“Fortunate [Blessed] are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

When you get in the shoot, you know what the outcome is going to be. You will be bucked off the horse. The only question is how long it will take.

• The only goal of the horse is to throw you off its back. It always does.
• I have been humbled in my life. How?
  • Mother’s death
  • Fired from several jobs
  • I really did have cancer and now have heart disease
  • I have been homeless several times
  • I have been extremely poor
• What is the good news here? Can I be happy when I am poor in spirit when I mourn? Can I be happy when I weep now?
• Where does it lead?

πραΰτης, ητος f; πραϋπαθία, ας f: gentleness of attitude and behavior, in contrast with harshness in one’s dealings with others—‘gentleness, meekness, mildness.’

• πραΰτης: μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πραΰτητος ‘be always humble and meek’ Eph 4:2.
• πραϋπαθία: δίωκε … ὑπομονήν, πραϋπαθίαν ‘strive for … endurance and gentleness’ 1 Tm 6:11.

In several languages ‘gentleness’ is often expressed as a negation of harshness, so that ‘gentleness’ may often by rendered as ‘not being harsh with people,’ but gentleness may also be expressed in some instances in an idiomatic manner, for example, ‘always speaking softly to’ or ‘not raising one’s voice.’^[1]

When I come to the Messiah as someone who misses God’s goal (aka sinner), I must come in humility. I acknowledge that I am a pauper and beggar who comes with nothing to offer Him but my heart and my need for salvation. I recognize my lack of merit and my complete inability to save myself.

Jesus offers the grace and mercy of God. We accept it in humble gratitude and commit our lives to Him and to our co-workers. We “die to self” so that we can live as new creations in the Messiah.

We never forget that He has exchanged our worthlessness for His infinite worth, our sin for His righteousness, and the life we now live, we live by faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us. Now that is some exceptionally good news.

The “Jesus Way” goal for our faith at work:  Jesus calls on us to meek and humble at work. It is the way to love. Jesus knows this and challenges us to become organized. It is essential to bring glory to the name of Jesus.

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^[1] Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 748). New York: United Bible Societies.