My dearly
beloved in Christ,
4. Be
patient with all – Patience or meekness us to be one in our spiritual
eyes. This is something which God expects from all man. As we read this, it is
our responsibility to analyze ourselves. This is a good character which makes
us holy. If we have spiritual good deeds in us we should have meekness in us,
according to the word of God.
Numbers 12: 3
- (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of
the earth.)
There was no
man who was as meek as Moses before this as said by our Lord. Moses was an
important vessel that God chose to bring Israelites (consisting of 6,00,000 men
alone) out of the bondage of Egypt.
The words that
God says about Moses in Numbers 12: 6 – 8 - Then He said, “Hear now My words: If
there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a
vision; I speak to him in a dream.
Not so with My
servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.
I speak with
him face to face, even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form
of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
In this
manner. God witnessed about Moses because Moses was the meekest among all the
people in the Earth. Only because he was very meek he was able to lead the
Israelites ( consisting of 6,00,000 men alone not including children) patiently
through many difficulties.
He prayed a
lot for the people. But the people did not realize that. God was speaking to
Moses face to face in his form.
In the same
way, in God’s word – Philippians 4: 5 - Let your gentleness be known to all
men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians 4:
6, 7 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace
of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.
Therefore my
dearly beloved if we are meek whatever problems may come, if we do not separate
from Christ’s love, we will be able to face any problem. Then meekness will
come within us.
If we remain
meek in every situation then we receive long suffering.
Isaiah 53:7 - He
was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as
a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He
opened not His mouth. (This shows long suffering)
Matthew 5:5 - Blessed
are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
James 1: 19 –
21 - So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to
speak, slow to wrath;
for the wrath
of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Therefore lay
aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the
implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
My dearly
beloved, only if we have meekness in our souls – filthiness and wickedness will
leave our lives. Only then we will be able to receive the Word of God with
meekness that we hear and read everyday.
Filthiness and
wickedness is the old leavened bread – as it is written in God’s word.
I Corinthians
5: 6 – 8 - Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven
leavens the whole lump?
Therefore,
purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are
unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
Therefore, let
us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and
wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Therefore, my
dearly beloved let us change all our old life and pray in these days always for
a new heart to be given by God.
Our Lord Jesus
Christ told that the teachings of Pharisees and Saducees were leavened bread.
In our lives,
if we have put on Christ Jesus, we should definitely have long suffering. That
is Salvation.
Psalms 149: 4,
5 says - For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the
humble with salvation.
Let the saints
be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.
May God give
all of us long suffering and bless us all. May the Lord bless you all. May we
grow in holiness.
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To be continued