Father...and the same must be true for
you and me.
So,
where are you and I on the meekness scale? Do we see ourselves as puny and
defenseless, cowering when pressed about the Savior we serve? God is not asking
us to be timid or weak in our dealings with life and those we encounter...He
is, however, asking us to be gentle, unassuming, compliant and broken before
him so that we might be used for His glory.
God
does NOT honor an untamed will; but He does honor those who rely on Him to
accomplish His purpose through their obedience...from a life such as this, God will reap a great harvest of eternal
value...and the one who lives such a life of meekness will truly inherit the
earth and all the glory that comes from living for God.
Are
you strong in the Lord by the surrender of your will? Have you come broken of a
haughty spirit and now stand before Him ready to let go of your plans and adopt
His plans as your own? If so, you have a
spirit of meekness that makes you strong and ready for battle.
So be
prepared....the Deceiver will bring his demons against you...BUT GREATER IS HE
THAT IS IN YOU THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!!!!
Humbly
prepared...trusting my Lord,
WPQ
Poem
for the day:
God has set before
each of us
A task we are
called to do;
To share our hope
in Jesus...
Let His love come
shining through.
We're not to cower
in darkness;
Timid, afraid or
weak.
But to serve our
Lord with gladness...
Bold, assured
...but meek!
Going where the
Spirit leads
Ready to face the
test...
Willing to follow
the Savior's plan
Always ready to
give our best!
Waiting for that
one day
When there before
our King...
We stand adorned in
meekness
And join that great
choir to sing...
"Hosanna to Him who reigns on High"
The Father's will
was ours to seek;
And when surrendered our will to His
He showered
blessing upon the meek!
WPQ © July 2019
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