Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5, ESV)
This is our third verse of the week from the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. Our memorization challenge is to memorize one verse a week. If you memorize one verse a week that will be 52 verses you will have memorized over the course of a year.
In this verse, Jesus says blessed are the humble. The opposite of humility is pride. Pride keeps us from recognizing the need for our Savior. Pride creates conflict in relationships. It is hard to live in pride. There is the constant need to live up to “our reputation” and prove ourselves to others. Pride keeps us from being authentic. We are forced to put on a face. Pride is continually demanding of us.
But humility is the ability to let go. We are able to live in a place of dependence upon God rather than ourselves. There is no need to prove ourselves or to live up to the expectations of others. Humility brings freedom. Humility puts the burden upon Jesus rather than on ourselves.
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