Christ taught you! If you have really heard his voice . . . then throw off your old evil nature-the old you that was a partner in your evil ways . . .

Ephesians 4:20-22

Paul before his conversion was not meek. Proudly and brutally, he apprehended all Christians and sought to destroy them. He was bigoted, selfish, and vaunted. But when he wrote his warm and affectionate letter to the churches of Galatia, he said, among other things, “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness, goodness . . . meekness.” His meekness was something God-given, not something man-made. It is not our nature to be meek. On the contrary, it is our nature to be proud and haughty. That is why the new birth is so essential to each of us. That is why Jesus frankly and pointedly said not only to Nicodemus but to every one of us, “Ye must be born again.” Meekness begins there! We must have a change of nature.

Heavenly Father, I seek to be blessed with the same kind of meekness that You gave to Jesus and Paul. I pray for the strength and conviction  of heart to seek your ways in my Bible readings each day, and to live my life for you in all I think, say, or do. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.