Blessed are the Meek

Blessed are the meek
Senior Adult Sermons commission GKKB Pontianak August 1

Matthew 5:5
Brother, today we talked about gentleness. Gentleness is one single human character has been transformed by the Holy Spirit. At the time talked about gentleness, often times we either perceive or interpret the meek. I give an example:

Brother, there was one time I study my lecturer is Prof. Sahertian (late), the professor of this face was so grim, black skin, huge body, his voice was so heavy, even when he speaks of new students who first heard and saw certain fear and trembling. People concluded that he is a tough guy and not good enough.

But a look behind the physical form, behind assertiveness, behind all the subjective assessment of the external man, he really was a gentle, he has a heart of a father who was so kind and caring, someone who is so simple, a very populist with students and others. So he is very in love by many people and even students.

But the thing that contradicts the one who named Ryan, the butcher from Jombang who killed dozens of people, according to people close to him, Ryan was a "religious" one who teaches the Koran, gentle, speaking style is almost the same as women, rather quiet therefore, when he was arrested for killing dozens of people, many people who do not believe it. . Behind something physical or visible from the outside who seem meek but it turns out Ryan has a much different character from what is seen or assessed by human
My brother did not try to compare between the prof. Sahertian with Ryan, but What I want to say through this is that sometimes what we perceive or define one's own gentle.
• There is an opinion, if the meek are quiet, not talkative. And if they must speak, then half-whispered voice, speech that may somewhat feminine male.
• Others argued that it was a gentle person who was shy and did not like appearing in front.
• The person who else believes that the meek, it is people who never or can not be mad.
Today we will learn about what is called a gentle according to the Bible: In the Bible especially the New Testament described as a gentle word four times by using the word "praus": From this Praus words we find some sense of gentleness, or the person how I would call a weak soft?
1. The meek are a wise person
Brother, the word "praus" ... wisdom is identical with Aristotle, one of the great Greek philosopher, said that the "meek" is one of the virtues. The name of virtue according to Aristotle, always lies between two extremes. At one extreme is "too over-top." Meanwhile in the other extreme, are too low-low extremes. Be gentle ditengah-tengah/antara these two extremes.
Gentle is a balanced one human character. One character is the result of work of the Holy Spirit for the org believe. But thats not a meek who are always angry with uncontrolled or excessive anger, but also not someone who was never angry.
A meek are those who can put themselves in a balanced condition. He can be angry but always controlled kemarhannya gentle man who can upset but in the context of the right and the right conditions.
A gentle brother does not mean that person is never angry, but are the meek: he can control his anger, he knows when to be angry and when to refrain from anger.
All human beings are sinners, unable to free from what is called the anger, there are people who say, that we could write so much ban-ban for inidan or do not do it like we could write in our office, no smoking, littering prohibited but there is no writing on the wall prohibited office rage, including the office of Pastor. Although no written prohibitions do not get mad. Anger is natural for every human being but if the anger becomes our nature, or our habits, then it becomes a sin. Especially if people angry for no reason it is called a madman ..
Mr. Anger is not something contrary to the meek, but the opposite is when and where we're angry.
Jesus called a gentle, patient person but that does not mean he was never angry. Even once a very, very angry. He was angry with extortionists and fraudsters who trade in the Temple. He was angry with the Pharisees, because the hypocrisy, they make religion as an addition to the burden and joy to humans rather than the carrier. However, the Lord Jesus was not angry when she was treated unfairly, when the despised even persecuted.
Moses was a meek, but he was also angry when the Israelites did not obey the word of God, when the Israelites worshiped idols. But Moses was not angry when Aaron and Meriam insulting him when he took a wife of Kush.
People who are meek man of wisdom because he can put himself, in the conditions and circumstances. He could get angry if seeing untruth, but he can hold anger, he could speak with the words gentle but on the other hand when talking about the truth he can firmly and do not compromise.
Application: This is different from humans in general, when people are personally attacking us, insult us, we will be angry but when the truth abused, when I saw people living in sin and unrighteousness we do not upset even some compromise with sin ..
