Wednesday, January 1 ~ Moses was by far the meekest of all the men on the face of the earth.​—Num. 12:3.

[GrumpysWife]

Wednesday, January 1

Moses was by far the meekest of all the men on the face of the earth.—Num. 12:3.

 

When Moses was a member of the Egyptian royal family, he was not meek. In fact, he had been so quick-tempered that he killed a man who he judged was acting unfairly. Moses assumed that Jehovah would agree with his actions. Jehovah spent 40 years helping Moses to understand that he needed more than courage to lead the Israelites; he needed to be meek. And to be meek, he also needed to be humble, submissive, and mild. He learned that lesson well and became an excellent overseer. (Ex. 2:11, 12; Acts 7:21-30, 36) Today, family heads and elders do well to imitate Moses. When treated disrespectfully, do not become easily offended. Humbly acknowledge any faults you have. (Eccl. 7:9, 20) Submissively follow Jehovah’s direction on how to handle problems. And always answer mildly. (Prov. 15:1) Family heads and overseers who respond that way please Jehovah, promote peace, and set an example of how to be meek. w19.02 8 ¶1; 10 ¶9-10

[Tbs77]

Wednesday, January 1

Moses was by far the meekest of all the men on the face of the earth.—Num. 12:3.

 

When Moses was a member of the Egyptian royal family, he was not meek. In fact, he had been so quick-tempered that he killed a man who he judged was acting unfairly. Moses assumed that Jehovah would agree with his actions. Jehovah spent 40 years helping Moses to understand that he needed more than courage to lead the Israelites; he needed to be meek. And to be meek, he also needed to be humble, submissive, and mild. He learned that lesson well and became an excellent overseer. (Ex. 2:11, 12; Acts 7:21-30, 36) Today, family heads and elders do well to imitate Moses. When treated disrespectfully, do not become easily offended. Humbly acknowledge any faults you have. (Eccl. 7:9, 20) Submissively follow Jehovah’s direction on how to handle problems. And always answer mildly. (Prov. 15:1) Family heads and overseers who respond that way please Jehovah, promote peace, and set an example of how to be meek. w19.02 8 ¶1; 10 ¶9-10

This is why I so love Moses so much more from my personal Bible reading than ever before as I cope with this the time of the end ...Moses was an imperfect man..quick tempered at that...refined by Jehovah to be meekest on the earth....but them sheep "triggered" Moses to lose out on entering the promise land (waters of Meribah)...them sheep "made" Moses miss out. Twice in Deuteronomy Moses blames the sheep for his missing out because Moses got triggered during the last year, 40th year of wilderness trek! May will learn from Moses and not let the internal challenges in the congregation or within our families make us miss out on greater promises during these last days of (quarreling)...

[Edwin34]