An Evangelical grace; not a natural disposition, personality, temperament, etc. Some people are temperamentally kind, meek like, in the way they interact but it is not the work of the Spirit. • It is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:23). • It is the one poor in spirit who spiritually mourns that will be "meek." He sees himself as a sinner who mourns over his sins and therefore views himself as nothing. Cannot be proud. • MLJ says, "When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad. You need not worry about what men may say or do; you know you deserve it all and more." • He shows it in his words about himself, his gestures, and demeanor. • He does not want to be recognized, draw attention to himself! • The meek man is amazed and humbled that God cares for him and others regard him – cannot understand why any attention is given to him. How do I "cultivate" meekness? • One of the signs of being meek is that he or she is "teachable." He never feels or believes he has arrived. • This teachableness is best described by Watson. He says that meekness implies two things in relation to God. ONE: Submission to his will ("It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good" (1 Sam. 3:18). "Let God do what he will with me, let him carve out what condition he please, I will submit." TWO: Flexibleness to God's Word — we are willing to let his word sway our souls and make ourselves flexible and bend towards His Word. • Spend time confessing and repenting of those secret risings of pride and wounded pride. • Run to our meek and lowly exalted Lord Jesus and he will forgive and by His Spirit slowly transform you to be like Him!
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Dr. Mark Herzer has been the pastor of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church (P.C.A.) in Warminster, PA since 1997. Before this, he was ordained to labor as an Assistant Pastor of Korean United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (1992-1995). He received his M.A.R. and Ph. D....
