Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. James 3:13

I pray that you were strengthened and encourage with your local church on the Lord’s Day. Oh, give thanks to the Lord for He is good. As you go about your week, be reminded of the goodness of the Lord and tell others your thankfulness for His goodness. In the world of get and gain, there doesn’t seem much room for lowliness and meekness. The strength of humanity is to survive and conquer. Yet, for the child of God who is devoted to the Lord, strength is in lowliness and meekness. Lowliness is the servant’s position before the Lord, for we kneel in His presence. And meekness is the servant’s mindset to trust and depend on the Lord, for He is our strength. The scripture passage reminds us that meekness is wise. The one who is meek is humble in their conduct. They are considerate to others in their conversation. By their conduct and conversation, the meek “shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.” Meekness is a discipline learned through submission, surrender, and trust. Meekness begins when we put our trust in God, as we commit our way to Him. The child of God must come to Him by faith and trust His word by “casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you” (1 Pet 5:7). Trust Him and forsake unto Him all our anxieties, frustrations, plans, relationships, jobs, and even our health, and wait patiently for His care. With quiet confidence we wait and are slow to speak and quick to listen (Jam 1:19) that we may lean on God and learn of Him. Meekness is learned. It counts the corrective blows of a friend as precious (Prov 27:6). And when we must speak, we speak from deep conviction of our own frailty and weakness to sin, as humble and meek who are utterly dependence on the grace of God (Gal 6:1). Dear friend, the quietness and openness of meekness is very beautiful, yet it is also very painful as we learn to submit our vulnerability to the Lord. Meekness goes against all our sinful nature. By faith we can lean on God and trust His care for us as His children. My friend, God cares for you, and a storehouse of blessings await those who faithfully trust Him in lowliness and meekness for “blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Mt 5:5). My friend, will you trust God with your cares and wait patiently for Him to care for you? While you wait, call to Him, check in with Him regularly, for He wants to hear your cries and He knows your troubles (Ps 37:14). God is faithful beyond what we can ask or think (Eph 3:20) that we may learn the “meekness of wisdom.” Father, thank You for Your love and Your desire that we learn meekness through Your grace. Help me to wait quietly and confidently as You work in me the spirit of meekness. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.