Thursday, January 23, 2003
Thursday, January 23, 2003
O LORD, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you
will incline your ear.
Or take this verse from the Sermon on the Mount: "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit
the earth." If you try being meek in today's world, you will pay a price.
Or how about this passage from I Corinthians? ". . . but God has chosen the foolish things of
the
world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the
things
which are strong . . . God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things
that are, that no one should boast before God."
According to the Bible there is something to be said for being humble. There is something
noble,
something saintly about being meek. Even though such attributes are out of style in our current
culture, our Scriptures praise these qualities, and we have a lot of work to do.
(Psalm 10.17
NRSV)
Consider this great verse from Micah that many of us memorized in our youth: "He has told
you,
O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love
kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?" We would be in trouble if we put this verse up for a vote
today. Who wants to walk humbly?
Dear God, guide my ways so that I may develop the qualities that will honor your commitment
to
your people. Amen.
