Just how important is meekness in the estimation of God? The Apostle Peter, who wrote by the inspiration of the Spirit, declared it to be a grace of the highest order. He says of the “ornament of a meek and quiet spirit’’ that it is “in the sight of God of great price” (I Pet. […]
“Behold, they King cometh unto thee, meek. . .” Matthew 21:5 There is a certain truth in the theory of Thomas Carlyle, “The history of this world is the biography of its great men.’’ Certainly it is true that the great leaders of this world have left their mark on history’s lessons. Equally true […]
If we are to assume our calling to develop the fruit of the Spirit called “meekness”, then it is necessary to know its proper place and motive in the life of the believer. Jesus gives us the way in which this development will take place: take My yoke upon you and learn of me, for […]
“Whither goest thou?” “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now.” “Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.” ******* The scene is the upper room. The exchange was between two men, one a mere man, the other the Son of man. Both make what amounts to […]