Good Morning Garden

Let us see how we are to go about inheriting the earth. This Beatitude says that dominion, that is, power over the conditions of our lives, is to be obtained in a certain way, by nothing less than meekness.

The word meek in the Bible connotes a mental attitude for which there is no other single word available. It is a combination of open-mindedness, faith in God, and the realization that the will of God for us is always something joyous and interesting and vital. This state of mind also includes a perfect willingness to allow this will of God to come about in whatever way divine Wisdom considers to be best, rather than in some particular way that we have chosen for ourselves.

This mental attitude of teachableness, willingness to be led, is the key to dominion, or success in demonstration. There is no word for it in common speech, because the thing does not exist except for those who are up on the spiritual basis of the20teaching of Jesus Christ. If we desire to inherit the earth we must absolutely acquire this “meekness.”

The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice…(Psalm 97:1).

Another aspect of meekness is acceptance of God’s will and sublimation of self-will. We will only express the full power of God when we fully become attuned to and demonstrate God’s will. When we are open to God and willing to be a vehicle for God’s will, our meekness allows God to manifest through us. This is dominion through obedience. It begins by giving all power to God and finds full expression through God expressing himself through us. It brings new meaning to the term passive aggressive. It really means being passive to our will and active toward God’s will. Although this is exactly contrary to human nature, God gives us dominion through attunement to our divine nature, not through force of our will.

In tune,
Z gardener