Beatitude #3- The Meek, Part 4 (TMF:398)

Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #3- The Meek, Part 4 (TMF:398) - Daniel Litton
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       I think we all have had this experience, at one time or another, in our lives in a situation when we didn’t forgive someone for something committed against us. You have to forgive. Forgiveness is what sets you free. A Christian should never hold anything against anyone, but needs to let it go—to forgive it—and so be at peace. It is interesting how Jesus stated that the “meek” will be the ones who actually “inherit the earth,” and not the rich and proud like we might think. We are taught, in our society, that it is the rich and famous, the proud and successful who will inherit the earth—inherit everything that life has to offer. But Jesus says, “No, this is not the case.” Jesus wants us, as Christians, to be meek. He wants us to live godly, humble lives honoring what pleases him. It’s not our goal in life to get everything the earth has to offer. This doesn’t mean we may not get a lot of the good of this world. It just means our goal in life is not simply to strive for money, for possessions, for the lusts of the flesh, for the things that are corrupted and are corrupting people.