Walk With Me

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a very nice day of worship and praise for our good Father. I was particularly enjoying our worship service as we sang “I am blessed, I am called, I am healed, I am whole, I am saved in Jesus’ name. Highly favored, anointed, filled with Your power for the glory of Jesus’ name!” I love that we can all come together on Sunday mornings and sing lyrics like these praising our good, good Father.

Continuing our series on men, today we will look at a man’s role in the Bible. I have again recruited my uncle’s help so these are his words on a Godly man:

Much is said today regarding the definition of a man. Yet the definition of manhood itself is obscured by a culture in moral free fall. Much could be said about what it means to be a man and much has been said. But there has to be a foundation from which you can rightly define what a man is or what manhood is. And that foundation is God’s word.

So, we go back to the beginning. God created man. Man was the pinnacle of his creation, (that is male and female). Adam was the first man. Almost immediately man was given the roles of leadership and responsibility. Genesis 2:15. “The lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it” (NIV). Adam was to be a good steward of what God had created and had given to him. There was to be order in God’s creation. This idea of leadership and order is further addressed in 1 Corinthians 11:3: “the head of every man is Christ, the head of every woman is man, and God is the head of Christ.” Men are to lead their homes as the follow Christ.

This leads men into their role as provider. In 1 Timothy 5:8, Paul writes, “But if anyone does not provide for his own family, especially for his own household, has denied the faith.” He is to work for the good of his home, and all those in it. This goes beyond merely a financial responsibility, it also means that a man in his home is to give of himself for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of those in his life. The wife partners with her husband for the needs of the home, but the husband bares the responsibility.

So, what the man has a husband and father is to be protected. We can refer to Nehemiah 4:14 for guidance, “Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord, and fight for your countrymen, your sons and daughters, your wives and homes (NIV).” Protection means placing himself between attackers and those he loves, holistically, including emotional and spiritual attacks.

And a good way for men to protect their family: teach them Godliness in the home. The bible says it so clearly, “These words that I am giving you today are to be on your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” God was clear to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 6:6-7. And lastly (those these characteristics of a Godly man are not exhaustive), drive this bit of scripture deep into your hearts. Ephesians 5:25: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her.” Have a servant’s heart towards your wife. Being responsible, providing for the family, leading spiritually, are each ways in which you can be a servant to your family.