Men of Significance
Theme of the Week: Marks of a Real Man
Joe Stowell
Monday, June 27, 2005
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Key Bible Verse: … We will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ (Ephesians 4:13). Bonus Reading:Ephesians 6:13-18
It is our privilege as redeemed men to allow Christ to emerge through us, through the particular qualities we have as men.
But many of us fear that. We're afraid that if we fully yield the reins of our life to Christ, He'll take away our manhood. Victims of a demasculinized portrait of Christ, we've forgotten that His blend of divinity and humanity was expressed through His existence as a man.
He was the perfect expression of manhood. While that meant He had a compassionate side, He also displayed strength and power—enough to attract strong men to give up their careers and personal ambitions and follow Him.
Jesus Christ doesn't at all diminish our manhood. He emerges through the distinct qualities of our maleness to create a fuller and richer expression of what a man can be. He redefines our manhood by replacing the motivations of the world with new guidelines for success. He directs our manhood along the path of ultimate significance. He takes our instincts to protect, provide, conquer, and accumulate, and points them in productive directions. He becomes the central control system of our life that dictates all that we do, are, and hope to become.
—Joe Stowell in Moody magazine
My Response: What makes me feel insecure about my manhood?
Adapted from Moody magazine (5/92) by permission.
Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity. 1 of 1
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Thank You, Jesus, for modeling true manhood for me. Give me the courage and strength to fill the role You marked out.
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