Those who are meek will receive the Holy Spirit.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)

When Jesus made this statement, he certainly ran against the frame of mind of the Jewish leaders of the day. They thought that the only way to inherit the land was to overthrow the Roman government, and that certainly could never be done by being meek. They wanted to be aggressive and hard, not passive and soft and forgiving and kind.

Most people think the same today. Think about business. If you are in sales or marketing, meekness is not one of the attributes you are expected to acquire. You would rather hear, if you want to be successful, you have to get out there and grab the market by the throat!

But Jesus said that the meek shall inherit the earth. God chooses what the world despises and build his Kingdom with attributes that seem to be foolish in the eyes of the world. We believe that if we are are powerless, we are weak.
But God has chosen us. God has chosen us who are weak, to build his Kingdom by being meek.

Lets look at what meekness is not. You are not meek because you are timid. You are not meek because you are fearful. You are not meek because you are shy. You are not meek because you lack self-confidence. Meekness is not weakness. Meekness is also not about being nice or easy-going. It might not be your nature to get angry as easily as others. Some people can sit through virtual wars and never even notice. Meekness has nothing to do with that.

Meekness is a quality within our spirit which is very similar to humility. And its something God does in us. Meekness is seeing ourselves for who we are, in the light of who God is. Meekness is not expecting something because we think God owes it to us. Therefore, when God gives us a blessing, we are surprised that God has seen it fit to honour those who deserve no honour.

Meekness is knowing who we are in our need for the redeeming work of Jesus. It is to be completely dependent on the grace and the strength of God. If we are meek before God, we can be bold in his service, because we rely on his strength and power. Meekness is therefore not compromise, but it t is an attitude that bends to God’s will. Meekness before God sets one free to forget yourself, and make a stand for Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, "I am meek and lowly at heart." Yet, Jesus, when he saw the money-changers in the Temple, made himself a whip and drove them from the Temple. Yet, Jesus was meek, perfectly meek. Jesus was meek toward God. Jesus knelt in the Garden of Gethsemane and said, "Lord, not my will, but yours be done." It was as a result of his meekness that he would be willing to walk the road of the cross, to overcome our enemies called sin and death. His meekness made him victorious and being meek before God can make us victorious too. Jesus inherited the heaven and the earth, by being the meek Lamb of God who conquered our enemies: sin, death and being lost for ever.

Meekness holds two truths in balance. The first is that I cannot do anything good by myself. The second truth is that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Meekness is essential to salvation. Meekness is also essential to receiving anything from God. It is essential to receiving the gifts and the fruit of the Spirit. You cannot serve God effectively if you are not meek. You cannot care for your Christian brothers and sisters without meekness. You cannot first of all seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, if you are not meek.

Meekness is allowing the One who is meek and lowly at heart, Jesus the Christ, to rule in your lives and emotions.

Meekness, like all the fruit of the Spirit, is simply Jesus living in you.
Meekness is relying on the Holy Spirit that now lives in you.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."