Sometimes, the Message paraphrase helps us get it in modern language.

There are many benefits to walking in meekness. Moses did it, and he was the most trusted man on the Earth during his time.

As we see in the verse before this one, Paul was ministering to Felix about faith in Christ.

I chose this verse today because many people abuse this verse. The King James version is not well translated for us in this particular verse because of the word moderation.

We are to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to the Lord.

What is meekness? It is definitely not weakness. Because Jesus was meek, and Moses was the meekest man on the Earth at that time, God used Jesus and Moses to deliver His people, so meekness is not weakness.

Along with humility, the Lord is asking us to come to Him and learn about the meekness that He walked in on the Earth. Meekness is one of the nine fruits in our recreated spirit. This fruit is vital for us to walk in.

First, let me say, right before this, Jesus told us to come to Him if we are loaded down, and He would give us rest. There is nothing like the feeling of rest.

We can see from this verse and the previous verse that the Apostle Paul was telling us, by the Holy Ghost, that if we are serious about finishing our course, we have to have temperance in our life.

We have been made free from sin. We have been delivered from the penalty of sin. The one and only reason is because of what the Lamb of God, the Son of the Living God, the Creator of all things did. Jesus became sin.

What do you have? God was not asking her for something she didn’t have, and I know God will not ask you for something financially you do not have.

We can see from this verse and the previous verse that the Apostle Paul was telling us, by the Holy Ghost, that if we are serious about finishing our course, we have to have temperance in our life. He goes on to liken it to getting a prize or crown for an athletic event.

When you go on a tour with a tour guide, they will point things out and tell you what you are seeing and even what you should look at and look for.

When I think of these two words, wisdom and understanding, this is what they mean to me. Wisdom is the application of knowledge.

When we are in physical pain or trouble, this portion of scripture tells us a vital key to walking in health and wholeness.

“By whom” in this scripture makes this an “in Christ” reality, things we have because of who Jesus is and what He has done. We could never get to God on our own.

The verses right before our scripture give us instructions along these lines. Verse 17 says, “Don’t give evil for evil.”

It seems that when we are better listeners and do a lot less sharing of our opinions. we then become slow to wrath.

When we think of being stewards, we usually think of being stewards of finances. The Word tells us in Luke to be faithful with finances, with that which is another mans.

Jesus went on to say more in John Chapters 8 and 12 about being lifted up, which is a reference to Him being crucified on a cross and lifted up from the Earth.