Wednesday Wisdom | Meekness isn’t weakness
Written by H, Posted in Christian Living, Wednesday Wisdom
“Meekness isn’t weakness; it’s strength under control.”
I love this quote. Meekness can be defined in several ways, including gentle, humble, soft, or mild. Meekness is not weakness.
Just because you’re gentle, just because you’re humble, just because you’re kind— in no way does that mean that you are weak. In fact, I’d say quite the opposite. Meekness requires a great deal of strength.
Meekness requires strength to maintain grace and poise when others oppose you for standing up for what’s right; meekness requires strength to remain calm even though inside you’re not; meekness requires strength to have a heart and a spirit that are submitted and committed to living for the Lord.
Ephesians 4:1-2 says that we should “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called with all humility and gentleness.”
“Meekness isn’t weakness; it’s strength under control.”
![The crowd in John 6 were literally hungry, many of them being poor and without food.
It did not matter to them how Jesus went about preparing the feast for them, or the means by which He fed them; it mattered to them that they were fed.
Jesus admonished them and called them out for their motives, “Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.” (John 6:26).
As we seek after Jesus, are we doing so because of Him, or because of what He can do for us?
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