Why is meekness so crucial to our satisfaction?

Listen to Adrian Rogers.

May I say, friend, you'll never have your full inheritance without meekness.

Now, a man who cannot control himself or be controlled by the Spirit of God is never satisfied.

What does he mean when he says we're going to inherit the earth?

What it speaks of now and it speaks of hereafter. In the sweet by and by and in the nasty now and now,

you can inherit the earth. Welcome to Love Worth Finding. Pastor, teacher, and author,

Adrian Rogers said, when you seek happiness, you'll never find it.

But when you get right with God, blessedness will find you.

When we were created, God put certain drives, instincts, and ambitions into our very nature.

These are not evil in themselves, but they must yield to the Holy Spirit so that we may bring him glory and honor.

How do we develop a spirit of meekness?

If you have your Bible, turn now to Matthew chapter 5.

Look at verse 5, as Adrian Rogers shares the powerful conclusion of this message, the mighty meek.

The Bible says, blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Well, what is meekness?

Well, let me tell you what it is not before I tell you what it is. It is not weakness. Put that

down big and plain and straight. Meekness is not weakness. And if you think that

meekness is weakness, you go a week trying to be meek, and you'll find out that meekness is not

weakness. You know what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 11, take my yoke upon you and learn of me,

for I am meek and lowly in heart you think of Jesus is weak

Jesus said I'm weak do you think Jesus was weak if you think that Jesus was weak then you

read the Bible where he fasted 40 days and 40 nights alone in the wilderness with wild

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