The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth…….
Why seeking power never wins; Seeking to control always ends badly. Jesus told us over and over that seeking power and control ends in the loss of everything. Someday the greatest powers the world has ever known will fall down on their knees before a King that never sought power! Why is wanting power a loosing proposition? Those that seek power for the sake of power need power to fill the hole left in their spirits from a lack of self worth. We try to find ways to assure ourselves that we are worthy. There is one big problem, we’re not worthy… We have all fallen short of God’s glorious plan for our lives, and instead of accepting the only worth that matters, His love and approval, we seek to find it in some other way. We often hurt others in our grasping attempt to gain a hold on authority over others. Jesus set an example that was the opposite of this. He, who was God’s Son, the King of Kings, came to be a servant and to offer all He had to others. He never asked to be recognized, or placed in a position of high authority, He already was the most powerful force in the Universe, yet He never sought to be recognized and worshipped for His power, but for His Great Love.
Why do we look for what we need in all the wrong places? Because we lack the understanding of even a little child. We lack the faith in our Heavenly Father to trust in Him.
We seek instead to prove our worth, only showing our foolishness. There is an answer though, surrender to the only real power worth kneeling down before, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Forgive us father for we know not what we do…..
the pilgrim
This entry was posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 3:35 am
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Preach it Brother. Nothing better in life than a reality check on who has all the power… It ain’t us…
FYI for all your readers, The literal translation of Meek or Meekness, is “Controlled Strength,” has nothing to do with being wimpy. As an example a horse has tremendous strength but is controlled by the rider… It’s a trust thing… I knew all that Greek they made me take in seminary would pay off someday.
Morning Bill,
I’m sorry that I haven’t written sooner. It’s been a very busy time for me. The other night I read your remarks about Tim Tebow to one of our Bible Studies. It was very helpful to these men. It was right on the mark for them.
The remarks you’ve written today are particularly appropriate for men in leadership, especially pastors. It is so easy to become misled and abuse the position of power that God has placed you in. Pray that they will be kept from being overlords, abusers of themselves and their congregations, focused on The Word of God and The Lord Jesus above everything, loving, kind, helpful, compassionate. I may not be in the pulpit ministry anymore, but nearly 60 years in, or in close proximity to the pulpit has taught me a significant lesson that people tend to idealize us and that it is too easy for us to abuse our position, to even become our own worst enemy or even an enemy of clear doctrinal truth, and of The God who is it’s source.
The old statement about power, that “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Lovingly hold your pastor’s feet to the fire. Many of them are afraid to confront the issues, they are encouragers, preaching pablum rather than the clear prophetic message of the purity and ethical message of The Gospel. Events since Christmas have brought these truths to the forefront once again.
Sorry I got on my soapbox, but I have had close proximity to about fifty of my brethren in the last month and have clear concerns about men who are holding the office but who need strong warriors to pray with them, to keep their focus true, their love undimmed, and the clarity of their calling pure.
Blessings Bill,
Rob