Why did Christ say the meek are blessed?

Answer

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." Matt. 5: 5.
NOTE - This inheritance cannot be realized in this life; for here the truly meek generally have
little of earth's good things.

When believers are baptized into Christ, whom do they put on?
By what are men sanctified?
What does God desire to teach the children?
Under what condition is the written law good?
When was the union of church and state formed from which the Papacy grew?
As He was about to leave the temple, what did He say?
For what must men give account in the judgment?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle