"Now,
the man Moses was very meek." How does meekness apply to my
relationships with others? "Let nothing be done through strife or
selfish ambition but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better
than themselves." Esteem is the foundation of tenderness. Meekness
exhibited in the life of the Christian, therefore, is treating others
with a tender heart as the loving mother tenderly cares
for the needs of her children, sacrificing even her needs for their
wants. That is the meekness of spirit we are to have toward others.
Christ took upon Himself the form of a servant. He was always looking
at the multitude and "being moved with compassion," no matter why they
were seeking Him. "For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to
but to minister, and to give His life as a ransom for many." Jesus,
the very Son of God, gave Himself in meekness to save His enemies--those
at enmity with God. Us. Me.
Moses, after the people had sinned
with the construction and worship of the golden calf--and he had not
done either--made this compassionate plea to the God who had just , by
the way, told him that He would just as soon forget these Israelites and
make a great nation out of Moses, "Lord, yet now, if Thou will forgive
their sins--and if not, blot me, I pray out of the book that Thou has
written." Moses esteemed those idolatrous, selfish, undeserving,
murmuring people better than himself. He offered himself that they
might be spared. That's meekness in action.
Do I have meekness? It
will be evident by the way I perceive and react to the needs of
others--even the most "undeserving" others.
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