Meekness Isn’t Weakness

In one of the best known Beatitudes Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5)

A very professional looking man was leaving church with his wife, and as they were walking out he turned to his wife and said, “All I’ve got to say is that if the meek are going to inherit the earth, they’d better become a lot more aggressive about it.”

But meekness isn’t weakness.

Consider Moses. The Bible says, “Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)

Moses was on of the most influential men of all time, yet at the same time he was the most humble, gentle, and meek man there was.

But Moses wasn’t alone in this quality of meekness. The same could be said about Jesus and the Apostle Paul.

Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)

And yet when Jesus entered the Temple he drove out the merchants and knocked over the tables of the moneychangers. (Matthew 21:12)

The Apostle Paul said “Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ–who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.” (2 Corinthians 10:1)

But Paul boldly stood up to the Apostle Peter calling him a hypocrite. (Galatians 2:11-21)

From these examples of Moses, Paul, and especially Jesus, and what they accomplished and the manner they went about accomplishing it, meekness is the furthest thing from being weak or ineffective. These guys were movers and shakers.

So meekness goes hand-in-hand with strength. It describes someone with power who chooses not to dominate or assert themselves on others. So meekness is strength accompanied by humility and a genuine dependence on God

Therefore, meekness isn’t weakness; rather it’s power under God’s control.