Jesus calls His people to a life of gentleness--to a life of meekness and humility. He desires for us to be like Him, one to whom the weary and burdened can come in order to find encouragement, a soft word to their anger, a quiet strength, rest for their soul.
Listen:
"Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earth."
"A gentle (soft) answer turns away wrath."
I "urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ."
"Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness.
The "hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God."
"The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness.
"Blessed are the gentle for they shall inherit the earth."
"A gentle (soft) answer turns away wrath."
I "urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ."
"Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness.
The "hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God."
"The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness.
To be like Him, we must be gentle.
Remember His description as He entered Jerusalem on the way to the cross: "Behold, your King is coming, gentle, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden." The King of Glory arrays Himself in gentleness.
He describes Himself: "Come to Me, all you are weary and burdened. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul." Jesus, a sharer of our weariness and heavy burdens, the Savior whose gentle presence gives strength and rest to our souls.
Remember His description as He entered Jerusalem on the way to the cross: "Behold, your King is coming, gentle, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden." The King of Glory arrays Himself in gentleness.
He describes Himself: "Come to Me, all you are weary and burdened. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul." Jesus, a sharer of our weariness and heavy burdens, the Savior whose gentle presence gives strength and rest to our souls.
Do you long for, pray, that He might transform you into such a presence. Is it your heart's strong desire to be one to whom the weary turn knowing that in your presence they will find a quiet strength, an encouraging word, a soft answer for their angry hearts, a sense of rest for their troubled soul? I will only be walking worthy of His calling for my life if I allow His Spirit to fill me with His gentleness. Do I live such a life in my calling? Do my students know that in my classroom they will find encouragement, soft and gentle answers to all their struggles, a quiet strength that puts their souls and hearts at rest no matter how weary their day? I pray that He enables me to be such a presence. Daily.
Whatever your calling, whatever your gender, a "gentle, quiet spirit is precious in the sight of God." May the Spirit so control us that we can be such a rock of gentleness in the lives of all those He sends into our lives. "Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness." May those who come into our presence sense His presence and find rest for their souls.
Whatever your calling, whatever your gender, a "gentle, quiet spirit is precious in the sight of God." May the Spirit so control us that we can be such a rock of gentleness in the lives of all those He sends into our lives. "Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness." May those who come into our presence sense His presence and find rest for their souls.
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