What if to be considered a man we had to go through a normal method of getting a job. You know, fill out the application, going to the interview, and training? Is there really a job opening? Yes. Why? Slowly we, as men, stopped showing up for work. It seemed like the whole world went nuts. Many men walked away from their responsibilities and since the men weren’t doing it, women started filling in the gap. Here’s the problem. Although many women are willing and able to fill the position, they were never designed for it.
I know this makes me sound like a male chauvinist pig! Right? Not if you consider Biblical principles. Let’s start with some simple definitions. Willing = to make oneself available. Able = having the power, skill, or means. Just because someone is willing and able doesn’t mean they are the best suited for the job. Here’s an example; my son, Jedidiah, is 14. If I need him to drive his siblings to school in my truck he is very willing, he is even able, he weighs in at around 140lbs and is 5’6” and he’s driven my truck in fields before, but he is not qualified to drive on the road. Why? Legally he is too young in the state on NJ. Also he doesn’t have the maturity to carry the responsibility of driving a 2-ton truck down the road with 4 other lives in the truck and many other lives on the road.
God has created men & women equal in importance but different in function and responsibility. I Corinthians 11:3 says “But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.” This is where a lot of men get messed up. They aren’t willing to follow God’s plan except for the part “man is the head of a woman”. Guys we can’t run around shirking our responsibilities and then demand our wives obey us. Don’t think this is God’s last words on the husband-wife relationship, just take a look at Ephesians 5:33, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her”. So before you get to cocky just remember that our example is Christ giving up His life for the church.
In the next few weeks we will be exploring God’s Job Description for Men. We will mainly be concentrating on man’s role as prophet, priest, and king and how we are to be fulfilling these roles with our wives and families.
How about it men? Are you ready for the job? What’s your skill set? Would you have to leave half of the application blank? Are you willing to step up to your role as leader? Are you willing to subject yourself to the humbling position of being a Godly man? Are you up for the challenge?
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