People who are meek man of wisdom because he can discern the truth and which is not one truth. He speaks with a gentle when taking important decisions, when faced with problems in his life he can handle it well. A gentle person who is assertive in taking decisions but full consideration.
One of the reasons why Musa called a gentle, because she is a wise in taking a decision, and he always surrender to God; such as when the Israelites faced with difficult conditions, when the chase by the pharaoh's army, the Israelites began to fear and grouse -grouse, but he can speak with calm, gentle but firm, he said: do not be afraid, stand up and see the salvation of the Lord, the Lord will fight for you and you will be silent. Similarly, when Aaron and Miriam spoke to him that is not good when he took a wife from Kush, Moses was not angry with them, and therefore the numbers say 12:3 Now Moses was a meek, more than any human on the face this earth.
Dear friends, the meek Strength lies in the wisdom and wise in the face of this life; have the wisdom to respond and react to the difficulties, challenges and even threats against him.
2. Gentle has the ability to control the self-understanding or being able to control myself.
We live in a society filled with violence and vulgarity. We live amongst the people who can not control themselves, and can not control themselves. Today we see people prefer to show that he, more powerful than others, more super than others, more powerful, more intelligent than other people etc..
This brother is no secret, we saw how our people's representatives in senayan, we see the people we work environment, how their attitudes when there is a difference of opinion, how they react when the people around us to make mistakes. Is there a gentle speaking, there are reprimanded with courtesy and patience ... do not .. that there are precisely most people just want to show the power of performance, showing off the grandeur and patted his chest, demonstrating that he better not try to polite and gentle, but said race and rude.
Brother, I've seen happen scratching between cars and motorcycles, a car carrying a mother, a father who brought the motor, I saw something so frightening, this mother her voice like thunder, so loud and out dirty words, these fathers also kala no sinister eyes staring like this mother would swallow him alive. Two-two considered correct, and attempt to justify ourselves. Video Clips
Sisters, consciously or unconsciously we also signed an era that marked the one with the progress of science and technology. Advances in technology ease life on the one hand and speed up a lot of business, double the strength of the hands and feet as well as the brain, but on the other hand, technology may also have contributed to make humans increasingly impatient, meek and humble of heart dealing with others. Accustomed to fast-paced and completely regular, mechanical and automatic, the slightest deviation can make our blood boil and ultimately encourages us to say and to be rude. My brother gave one example:
The word "praus", or gentle in your native language is usually used in the process of making tame wild animals. For instance a lion which was initially so evil and dangerous, then through the process praus, he would become too tame or other wild animals, to be a docile animal and he needs to process "praus" namely the process of taming, training and discipline, until finally becomes A good animal, obedient, and useful to mankind. Praus Through this process, nature, original nature, and these tendencies have been fully controlled animal! So, are the meek, was the one natural tendencies, the original nature destructive, evil nature of sin that tends to have undergone "transformation" and trained in such a way as to become good human beings who can control and master himself ..
Brothers are the meek are those who can master himself, who can rein in the mouth, heart and action. Brother of gentleness rather than talent or innateness. But gentleness is actually the result of work of the Holy Spirit or the fruit of the Holy Spirit to the believer. As the saying by the Apostle Paul to the Galatians, that one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit is gentleness and self-mastery.
Dear friends, We are human beings who have fallen in sin, then by our own efforts, we are not able to control ourselves, our words and deeds. Even James (James 3:7) says one thing is very ironic, James says; man can tame wild animals, dangerous, but for small things in his own body he was unable to tame. Humans can be difficult to curb his tongue, and controlling his body. Therefore let us allow the Holy Spirit dwells within our hearts to control and rule our lives. Because only by RK strength enabled us to be able to control ourselves.
Brother, a gentle rather than a weak but he can control his words, his attitude. The meek does not mean he can not be angry, but anger is the anger of the controlled, where he knows where and when he should be angry.
