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Matthew 5:5 - The Way Of Meekness.

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

COMMENTARY PEARL

   No person is meek by nature. We insist on 
our own way (even if we are mild-mannered by 
nature), and if anyone blocks our path we react with 
hurt, anger, resentment, and even revenge.  
   Moses was meek, but he was not meek by 
nature. God worked meekness into his life over a 
forty-year period. 
   Peter was certainly not meek by nature. 
He was impetuous, saying and doing the first 
thing that came into his mind. But little by 
little, the Holy Spirit of God transformed Peter 
after the resurrection of Jesus. 
   Before his conversion, Paul was not meek. 
His job was to persecute Christians! Yet Paul 
wrote to the church at Galatia, The fruit of the 
Spirit is  gentleness, goodness,... meekness" 
(Gal. 5:22-23 KJV). 
   It is our human nature to be proud and 
self-assertive, not meek. Only the Spirit of God can 
transform our lives through the new birth experience 
and then make us over again into the image of 
Christ. He is our example of true meekness. 
   Teach me, Lord, to live for the One and 
not number one.  Help me overcome by human 
nature and yield to the Holy Spirit.  I long to 
live in Your image.  [Hope for Each Day by Billy 
Graham] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Matthew 5:5 - Blessed Are The Meek, For They 
Will Inherit The Earth. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220301-0944.html 

Matthew 5:5 - Blessed Are The Meek, Gentle 
Or Is It The Humble? 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210825-0841.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Steps to Peace by Billy Graham: 
https://stepstopeace.org/ 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study 
Guides: 
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover 

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of 
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible 

Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/  

Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW: 
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657