MEMORISE: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
2Timothy 4:7
Is it possible to be meek and militant at the same time?
To be meek is to do what other people want without imposing your own opinion. It is having the power to act but refusing to use it to oppress others. Being militant on the other hand means to use force or pressure to achieve your goals . How is it possible for a Christian to be meek and militant at the same time?
Our Lord, as part of the sermon on the Mount, clearly thought us that it is a blessed thing to be meek.(Mathew 5:5). In his letter to the Galatians , Apostle Paul also declared hat meekness is a part of the fruit of the spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23). Our Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated meekness when He was arrested in the Garden of Gethsamane. Hear what He said in (Mathew 26:53-54), When He was about to be arrested :
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father , and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"
This same Jesus tells us that there are times when we need to be violent .In Mathew 11:12 He said :
"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence , and the violence take it by force."
Paul further expounded on this truth, telling us the reason why we are in battle and providing the guidelines for how to shield and prepare ourselves for this violent warfare. In Ephesians 6:12, He wrote:
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities , against powers,against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
The beautiful Swan which vigorously paddles away under the water to stay afloat is vowed as one of the most graceful animals on water because it appears calm on the surface . Our Christian life needs to emulate the posture of the Swan. In the Spirit realm, we need to display all the militancy that is needed to secure us a place in heaven and push the agenda of the kingdom of our God on earth. At the same time, in the physical realm, the fruit of the Spirit -meekness-must be visible in our lives.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Chronicles 18-20
Acts 20:1-16
HYMNAL: Sing Hymn 16
