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The Power of Being Meek

Did Jesus really say we should be meek? Does it mean a child of God should be weak and submissive? The truth is that there is a secret power that is unlocked when you are meek in the way that Jesus taught.

First, lets have a look at what Jesus said:
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 (NIV) The original word for meek in that verse is:
praus [prah-ooce']
Apparently a primary word; mild, that is, (by implication) humble: - meek.  Was Jesus 'mild' and 'meek'? Jesus practiced what He preached. If we want to know what 'meek' or 'mild' means we just have to look at Jesus.
Jesus is the most well known Man that ever lived. His teachings was so extreme that it offended most and eventually got Him killed. Jesus called the 'important' people of the day (teachers of the law and the Pharisees) hypocrites, snakes, and brood of vipers (Matthew 23). - Jesus was everything but weak and submissive.

Jesus overturned tables (Matt…