Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the humble…Blessed are they who mourn… Blessed are the meek…God blesses the hearts belonging to Him…Blesses without measure. To our delight, we receive an abundance of peace and a priceless, unimaginable, eternal inheritance. Do we have to wait for it? Or can we experience the blessing here, now? Being meek is described as mild, patient, long suffering. One word is used an arrow from the bow of the enemy, it isn’t a characteristic of being meek. It actually awakens a spirit of Pride and sets up the ‘battlefield’ for confrontation. Carefully etched on the side of that arrow is the word ‘weak’…. There’s nothing weak in meekness. It takes God’s Strength to be long suffering, to have self-control, to be patient when life is hard, chaos erupts, or we’re suffering, in pain and afflicted. If our armor is in place, the Breastplate of Righteousness deflects the arrow called Weak, sending it into the dust at our feet rendering its poison ineffective as we continue to follow Jesus. The Sword of the Spirit, the Truth of who we are in Him gives us what we need to stand against the Deceiver. We’ve received the Strength needed to maintain a steady resolve to be patient, and selfless, to not shy away from the hard things, knowing in our hearts long suffering has its reward. Here’s where the wheat and chaff will be separated, those who ‘give to get’ will be sifted out. Meekness can’t be forced, nor does it grow in ‘infertile soil’. It can only grow in a heart that receives from God and seeks to be in right standing with Him. We have an enemy who twists God‘s Word in an attempt to cause us to doubt ourselves and God so… We put on the armor of God, the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the shoes fit for the gospel of peace, the Helmet of Salvation, the Shield of Faith and the Sword of the Spirit. We rise, knowing we’re blessed. In Humility and Meekness, our first step is taken in His Strength, empowered to live a spirit filled life in godly ch
