Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. The world is full of contrasts,
black and white, rich and poor, high or low, night or day. By
these contrasts, the Lord would teach us that there is a difference
between His kingdom and that of this world. The Scripture
says there is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death. The bent of man's nature always
leads him contrary to the way of righteousness. Man in his
natural state cannot understand, cannot love, and will not follow
the revelation of God's definition of righteousness. The power of
the delusion of the flesh is so strong that even those who
are redeemed and set free from the law, that is the principle
of sin and death, often fall under its spell and act according
to the flesh rather than the spirit. In so doing, they reap
the rewards of the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh,
ye shall die, but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds
of the body, ye shall live. The message which the Lord Jesus
taught was not roundly received because it was so much at odds
with the way men think. If he had required that men take
up swords to fight the Romans, or if he had prescribed some
religious exercise for men to do, they would no doubt have
followed his lead. Yet he told them to love those
who meant their harm, not only to refrain from returning their
hatred, but to pray for them and bless them. He said, resist
not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek,
turn to him the other also. If any man will sue thee at the
law, go with him twain. The flesh rushes to judgment
and brands such actions as weakness or cowardice. Yet the Lord said,
blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. It does
not appear to the flesh that this is a good position to be
in. The wicked have drawn out their sword and have bent their
bow to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be
of an upright conversation. But the salvation of the righteous
is of the Lord. He is their strength in time
of trouble. The fact of the matter is that
to trust in the arm of the flesh is to fail. The only assured
course of victory is to trust in the Lord and lean not on the
understanding of the natural mind. What are the characteristics
of the meek? They are those who have no confidence
in the flesh. Having walked in the flesh, they
know and understand that the way of the flesh is the way of
death. They know and understand that nothing good can come out
of acting in the flesh. Number two, they believe that
vengeance belongs to the Lord. They are assured that God is
able to handle every situation and will bring forth the judgment
that is appropriate in time and scope. The flesh loathes to leave
the judgment of the wicked to the Lord, preferring rather to
mete it out in a fashion that can be immediately seen. The
meek understand that justice delayed is not justice forgotten. Number three, they don't have
axes to grind or points to prove. The word of the Lord is sufficient
to the meek. They have no need to impress
men or walk in a way that is pleasing to the world or necessarily
fulfilling to the flesh. Why does the world hate the meek?
because they do not seek the approval of the world. They are
not in conformity to that which the flesh names proper. Their
righteousness testifies to the world's condemnation. They are
the embodiment of Christ who said, take my yoke upon you and
learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. As the darkness
hates the light, so the world despises the way of the meek.
What shall be the end of the meek? The scriptures tell us
they shall inherit the earth. They shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall be guided in judgment and taught the way of the Lord.
They shall be blessed with the abundance of peace. God shall
save them all. They shall be lifted up while
the wicked are cast down. They shall find an increase of
their joy in the Lord. They shall be hid in the day
of the Lord's anger. They shall find rest unto their
souls. Will you walk in the weakness
of the flesh, which shall surely fail? Or will you rise up with
wings of eagles and soar in the triumph that belongs only to
the meek? The triumphing of the wicked
is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but a moment. To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me on my throne,
even as I overcame and am sat down with my father in his throne. Jesus Christ has walked in meekness,
and no man has ever exceeded His strength and power. Do you
desire to be like Him?