Meek will forever be associated with pacifism or weakness. Perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern man is the loss of identity found in God through Christ. Having forgotten, reconfigured or labeled ourselves with worldly posture we immediately believe the worldly claim survival of the fittest or as Alexander put it on his deathbed, “To the Victor go the spoils”. Whereas in God we are adopted children of the Sovereign God of the Universe, Princes and Priests indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God on Earth as witness, as Ambassadors as ensample to the many of God’s Loving Power and Grace. The loss of battles to win greater wars is a concept thoroughly understood by the likes of this Great Greek King and men of all nations. Controlling strength is in fact one of the greatest trained disciplines of mighty men to endure that which may destroy each of us in order to finish the race we must all run.

Am I allowed to protect my livestock, my family, friends and farm if threatened? Does this world through associated identity that Christian men will simply lay down when each of these or all are threatened? God did not give me courage, a backbone and the Will to stand in difficult circumstances so that I would simply comply with my own destruction or stand bye idly as my family faces similar circumstance. become pray to every strong character that enters my life. Yes, when falsely accused or when someone wants exercise that power over me or my family I am to do my best to live in harmony with all people. As a meek man I may not simply to allow you to consume my Family just because you can. The Lord will deliver us from all trials and perhaps the delivery he will use this time is my ability to stave off the wolves when they threaten the sheep over which I have been appointed shepherd.

I cannot remember the men and women who thought me weak then found themselves in conundrum realizing that meek is a false equivocation with weakness. Why would the Lord tell me to stand in Good Courage in His Word, at all times, and then counsel me to bow knee to evil that comes to terrorize? That makes no sense. If a man is made shepherd of a flock or family then he is given the responsibility for their protection and care.

Why else would a man study the hunting or defensive arts then refrain to utilize them to make safe his family and farm. The Lord has overcome the world and everything in it but this world is still driven by the hate and appetite of the fallen which wants to consume innocence and lay waste to every good thing. Steeped in that knowledge I must then prepare myself armoured in God’s Characteristics and plead with them to retreat when forcibly looking to take or destroy that which God provided. This is impoverished thinking to believe that a shepherd of God’s Sheep will simply allow any threat to charge in a take or potentially harm those sheep.

Do we despise conquest, anger and war, Yes Certainly. The Love of innocence and protecting the vulnerable however carries greater weight then remaining out of a fight when it comes upon us. When God bids I defend my Family I will do so with great passion and every ounce of prayer and strength. I will not hate my enemies and will forgive them and pray for them when the opportunity requires. But standing bye an allowing the destruction of those things God provides even if it were a bear, wolf or badger come to take them would be to devalue the gifts I have been given. I cherish the opportunity to live in harmony with all men extending the Love as God first Loved me.