Beatitude #3 Matthew 5:5
"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Your version may say blessed are the meek. The more I go through this chapter the more these all run together. I used to see them as Christ talking about several “groups” of people. Really these seem to be characteristics of a believer.
Here we see “gentle” or “meek”. The idea here is the opposite of out of control. Meek doesn’t mean weak or a pushover. It means self-disciplined relying on God.
So the one who is spiritually bankrupt, sorrowful over their sin and under control trusting in God will inherit the earth.
“inherit the earth” Jesus takes from Psalm 37:11 where the calamity of the wicked and the heritage of the righteous are contrasted
By the way if you are working on self-control. I would recommend lots of prayer. It’s the Holy Spirit who works these changes in us.
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