love is gentleness inherit the earth inherit the earth god resists the proud. the earth is the...

Love is GentlenessLove is Gentleness

Inherit the EarthInherit the EarthGod resists the proud. The earth is the Lord's.God resists the proud. The earth is the Lord's.

Inner Beauty Inner Beauty A meek spirit. Of great price. Let it be.A meek spirit. Of great price. Let it be.

The Motherly InstinctThe Motherly InstinctJust as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. Meekness or gentleness. Just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. Meekness or gentleness. Precious to God.Precious to God.

The Servant of the Lord The Servant of the Lord Gentleness brings restoration. Truth and gentleness.Gentleness brings restoration. Truth and gentleness.

The Worthy Walk The Worthy Walk The prisoner of the Lord. The vocation of our calling.The prisoner of the Lord. The vocation of our calling.

The Clothing we Wear The Clothing we Wear God provides His Power. Put on meekness - the character of the new man.God provides His Power. Put on meekness - the character of the new man.

Follow and Pursue GentlenessFollow and Pursue GentlenessClothed with gentleness. Pursue, follow and chase after itClothed with gentleness. Pursue, follow and chase after it


Meekness is a work of the Holy Spirit in the Meekness is a work of the Holy Spirit in the inner inner man. man. It is an It is an inner attitude directed primarily inner attitude directed primarily towards God our Father, towards God our Father, where we place where we place ourselves in the centre of ourselves in the centre of His will His will and and His care.His care.

Meekness is living in this state of contentment Meekness is living in this state of contentment and confidence. Meekness knows that if God is and confidence. Meekness knows that if God is for us, who can be against The only concern that for us, who can be against The only concern that the attitude of meekness has, is that god is for us. the attitude of meekness has, is that god is for us. Thereafter, no matter what the opposition, Thereafter, no matter what the opposition, adversity or persecution, there is absolute peace adversity or persecution, there is absolute peace and contentment.and contentment.


The reason for this is that the force The reason for this is that the force of meekness of meekness allows the Almighty allows the Almighty God to God to be be our –our –

• ProtectionProtection• StrengthStrength• DefenceDefence• Shield Shield and and SwordSword


Gentleness is Linked with Humility Gentleness is Linked with Humility

Humility is submission to the Humility is submission to the will, Word will, Word and power of God. and power of God. Humility is the ability Humility is the ability to receive the grace of God. to receive the grace of God. It does not It does not ––

• Fight GodFight God• Resist GodResist God• Contend withContend with God God


Gentleness Allows GodGentleness Allows God

We see this attitude of meekness within Moses who was called the We see this attitude of meekness within Moses who was called the meekest man on the earth. Moses did not resist or contend with meekest man on the earth. Moses did not resist or contend with evil rebellious men and women, but gave place to God's wrathevil rebellious men and women, but gave place to God's wrath..

Gentleness is not WeaknessGentleness is not Weakness

It takes strength of character to resist evil men and to allow It takes strength of character to resist evil men and to allow God to be your vindicator and Defence! Meekness has a God to be your vindicator and Defence! Meekness has a concern for wicked, evil and contentious people because it concern for wicked, evil and contentious people because it knows that the wrath of God is much more terrible than any knows that the wrath of God is much more terrible than any human wrath. Because he was meek Moses pleaded the human wrath. Because he was meek Moses pleaded the cause of rebellious Israel with God. He did not look for cause of rebellious Israel with God. He did not look for retribution, but he sought salvation and restoration for retribution, but he sought salvation and restoration for God's people. This is the spirit of meeknessGod's people. This is the spirit of meekness!!


The Lord Jesus ChristThe Lord Jesus Christ

Meekness is gentleness and humility. It is the attitude to Meekness is gentleness and humility. It is the attitude to make others great at the expense of self. This is what make others great at the expense of self. This is what Moses, Paul and the Lord Jesus demonstrated.Moses, Paul and the Lord Jesus demonstrated.

Inherit the EarthInherit the Earth

The meek The meek The lowly The lowly The humbleThe humble The gentleThe gentle

These are the people that have the whole earth and its These are the people that have the whole earth and its resources at their disposal.resources at their disposal.


God Resists the ProudGod Resists the Proud

If we want to flow with God we must develop this force of If we want to flow with God we must develop this force of gentleness.gentleness.

The Earth is the Lord'sThe Earth is the Lord's

All the fullness of the earth and the world and all those who All the fullness of the earth and the world and all those who dwell in the world are the inheritance of those who walk in dwell in the world are the inheritance of those who walk in meekness. Those who walk casting their care on the Lord meekness. Those who walk casting their care on the Lord and placing themselves under His mighty hand, not and placing themselves under His mighty hand, not resisting evil men, but walking in humility and lowliness, resisting evil men, but walking in humility and lowliness, will be exalted by the Lord - their heritage is the world and will be exalted by the Lord - their heritage is the world and all the people they come in contact with.all the people they come in contact with.


Inner BeautyInner Beauty

• 1 Peter 3:4 “But let it be the hidden person of the 1 Peter 3:4 “But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament, OF A GENTLE heart, with the incorruptible ornament, OF A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT, WHICH IS VERY PRECIOUS IN THE AND QUIET SPIRIT, WHICH IS VERY PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF GOD”.SIGHT OF GOD”.

