"God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth" (Matt. 5:5).
Gentleness means kindness and friendliness in your interaction with
others. It is the exact opposite of self-assertion where you and your
own interests comes first. Self-assertion is in fact a denial of God and
His omnipotence to intervene or take action. Gentleness is
acknowledging your total dependence and genuine selflessness.
Gentle people are contented, in contrast to those who are greedy. The
latter are the "grabbers" in life and they desperately cling to
everything they can get hold of. Gentle people are the "givers" who want
to make others happy. God smiles through their eyes.
Jesus is
the epitome of gentleness: "See, your king comes to you, gentle and
riding on a donkey" (Matt. 21:5 NIV). His gentleness was not soft or
weak, but decisive and powerful. He taught us to forgive those who wrong
us and to return evil with good.
The world doesn't belong to the
brutal, but to the gentle - and so does God's new world. Behind every
gentle person stands an Almighty God who takes care of them. Only the
Holy Spirit can lead you to this Christian virtue (see Gal. 5:22-23).
And this virtue leads you into God's kingdom.
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