Meek Is Not Weak!
"Blessed are the
meek,
for they shall inherit
the earth."
Matthew
5: 5
Caspar Milquetoast was a cartoon character created in 1924
by comic strip writer H. T. Webster. The character
was named
after bland food called milk toast which was eaten by people
with weak stomachs. Since then, milquetoast has described
a timid, insipid, bland, or feeble person.
Sadly, the word meek came to be associated with
weakness and timidity. This wasn’t helped by King
James Version’s translation
of Numbers 12:3: “Now
the man Moses was very meek, above all the men
which were upon the face of the earth.”
Moses was anything but weak and timid, and all
modern translations of that verse use the word
“humble” instead of “meek” to describe Moses.
Humility is a positive trait of strength, not
weakness.
Humility means fearing the Lord and accepting His
will for one’s life. Thus, Jesus praised the meek in
the true sense of the word—those who live in
submission to God and are blessed.
Meekness is not weakness; it takes
spiritual
strength to obey and serve God. The blessing
is to inherit His coming Kingdom on earth and
for eternity.
"Meekness is the mark of a man
who has been mastered by
God."
Geoffrey B. Wilson
