June 24, 2013 12:49 pm Never mistake gentleness with weakness What is it to be gentle? It is not a quality that the world generally teaches. You’re living in the age of the macho, the strong, the daring and it is not a new phenomenon. The Jews who lived in Jesus’ day were looking for a Messiah who would liberate them from the Roman Empire by the strength of his power. They wanted a man’s man a king, a conqueror. But instead, He came in a spirit of gentleness. "Behold your king is coming to you, GENTLE, and mounted on a donkey, a foal of a beast of burden." (Matthew 21:5). Jesus did not ride into Jerusalem on a white stallion, leading His forces against the Roman Empire. And He doesn’t work that way today, either. He comes in a spirit of gentleness. Never mistake gentleness with weakness. Gentleness stands up boldly to defend the cause of the Lord, but it suffers in silence when the attack is against self. That is because gentleness is more concerned with the welfare of others than it is with the welfare of self. Do you want to be like Jesus? Then be gentle. It is the gentle who will inherit the earth. They don’t have the earth right now. It is the strong who have the earth right now. But there is coming a day when it will be taken from the proud and the strong and it will be given to the gentle. You might ask, "How are the gentle going to manage that?" They won’t. It will be the Lord who accomplishes this. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of those who prosper in their ways, because of carrying out wicked schemes. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret, it leads only to evildoing. When you see the ungodly committing evil, there is the temptation to become angry and to seek revenge, especially when that evil is directed against you. But you are to be gentle. You are to leave your anger behind. You are not to envy those who have wronged you or to seek revenge. What makes you gentle? It is when you realize that you are undeserving. It is when you realize that you do not have to stand up for your rights because you have no rights. It is when you realize that God had been so very gentle and gracious with you.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:49:18 +0000
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