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Meek not Weak

 

1 Peter 3:15 - But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 

It is ironic that a word that rhymes with meekness, the word weakness, is so different in meaning. Perhaps because the two words sound alike, many confuse meekness with weakness. But the two are no way similar.

One of the best places to find proof that meekness is not weakness is in the life of Moses. We read in Numbers 12:3 - (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) Scripture tells us that Moses was meek. But from Exodus through Deuteronomy we see that Moses was not weak. Moses killed an Egyptian guard who was abusing a Hebrew slave. He demanded that Pharaoh let the Hebrews go. And he called down judgment on the Hebrews when they sinned against God in the wilderness. Moses was meek (meaning humble and submissive to God), but he was not weak.

Don’t confuse meekness with weakness. Instead, “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” (Ephesians 6:10).