What does it mean to be meek?

The enormous power of that horse is still there; it is just now under submission, under control. Being meek was a defining characteristic of the Lord Jesus. Although He had all power and all authority, He remained meek as he sought to serve instead of being served and loved the outcast instead of brushing him off as someone beneath Him. For the Christian, we are called to mimic Christ in all aspects, and this is one of them. We are to resist the power of our flesh and surrender to the power of the Holy Spirit, allowing Him to control our tongue when angry or to be patient when pressured or provoked. In both Psalm 37:11 and Matthew 5:5, we are told that the meek will “inherit the earth”. Paul, speaking of being meek, said in Colossians 3:12 to “put on” meekness. We can choose to be prideful or arrogant in difficult situations, or we can be obedient to God’s Word and set aside our pride and our ego to allow the Holy Spirit to move in and act in these situations. Meekness is obtained through surrender, prayer, and the right utilization of the Word of God. James tells us in James 1:21 to receive the Word with meekness and in James 3:13 to work in meekness. In other words, we are to handle the Word of God gently with others and to be wise in how we work so that God gets the glory for what we do in Him.