Meekness, not weakness

I'm really thankful for the meekness of Jesus.  Meekness demonstrates His love in a way that it is indisputable how much He cares for us!  God knew He had to relate to us in a very personal and practical way!  He came to us, all those years ago, as a meek, humble, little baby.
Meekness isn't about weakness.  It is strength under much restraint and control.  Jesus yielded His rights to God and gave up His rightful place as King of Kings.  It was calculated....it was intentional....it was very costly.....and it was the only way to reach human hearts.

There is a story told about a flock of birds in the middle of a huge snowstorm.  It seems these birds were trying, madly, to fly through a large picture window of a man's home to find shelter from the blizzard.  The man wanted to help them, so he went outside and tried to corral them into his barn.  He opened the doors and turned on the lights.  But the birds would not come.  Then the man scattered bread crumbs on the snow, making a trail from the door to the barn to where they were.  Still the birds ignored him. He tried catching them and shooing them, but they only scattered.
Realizing none of this was working, he thought, If only I could think of some way to get these birds to trust me.  If only I could be a bird, talk with them, speak their language.  Then I could show them the way---so they could really hear, see and understand.

This is exactly what God did for us.  He sent His only Son, Jesus, to be one of us, live among us, and show us the way to salvation.
"[Jesus] Who, being in very nature God....made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.....He humbled Himself...." ~ Phillipians 2:6-8