Learn from me, for I am gentle. Jesus could have said, “Learn from me because I say so. Because I am almighty, omnipotent, omniscient, holy, wise, eternal, God. “ But he bi-passed all those for gentle.
When you think of gentle, what comes to mind? Is it a strong word or a weak one? I don’t consider it very power-full, or very masculine. I read somewhere, many years ago, that gentleness is not weakness, but in fact strength under control. The image that comes to mind for me is a man’s large strong hand. In a fit of anger it might punch a hole in the wall, but it can also tenderly hold a child.
Paul writes to the Philippians that: 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. (Philippians 2:5-6) He set aside all the qualities and attributes of God and crawled into human flesh. We read of incidents during his ministry where he did not rely on his Godness. He had all the power, but he controlled it.
What could you learn from Jesus’ gentleness?
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