SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 4/23/2020
9:29 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
“The Necessity for Meekness”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matthew 5:5
Message of the verse: “5 Blessed are the
meek: for they shall inherit the earth” (AKJV).
Now
if I would ask you what is the first thing that we see meekness is necessary
for perhaps some would say it is necessary for salvation, and I believe that
would be correct. We see in this verse
that only the meek shall inherit the earth, and this is true because only the
meek belong to the King who will rule the future kingdom of earth, something we
have written about before. Let us look
at Psalm 149:4 from the NIV version of the Bible: “For the LORD takes delight in his people; He crowns the humble with
salvation.” The disciples came to
Jesus and ask them who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven and His
answer is found in Matthew 18:2-4 “2 And He called a child to Himself and set
him before them, 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children,
you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is
the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
Another
reason for the necessity of meekness is because it is commanded. We will go to a book from the OT that perhaps
not many have read a lot to find where it is commanded as we go to the book of Zephaniah
2:3 “Seek the
LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek
righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will
be hidden In the day of the LORD’S anger.” (See the highlighted part.) Next we go to the book of James ad he
commands believers in 1:21 “Therefore, putting aside
all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive
the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.” MacArthur adds “Those who do not have a
humble spirit are not able even to listen rightly to God’s Word, much less
understand and receive it.”
Next
reason for the necessity of meekness is that we cannot witness effectively
without it and we will go to Peter’s
first letter to see why: “but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being
ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the
hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;” (1 Peter 3:15). This is a wonderful verse to memorize and to
put into practice for after all we who are believers have the best hope of
anyone. Again MacArthur adds “Pride will
always stand between our testimony and those to whom we testify. They will see us instead of the Lord, no
matter how orthodox our theology or how refined our technique.”
This
forth reason perhaps should be higher in the ranking for what this forth reason
is makes it very important and that is
the necessity of meekness is to bring glory to our Lord. This is the opposite of pride, for pride
wants to bring glory to ourselves.
Meekness is reflected in our attitude toward other believers. Humility in relation to fellow believers gives
God glory. Let us finish this SD by
looking at Romans 15:5-7 “5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and
encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to
Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also
accepted us to the glory of God.”
Lord
willing in our next SD we will begin to look at Matthew 5:6 “Happy are the
Hungry.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I took from this section the necessity of
being meek when witnessing. I have to
become a friend before giving the truths of the gospel unless perhaps I am not
going to see that person again.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Trust the Lord to help me with being more
content, humble, and to have joy as I study God’s Word.
4/23/2020 10:02 AM
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