A Meek SpiritA Meek Spirit

Meekness is a Meekness is a force force of the of the recreated human recreated human spirit spirit - it comes from the hidden man of the - it comes from the hidden man of the heart. It is not natural to man, but to the heart. It is not natural to man, but to the reborn reborn child of God. child of God. It is the benefit that comes.with It is the benefit that comes.with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.


Of Great PriceOf Great Price

God sees the heart of man, and when He sees gentleness God sees the heart of man, and when He sees gentleness He sees a priceless gem.He sees a priceless gem.

Let it BeLet it Be

WE have something to do with the WE have something to do with the development of this development of this fruit. We fruit. We are to are to guard guard our hearts with all diligence for out our hearts with all diligence for out of it flow the of it flow the forces of life.forces of life.

• Meditate it!Meditate it!• Confess it!Confess it!• Do it!Do it!


In this first chapter we see James exhorting the Christians In this first chapter we see James exhorting the Christians to profit from trials, to love God under trials and finally to to profit from trials, to love God under trials and finally to develop the qualities needed in trials. These are that every develop the qualities needed in trials. These are that every man must be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger man must be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger and must and must lay aside lay aside wickedness, wickedness, receive receive the Word and the Word and be be a a doer doer of it.of it.

The Motherly InstinctThe Motherly Instinct

• 1 Thessalonians 2:7 “1 Thessalonians 2:7 “We were gentle among you, just as a We were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children”.nursing mother cherishes her own children”.

The word The word 'gentle' 'gentle' here is translated here is translated meek' meek' elsewhere. It is elsewhere. It is a characteristic of a mother with her tiny infant baby. A a characteristic of a mother with her tiny infant baby. A nursing infant will soften any woman. As soon as a woman nursing infant will soften any woman. As soon as a woman picks up a new born baby picks up a new born baby she has she has a a special feeling in special feeling in her heart. her heart. This is what the Bible calls This is what the Bible calls meekness or meekness or gentleness gentleness It is this attitude which we must develop and It is this attitude which we must develop and which is which is precious to God.precious to God.


The Servant of the LordThe Servant of the Lord

Meekness here Meekness here is knowing where is knowing where your strength lies your strength lies realizing that it realizing that it is the grace of God that makes us is the grace of God that makes us what we are and understanding that what we are and understanding that without the power of God we would without the power of God we would also be like those who oppose and also be like those who oppose and are rebelliousare rebellious..


Gentleness brings RestorationGentleness brings Restoration

• Galatians 6:1 “Brethren, If a man be Galatians 6:1 “Brethren, If a man be overtaken by any trespass, you who are overtaken by any trespass, you who are spiritual RESTORE SUCH A ONE IN A SPIRIT OF spiritual RESTORE SUCH A ONE IN A SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS; considering yourself, lest you GENTLENESS; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted”.also be tempted”.

Self-assertiveness and self-Self-assertiveness and self-dependence are the dependence are the opposite spirit to opposite spirit to gentleness.gentleness.


Truth and GentlenessTruth and Gentleness

• 1 Peter 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your 1 Peter 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defence to every hearts, and always be ready to give a defence to every one who asks you a reason of the hope that is in you one who asks you a reason of the hope that is in you WITH MEEKNESS and FEAR [REVERENCE]”.WITH MEEKNESS and FEAR [REVERENCE]”.

The Worthy WalkThe Worthy Walk

Gentleness is a Gentleness is a precious thing precious thing in the sight of in the sight of the Lord. It is also the Lord. It is also walking worthy of the lord walking worthy of the lord because it presents because it presents his image his image and and likeness.likeness.


The Prisoner of the LordThe Prisoner of the Lord

This letter is written from a position This letter is written from a position of of demonstration. demonstration. Paul wrote it from prison - he Paul wrote it from prison - he was walking in the fellowship of the Lord's was walking in the fellowship of the Lord's suffering, being conformed to His death –suffering, being conformed to His death –

• in praisein praise• without complaint andwithout complaint and• with contentmentwith contentment

Contentment means to live independently of Contentment means to live independently of circumstances in total dependence on God.circumstances in total dependence on God.


The Vocation of our CallingThe Vocation of our Calling

Everywhere and in all things Everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry. full and to be hungry. This is our This is our vocation and calling: vocation and calling: to be pilgrims walking in a foreign landto be pilgrims walking in a foreign land..

Clothed with Meekness (Gentleness)Clothed with Meekness (Gentleness)

We are told to wait on God to receive what He has provided We are told to wait on God to receive what He has provided for us - for us - His power His power which comes from the Holy Spirit. We which comes from the Holy Spirit. We are told to are told to put on meekness - it is the character of the put on meekness - it is the character of the new man.new man.


Follow and Pursue GentlenessFollow and Pursue Gentleness

We must be We must be clothed with clothed with gentleness and gentleness and we we must pursue, follow and chase after it. must pursue, follow and chase after it. Wherever gentleness leads you, Wherever gentleness leads you, go there. go there. Wherever there is an opportunity for lowliness, Wherever there is an opportunity for lowliness, humility and gentleness, go there. Wherever humility and gentleness, go there. Wherever you you can do nothing but cast yourself at God, go can do nothing but cast yourself at God, go there! there! Wherever there is a place where you can Wherever there is a place where you can esteem others greater than yourself, esteem others greater than yourself, go there! go there! Wherever there is an opportunity Wherever there is an opportunity to meet needs to meet needs by the power of God, go there! These are by the power of God, go there! These are some of the places gentleness will take you!some of the places gentleness will take you!

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