Psalm 37:9, 11 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth….But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The evildoers shall be cut off and the wicked shall not be, but the waiters and the meek shall inherit the earth. The contrasting ultimate reward between believers and unbelievers could not be more stark. Sinners who do not believe will be cut off from the kingdom of God and suffer eternal death, separation from God. Sinners who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will be given the inheritance of eternal life laid up for them in heaven, a blessed relationship with God that begins now and lasts forever.
Jesus fulfills this promise in the Beatitudes of Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” It does not look that way to earthbound eyes. It seems the wicked get away with it and have everything while on earth, while we, the meek and humble, have very little. But David and Jesus reveal what is really going on in the invisible world in which we live. It is the weak, the meek, the poor, the humble believer who is truly blessed with eternal riches that will not fade away. Philippians 4:19: “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
To be meek is to admit you are weak, poor, powerless, needy, and dependent. Your only hope is in the mercy of God, which He gives on account of Christ. In Him we inherit the riches of God, and we we delight in the abundance of peace. The peace of God keeps our hearts and minds.