Brother, probably in our life, we've seen how a wife yell at her husband in front of other people, a husband being rude to his wife in front of others. We saw a mother scolding and beating his son harshly. We see how a boss treats his subordinates with k the afternoon, yelling, scolding, cursing with words that do not deserve.
Brother, I'm sorry I ever saw there was a wife who said to her husband's rant, I know that he was angry, I know that her husband was wrong but whether he deserved scolding her husband in public.
Gentle closely connected with our self-mastery, a meek is a man who could overtake him. He is able to behave and act with care and precision.
3. The gentle person is a man of humility.
A gentle, he is a man of humility, he knew exactly who he is, what the pros and cons. Therefore, a gentle, when faced with life's success he will not be arrogant, haughty but she will not be able to receive a fair but when he was having trouble he would not have broken grindstones, disappointment and blame themselves.
Prof. Meadley; said that the meek one is a man who has a heart of steel, she can bend easily, but hard to be broken. Could cry, when temptations come, but never surrendering to sin, despair, let alone an apostate and leave the Lord ..
Gentle person is a man of humility, because he knows that he has weaknesses, limitations, because he knew that he was no more than a sinner who can be wrong and make mistakes. The Lord Jesus is never mad at people who hurt, who menfitnah him, even kill him, he even forgave those who treated improperly. But that's where the strength so that when someone does things that are not right for her she can respond correctly, when people make mistakes to him, he was able to forgive
What a blessing of the meek:
II. Thanks from someone who is meek inherit the earth
Dear friends, today's concept of human being, if someone who wants to inherit the earth, then he should be a ruler, or a person who has wealth. But the Lord Jesus said that people who inherit the earth instead of people who are not rich or powerful person, but a gentle.
Brothers, passing what Jesus said is contrary to natural law, because by Natural 'we have the strong view that people in power over this earth, gentle with the weak, the powerless, meek person must serve a strong is something even a gentle symbol of weakness and helplessness, but the Bible says differently is precisely the weak gentle with the earth.
Why are the meek shall inherit the earth? Because the meek man is a man of wisdom where he can control the attitude, the action in his life. Second, because the meek are those who can master himself; third person is a man of gentle humility.
The question is, what this third relationship by having the earth: a brother can be a powerful but if he is not wise, then he is not only respected but his reign will be a boomerang for him. A person can become a ruler in this world, tetapi if he could not control himself, then kewibawanya will be lost, he would not be a leader who noted there is no authoritative history of many of those who have power but no wisdom, can not control, and not humble, all he had been in vain.
Our friend knew several famous figures who have the power, such as Joseph Stalin, he was a ruler of Russia at the time, an incredibly wonderful but he's not enjoying his life in this world. He is always scared
Should not be afraid, for he is the mighty ruler of Russia. But unfortunately she can not enjoy what he has. Every day he's afraid to go to sleep. He has seven bedrooms are different. Each room can be locked and wearing an iron door. But every night he's always afraid, afraid murdered so that every night always move rooms. If he was a walk he always brought five cars limousine, and each car was given a closed curtain so no one knows where he is dimobil. Even in a book biography, written that to drink the tea / water she's not afraid of indiscriminate drinking poisoned. Stalin became the ruler of the earth "but failed to inherit the earth
Similarly, people like Howard Hughes, a very rich, as a 'master of the world "through his wealth, but actually he did not really have one. Hughes was a billionaire, but kecurigiaannya against people and paranoid about germs make him go to Mexico, and there he died like a gaunt ascetic with his beard until the belly and curly fingernails like a corkscrew tool. Hughes never became an inherited or inherit the earth, because she lives in fear grip!
Different sisters, mother Teresa, who did not have the power and wealth but life traversed with joy, his life giving inspiration for many people, he can enjoy life, because she knew her purpose in this world. He called a meek inheriting the earth.
Dear friends, the meek, not weak people but people who have enormous power because the person who is gentle man of wisdom, someone who could overtake him and those who are humble. Gentle person is one who is favored by many people, because character is good. Even his life will be fulfilled by the joy and peace.
Let us be a meek, for only the meek may inherit the earth alone is this. May the Lord bless us. Amen