Inherit the Earth

8. April 2008 by Bernice Davis.

Blessed are the Meek for they shall inherit the earth. 

Today, I want you to look at this concept of “the meek inheriting the earth” from the Psalms.  In this particular Psalm, David is encouraging God’s people to not be discouraged, envious, jealous, bitter, etc, because of what is happening with the unrighteous, in terms of their physical prosperity and their success.   Have you ever just watched people around you that have no interest in God, lead ungodly lifestyles, act as if they have no consciousness of right or wrong just seem to prosper and succeed, while you’re attempting to please God and live “holy” before him, yet it seems like you just “can’t get a break.”   Sometimes, we may have even cried; “God, It just don’t seem fair.” 

David encourages us to trust in the Lord and in due season, God will unfold his perfect plan and deal with “evil doers”.  Yesterday, we talked about the concept of meekness from the Old Testament. This perspective was to know and accept that God is in control and even the evil that happens in our lives, there is a purpose for it in the plan of God. 

Read the Psalm below and meditate on it.  Pick out one of the powerful verses and make it a memory verse.  My favorite is “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

Tomorrow, we will put this Psalm along with our Matthew Beatitude all together to give us a clearer meaning of what Jesus meant when he said; “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”

Psalm 37:1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil.

9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. 10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. 11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace

Make it a great day and don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily.

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »