Pine Ridge Campground, Roebuck, South Carolina
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ~ Matthew 5:5 I don’t know about you, but I seem to have questions for each of Jesus statements so far. What is meekness? And how and why would the meek inherit the earth? What does that mean? When I went searching for the meaning of Biblical meekness, I came across the following on blueletterbible.org:
Meekness toward God is that disposition of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting. In the OT, the meek are those wholly relying on God rather than their own strength to defend against injustice. Thus, meekness toward evil people means knowing God is permitting the injuries they inflict, that He is using them to purify His elect, and that He will deliver His elect in His time (Isa 41:17, Luk 18:1-8). Gentleness or meekness is the opposite to self-assertiveness and self-interest. It stems from trust in God’s goodness and control over the situation. The gentle person is not occupied with self at all. This is a work of the Holy Spirit, not of the human will (Gal 5:23).
Also according to Blue Letter Bible, the phrase ‘inherit the earth’ in the Biblical sense means to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom. So to put Christ’s statement another way, those who choose to trust God in all things and deal gently and humbly with others (which in no way means allowing others to treat you as a doormat), those are the ones who exhibit God’s saving grace within them, and show evidence of their changed lives and hearts because of salvation.
This looks pretty close, but on the other side there nothing but a good sized patch of grass and trees.
It might well be the best site in the campground!
It’s Tuesday, and we squeezed in a visit to Hatcher Garden, “A public botanical garden & woodland preserve” today. There were a few pretty things growing, and lots of trees along winding, intersecting, paved paths. And it was quiet even though a busload of young kids showed up just after we did.
How can you look at their intricacies and not believe in God?!?
I’m like a Weeble though….
You know….Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down… : )
A quick stop at WalMart, then it was off to see Blaine’s baby brother, Bruce, his wife Donna, and their ‘baby’ – a giant Maine Coon cat named Leo. Surprisingly, for all his fur, we didn’t see any in their home or on our clothes!
It’s from our Alaska cruise.
We’ll take a group picture before we leave town. Promise!
You can’t see his tail, but if he’d let it hang down, it would reach her knees – or maybe longer.
Looks pretty disgusted with the whole picture-taking thing, doesn’t he? : )
It was soooo good to see them! We haven’t visited them in quite a while. Such a pleasure to be around! We’ll head back over on Friday.
The weatherman says rain for the next couple of days. We’ll see!