December 6, 2023 -- Psalm 37:10-11 -- Meek -- a Christmas word
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In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
Psalm 37:10-11
Perhaps you hear the echo of Jesus’ teaching in these words? He taught the people saying, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” Matthew 5:5. The word “meek” means afflicted, humble, patient toward God. Jesus demonstrated what it is to be meek. He had all power and authority, yet He kept Himself perfectly in control, perfectly submitted to His Father in heaven. Think of the many times Jesus could have defended Himself, calling down rank upon rank of army angels to defeat all His oppressors and mockers. Yet Jesus did not defend Himself, He kept Himself wholly, perfectly, in complete submission to His Father in heaven and did His Father’s bidding, not His own.
It is because of His perfect, full and life-long obedience to His Father, a humble obedience even to death on the cross, that the Father exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name that is above every Name. Now, Jesus, once meek and gentle, is preparing to return as the Lord of Glory and to destroy the wicked of the earth.
Fellow believer it may seem that as Christmas celebrations are crushed by so much secular ornamentation that have nothing to do with Jesus, His divinity and His true humility, that we should stand up and shout and make a scene. Yet, what is it that changes the world? It is believers, completely submitted to the Father in heaven. It is in living faithful obedience to the Father, fully convinced of Jesus’ righteousness, and made confident by the Word and Spirit that Jesus’ reconciling blood has been applied to you and me that we will change the world. The culture changes not by demonstrations and marches, but it changes when believers are faithful to the Father in their own hearts and lives, faithful to Christ in home and friendships, and in the strength of the Spirit faithful in their home church.
Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your Name. Let Your Name be honoured and praised in our lives through the power of Your Spirit so that Jesus Christ will, by our meek conduct, be known to all who see us. Direct us by Your Word so that we will exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
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