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b. An assurance of forgiveness and acceptance by God.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Eph.1:3).
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness” (1 Jn.1:9).
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation [sacrifice] for our
sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 Jn.2:1-2).

c. A fullness of joy: a sense of God’s presence, care and guidance (Jn.14:26); a sense of His sovereignty; a
sense of His working all things out for good to those who love Him.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose” (Ro.8:28).
“And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people” (Ro.15:11).
“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,
and yet possessing all things” (2 Cor.6:10).
“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures for evermore” ( Ps.16:11).

2. There is an eternal comfort.
a. A passing from death to life.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever belie-
veth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (Jn.3:16).
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death
unto life” (Jn.5:24).

b. A wiping away of all tears.

“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off
all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the
LORD hath spoken it” (Is.25:8).
“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes”
(Rev.7:17).
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away” (Rev.21:4).


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(5:5) Meek (praeis): to have a strong, but tender and humble, life. It is a strong, yet teachable, spirit. It is not being weak,
bowing or spineless. It is a man who is strong, very strong, yet he is humble and tender. It is a man with all the emotions
and ability to take and conquer, but he is able to control himself. It is discipline—a man disciplined because he is God-
controlled. The opposite of meekness is arrogance or pride. In too many persons there is an air of sufficiency and superiority.
A meek person knows that he has needs and does not have all the answers.
1. Who are the meek?
a. The person who is controlled, not undisciplined. The mind and body are disciplined, never let loose. Passion
and urges, speech and behavior, sight and touch are always controlled.

“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts the-
reof” (Ro.6:12).
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for
me, but I will not be brought under the power of any” (1 Cor.6:12).
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I
have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Cor.9:27).
“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect
man, and able also to bridle the whole body” (Jas.3:2).
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to
godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity” (2 Pt.1:5-7).

b. The person who is humble, not prideful.
1) He is humble before God. He knows his need for God and for God’s hand upon his life, his need to be
saved and controlled by God.
2) He is humble before men. He knows he is not the epitomy of mankind, nor the summit of knowledge
among men. He does not have it all nor does he know it all.
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to
think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as
God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith” (Ro.12:3).
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