Psalm 25:9
9 The meek [`anav] will he guide [darak] in judgment: [mishpat] and
the meek [`anav] will he teach [lamad] his way. [derek] KJV-Interlinear
9 He
leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way. NASB
The meek, ‘anav,’ here
refers not to cowardly, sniveling, whining types of people, but it refers to
humble, poised, gentle, open minded and willing to learn, and willing to accept
instruction types of people.
A large man who can be
rough and tough, can be meek, just as well as some little girl or small
person. Size of stature is
irrelevant. Attitude and self-controlled
behavior and willingness to listen and learn are everything.
Who can learn? Those who want to listen. Who can be taught? Those who want to learn.
Who cannot learn? Those who do not want to listen. Who cannot be taught? Those who do not want to learn.
God offers
information. Gods information is truth.
Most people unfortunately
are not interested in learning in the way that God teaches. They presume that they can learn everything
they need, on their own and therefore are not interested in listening to anyone
else, unless of course what someone says happens to interest them.
A daily study is inconvenient. An academic setting is the establishment. And people in general reject or are resentful
of anything that resembles this approach to learning. They prefer to do, well, nothing. Because they know enough or they can figure
things out for themselves, or what they already think they know, is good
enough. These are not the meek.
The meek know that there
is far more to learn than they will ever be able to learn.
The meek know that
preconceived ideas or ritual habits are most probably misleading and wrong.
The meek have a thirst
for knowledge. They seek and test and
listen and sort out continually.
The meek let God reveal
the truths of life, and do not impose their standards in an effort to force
their interpretations.
All truth comes from God,
and from no other source. The world is
not a source of truth.
In order to learn truth,
you have to learn from God. To learn
from God, you have to learn in the way in which He teaches and in accordance
with the process of His teaching. You
cannot do it on your own.
In judgment, ‘mishpat,’ in
the correct understanding of things, in the proper orientation of things to
life and to reality.
God provides us with the
information to be able to know and to discern between the real and the false of
life.
His way, ‘derek,’ in the
way in which God would have things go, which is the correct way, the right way,
not in some delusional way or some way of pretense.
Mans natural tendency is
to stray off on some tangent laced with evil or sin or disregard for
truth. Even false tendencies of spirituality
are invented conveniences to justify evil or sinful activities so as to make
them more acceptable by society and life in general.
But when your desire for
knowledge is legitimate and objective and when you are willing to learn as God
teaches, then God will provide you with the right information, with the truths
of life, with the correct directions for life, and you can be assured that God
will not lead you astray, or deceive you, but will place your best interests
ahead of those of the world or evil.
