“Blessed are the Meek”
Matthew 5:5
Steve Pennington
The Main Thing to Know:
Meekness isn’t it is under God’s control. It is founded in our trust in the Lord and it .
1 – Meekness requires to the Master.
“My sacrifice, O God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you will not despise.” Psalm 51:17
“I desire to do your will my God, your law is within my heart.” Psalm 40:8
“For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of Him who sent me.” John 6:38
- “In order to cease our striving, we must transfer our trust away from our own abilities, our own accomplishments, our own strength, and place it on His provision.” Chuck Swindoll
2 – Meekness is not submitting to around us. It is taking our who has authority over all.
Matthew 2 – story of wise men and King Herod
“Am I trying to win the approval of human beings or of God?
Am I trying to please people or God?” Galatians 1:10
“I have accomplished the work, you my Heavenly Father have given me to do.” John 17:4
3 – Meekness means a life that is submissive to the , giving Him freedom He knows are necessary.
“Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:17-18
“The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you and you will be changed into a different person.” 1 Samuel 10:6
Significance of Meekness: It is the one quality that Jesus used to describe himself.
“Learn of me, for I am and and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29
“Blessed are the , for they shall inherit the .” Matthew 5:5
“But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.” Psalm 37:11
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7