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The World Is Mine
The Bible says in Mat-thew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." Meekness has been variously defined as shy, backward, re-tiring or weak. It is none of these. Other words used as syno-nyms for meek or meekness are kind, gentle, humble and considerate. These better define the word. We can be gentle but aggressive, humble but strong, considerate but honest.
Moses was described like this in Numbers 12:3: "(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)" But we see, in Moses, a man who was not shy, backward nor weak. We see humility as he tries to tell God he is not capa-ble of the great task God has chosen for him. We see a man who is considerate when he listens to the advise of Jethro, his father-in-law. We see a gentle man as he makes provision from God for the needs of his peo-ple. We see a strong man as he stands courageously before and against a rebellious group. But, the Bible says, Moses was the very epitome of meekness.
The meek shall have the world as their inheritance, something to be used now, something we must devel-op as we live. I think the idea suggested in that state-ment is summed up nicely in a poem by an unknown author, which is called The World is Mine! There's a lot more to it but I quote the last verse to make my point:
With feet to take me where I'd go,
With eyes to see the sunset's glow,
With ears to hear what I ought to know,
Oh God, forgive me when I whine,
I'm blessed indeed -- the world is mine!
