Zephaniah 2:3 KJV
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Here is a great definition of meekness, and it is not one that is man-made but that comes directly from the Word of God. The meek of the earth are those which have wrought His judgment.
The word wrought means to practice systematically and habitually (Strong's definition). Webster's 1828 says it means to form by work and labor.
The word judgment means verdict or special decree. It is the determination of the mind of God.
Therefore a meek person is one who systematically and habitually practices the mind of God until His judgment is formed in them. It does not appear to be something that happens in a moment. It is something that forms in us over a lifetime of practicing the mind of God as it is revealed to us in the Bible.
And it is this person, the Bible says, has a hope to be hidden in the day of the Lord's anger.
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Here is a great definition of meekness, and it is not one that is man-made but that comes directly from the Word of God. The meek of the earth are those which have wrought His judgment.
The word wrought means to practice systematically and habitually (Strong's definition). Webster's 1828 says it means to form by work and labor.
The word judgment means verdict or special decree. It is the determination of the mind of God.
Therefore a meek person is one who systematically and habitually practices the mind of God until His judgment is formed in them. It does not appear to be something that happens in a moment. It is something that forms in us over a lifetime of practicing the mind of God as it is revealed to us in the Bible.
And it is this person, the Bible says, has a hope to be hidden in the day of the Lord's anger.
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