Upside Down Kingdom - wk2

"Blessed are the Meek"

Bryan Jones

What comes to mind when you hear the word meek?  Do you think of someone who is timid or feeble?  Someone who is self-effacing, mild, and spiritless?  That’s the image that most of us have of meekness.  Yet in the King James Version of Matthew 11:29, Jesus refers to Himself as meek.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t really think of Jesus as weak, timid, and spiritless!
 
So what exactly does it mean to be meek?  This Sunday we’re continuing our sermon series on the Beatitudes called “Upside Down Kingdom.”  In Matthew 5:5, Jesus says “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”  Meekness isn’t weakness.  It’s power under control, like a stallion who has submitted its will to its master.  In a culture where those who are self-serving and aggressive are recognized and celebrated, Jesus calls us to be meek.
 
I hope you will join me Sunday as we dive deeper into meekness.  In Jesus’ upside down kingdom, we will see that those who are meek truly will inherit the earth.