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Meekness follows poverty of spirit and
sorrow for sin

 It is most natural that a person

who realizes he is spiritually poor
and who mourns over his pitiful
state should be emptied of pride
and self-centeredness.
 There is no more a defiant spirit
but a willing and humble spirit and
he is ready to be led by our Lord
Jesus.

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Meekness - a difficult word to define
 This word encompasses many
things but most people imagine it
to be a weakness.
 It has been confused with being
indecisive, wishy-washy and timid
and who is unsure of himself.
 All these unfortunately are not
what this word mean.
 On the contrary this word is a
positive word and associated
with inner strength.

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 Moses - the meekest man on earth

 Numbers 12:3
 His meekness is
demonstrated by the
fact that he would
rather have God
destroyed him than
for him to destroy his
people on account of
their sins.

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 Greek word for ‘meek’
 Praus - Greek
 It has many meanings.
 It means the mastery of
one’s anger and passion
 Proverbs 16:32 - He
that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty;
and he that rule his
spirit better than he
who conquer a city.

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 Other meaning for Praus

 It is used to describe
an animal which has
been tamed and
domesticated and
which has become
subject to control.
 It is no longer wild and
can be rode on and put
to good use.

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The meek man does feel anger but ...
 For the right reason
 In the right manner
 At the right moment
 For the right length of time

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Righteous anger of the meek man
 When anger is for our own
sake, it is often wrong.
 When anger is for the
sake of others, it is often
right.
 Though Jesus was never
angry at the insults hurled
at him, He was angry when
He saw the poor pilgrims
being exploited by money
changers in the temple.
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 The power of the meek man
 The meek man has the
ability to bear reproaches
and slights with
moderation and does not
embark on revenge quickly.
 He is not easily provoked
to anger but is free from
bitterness and
contentiousness, having
tranquility and stability of
spirit.

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 The meek man and others
 The meek man sees himself
and all others as under God.
 Since he is poor in spirit, he
does not think more highly of
himself that he ought to and
therefore he relates well to
others.
 Most of us are too concerned
with justifying ourselves
rather than edifying others.

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 The problem of pride and self-
centeredness
 Most people tend to assume without thinking that he is the
center of the universe or that others are simply pawns in a
chess game.
 Hence he relates poorly to the 6 billion others, the
majority of whom also unfortunately labour under the same
delusion.

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Ellen White’s comments on meekness
(Mount of Blessings p.15,16)

 ‘Human nature is ever ME

struggling for expression of
self, or pride, or love of
I did it
supremacy’. But when ‘Self is
yield to the disposal of the my way
Holy Spirit, then we are not
anxious to have the highest
place. We have no ambition to
crowd and elbow ourselves into
notice but we feel our highest
place is at the feet of the
Saviour.’

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Ellen White’s comments on meekness
(Mount of Blessings p.15,16)

ME
 ‘It is the love of self that
destroys our peace. While
self is all alive, we stand I did it my
ready continually to guard it way
from mortification and insult;
but when we are dead, and
our life is hid with Christ in
God, we shall not take
neglects or slights to heart.
We shall be deaf to reproach
and blind to scorn and insult.’
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Two important facts about Praus
 It is the virtue of the man who
acts with gentleness when he has
in his power to act with stern
severity.
 He treats that someone who has
been very mean to him with
kindness (which he does not
deserve).
 This Greek word is associated
with strength rather than
weakness, fear or indifference -
it is the gentleness of strength.
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Meekness spoken of in the Bible as a
cardinal Christian virtue

 1 Peter 3:4 - ‘A meek spirit

is in the sight of God of
great value.’
 1 Timothy 6:11 - ‘Aim at
meekness.’
 Galatians 5:23 - Meekness
is one of the fruits of the
Holy Spirit.

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Prayer of the meek man
 Matthew 26:39
 Like Jesus, the meek man
will pray like him, “Not as I
will but as Thou will, Lord”
 Self is totally gone in his
prayer.

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 The meek shall inherit the earth
 In our world, it is the
strong and self-assertive
ones who rule the earth.
 But in the world made
new, the last shall be the
first and the first shall
be the last.
 Matthew 23:12 - Jesus
says that those who
humbled themselves now
will eventually be exalted.
 The new earth will be
given to the meek not the
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