JULY 17, Galatians 5:22-23
 

What is meekness? It is strength under control; it is submission of ourselves to God. Many may associate meekness for weakness. However, that is not accurate.

Guess who is the meekest man in the bible? It was the great leader of the Jews – Moses. As leader of 2 million of God’s people, he was in a powerful position and yet the bible tells us he was very meek. Why? Because a believer knows that on his own, he is nothing. And because his reliance is completely on God, he cannot but be meek. Moses knew that although he was made leader of the Jews, he did nothing to earn that.

Meekness is very similar to humility, and humility is such a rare virtue. Many are proud. Some of your classmates may be; I hope you are not. When you do well in a test or examination, do you go around asking others how well they fared? Even if you do not mean to be proud, you may appear to be so. In times like these, you have to be sensitive to weaker students and be meek and humble about your achievements.

Do you know how tall the tallest building in Singapore is? 280 metres is the answer. There are 3 buildings in Singapore that are 280 metres tall: UOB Plaza, Republic Plaza, OUB Centre. But which building in Singapore has the deepest piling? Do people know about this less-popular aspect of buildings? Do people care about how deep pilings go? Very few? Why? Because buildings are seen and admired for their towering presence than for their deep pilings. In a way, meekness is like piling. No one really cares about it. But we all know that if a building does not have deep piling, it cannot be built tall. Likewise, if we are not meek, our “spiritual piling” will not be deep enough for us to build strong Christian characters for ourselves.

The true believer knows that he is a sinner bound for hell and would go there had it not been for the grace of God through Jesus. He would have the faith (remember “For All I Trust Him”) in Jesus, and not in himself or herself. Therefore, a true believer cannot but be meek and humble.

Thought: How deep is your “spiritual piling”?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please remind me that on my own, I can do nothing. I know all I have and am is from Thee, so to ee I must be grateful. Help me also to have meekness, for it is part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.