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This is an interesting one because when hearing the word meek, perhaps the word “weak” also comes to mind, but this just isn’t the case.
Meek, in simple terms, means to yield. To yield to others’ needs even when you could very well look the other way or charge ahead and be first.
Think about a yield sign for a moment. When approaching a yield sign, what does it mean? It means that we should give the right away to the vehicles in the other lane of traffic before pulling out onto the road ourselves. In other words, put others first.
This is counter-intuitive to much of what our culture teaches us. We learn very early on that if we want or need something, we need to get out there and make it happen! We need to exert our presence, pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and make moves or make excuses! It really doesn’t matter who we have to step on or past or what ladders we need to climb, just as long, as we get it done!
And while this may seem okay in certain situations, it really isn’t what Jesus taught or exhibited at all - He said the greatest among you is the greatest servant! Yielding is not weak, but rather it takes much courage, and it means that you trust God enough to know that even should you yield to Him or others, He is going to take care of you! We don’t need to try and skip to the front of the line or make ourselves known to Him, He sees us, and He loves us anyway, flaws and all!
Listen, God’s ways are oftentimes completely opposite to what the world teaches us.
For example, in the kingdom of God, the way up is down, to be first, you must be last, and in order to truly live, you must die first!
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. (Isaiah 55:8,9)
However, this doesn’t mean God doesn’t want His ways to be our ways or His thoughts to be our thoughts, and that is awesome news for us as believers!
He isn’t selfish and He isn’t a hoarder. He longs to show Himself mighty on the behalf of His children, working in and through them.
This starts with us wanting to receive from Him and humbling ourselves to do just that.
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By Joshua Scott ZeitzThis is an interesting one because when hearing the word meek, perhaps the word “weak” also comes to mind, but this just isn’t the case.
Meek, in simple terms, means to yield. To yield to others’ needs even when you could very well look the other way or charge ahead and be first.
Think about a yield sign for a moment. When approaching a yield sign, what does it mean? It means that we should give the right away to the vehicles in the other lane of traffic before pulling out onto the road ourselves. In other words, put others first.
This is counter-intuitive to much of what our culture teaches us. We learn very early on that if we want or need something, we need to get out there and make it happen! We need to exert our presence, pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and make moves or make excuses! It really doesn’t matter who we have to step on or past or what ladders we need to climb, just as long, as we get it done!
And while this may seem okay in certain situations, it really isn’t what Jesus taught or exhibited at all - He said the greatest among you is the greatest servant! Yielding is not weak, but rather it takes much courage, and it means that you trust God enough to know that even should you yield to Him or others, He is going to take care of you! We don’t need to try and skip to the front of the line or make ourselves known to Him, He sees us, and He loves us anyway, flaws and all!
Listen, God’s ways are oftentimes completely opposite to what the world teaches us.
For example, in the kingdom of God, the way up is down, to be first, you must be last, and in order to truly live, you must die first!
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. (Isaiah 55:8,9)
However, this doesn’t mean God doesn’t want His ways to be our ways or His thoughts to be our thoughts, and that is awesome news for us as believers!
He isn’t selfish and He isn’t a hoarder. He longs to show Himself mighty on the behalf of His children, working in and through them.
This starts with us wanting to receive from Him and humbling ourselves to do just that.