“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit
the earth. “ The meek are those who submit themselves to God. PraÜs, the Greek word translated “meek” is
a very interesting word. It is the word
the ancient Greeks used to describe their war horses among other things. The horse that was perfectly trained and
ready for battle, that would go into battle and actually trample enemies
underfoot, that would participate in the war along with the rider: this was called a meek horse. The word meek
and praÜs are not identical, [but] the
translator did the best they could.” [The
Greeks called the horse meek when the horse got to the level of training where
it would obey the …rider, that no matter what was going on, …it could be
trusted in the heat of battle not to do something stupid or foolish, that the rider knew that he could trust the
animal, that it would obey him no matter
what, … even though it could have been a powerful, thoroughbred stallion,
capable of killing enemies in the battle.” “It has tremendous power, capacity,
and ability; but this horse has given up its own way, and is allowing itself to
be guided and ordered by the master. That is what the word praÜs means; it means submission
to the master. “
God’s description of the meek horse from Job 39:
19 “Have you given the
horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Can you frighten him
like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror. 21 He paws in the valley,
and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms. 22 He mocks at
fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword. 23 The
quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin. 24 He devours the
distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the
trumpet has sounded. 25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’ He smells
the battle from afar, The thunder of captains and shouting.
The meek live “listening for the call of that trumpet. It is
his life to go charging into battle, submitted to the master who is on his
back. This is what Jesus is talking about when He says: Blessed
are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. He is talking about people
who are waiting for the sound of the trumpet blast, waiting for their orders;”
“These people have no fear because they are totally submitted Christ. When we
are totally submitted to Him, God says that perfect love casts out fear, and He
is perfect Love.”
But, “if something causes you to fear and dominates you…; if
your fear is so strong that it is changing your behavior to the point where you
are making decisions based on fear; I can tell you for a fact that you are not
totally submitted to Jesus Christ.” “There may be something that you think you
have submitted to God, [but] maybe [you
really haven’t]."
Consider Job, “For the
thing which I greatly feared is come up me and that which I was afraid of is
come unto me. I never had prosperity, nor did I secure myself, neither was I at
rest; yet trouble came.” Job 3:25,26. “God delivered him of all his fears
by taking him through the middle of his worst nightmare and bringing him safely
out the other side.”
“If you truly wish to submit in all areas to the Lordship
and Authority of Jesus Christ, He will train you for war so that you can win
the victory over wrong desires, over fears, over the world, and over our enemy
the devil.” Are you willing to be trained for war AND for victory; to become
the ‘meek’ WAR horse?
“If we are willing to be poor in spirit and let
God deal with our pride, if we are willing to mourn our own deeds and
our own way God will send us the Holy Spirit that we might submit ourselves totally
to Jesus Christ. If we choose His way,
God says that the Kingdom of the Heavens is our and that we will inherit
the earth.” Russell Stendal –
The Beatitudes, God’s Plan for Battle.
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