As we have been going through the Beatitudes, we have seen how they build on each other. First, we need to recognise that we are poor in spirit. The next step is to have the right attitude toward our sins, we grieve and mourn. When we have a right attitude toward God and His Word, we humble ourselves and become meek. This creates a deep desire for God’s righteousness, which He gives us when we trust Jesus, by faith. Then, having received His righteousness, we begin to be like God and become merciful in the way we act towards others.

As we look through the Bible we can see meekness displayed in the lives of God's people. But like always, we see Jesus showing us what true meekness is. If we want to follow His example, it means that we need to yoke ourselves to Him and learn from Him.

As Jesus starts His teaching on the Sermon on the Mount, He starts by telling us how it is that we enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is by recognising our own sinfulness, and realising our need for Him, that will get us into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Colossians 3:12 tells us that we are to clothe ourselves with PATIENCE. As James writes to the Christians who were scattered, he concludes his letter by talking about patience. In this passage, we have three examples of patience; The Farmer, The Prophets and Job. Each one gives us an insight into how we can grow patience in our lives and how God is working in the midst of our waiting.

God gives us joy and peace, but not humility. He does give us plenty of opportunities to practice humility and it is a choice we need to make ourselves, with God's help. How do we get humility? By imitating Jesus in everything we do.