Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
~ Matthew 5:5
This may be one of the most ridiculed of all the verses from the Sermon on the Mount. I can't count how many tough guys on TV and in movies have twisted this verse into some kind of joke. This might be because we see meekness as weakness. The meek are doormats in our estimation, and we couldn't be more wrong. To be meek means to be obedient and submissive, yes, but not to men. We are to be meek to God. The best soldier is one who is meek in regards to his commanding officer but not with his enemy. We are not doormats unless it will bring glory to God for us to be. We are not weak at all because we have the power of the Spirit within us, which is necessary to be able to have the strength to turn the other cheek and love our enemies. No one could ever live out the kind of love God required but Jesus. It's not weakness to be meek. It takes more strength than any of us posses. It takes a gift of grace to have the power to submit to God's will over our own. Today let us ask God for the strength to be meek.
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