Saturday, May 11, 2013

Meekness in Relationships

"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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