Where are all the Men

Reading: Numbers 30-31 and 1 Corinthians 16

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.  

Thoughts: In western society over the last few decades and maybe even the better part of a century, there has been the a move from strong manly men. I feel that walks in lockstep with the decline of men in the Church and man in the family. As the industrial revolution, world wars and the increasingly common divorce, each generation has moved from men teaching boys to be men to boys are lucky to have a guy in their life. Now days there is the active attack on being a man(toxic masculinity). Paul is telling us boys to man up, but it is not the man up that the world says. Are we watching out for our fellow men, our wives, and our children, most importantly are we watching out for our Church, there are wolves trying to get in and devour our flocks. Next he said to stand firm in faith, are we constantly seeking God, is our faith growing. Then saying act like men be strong, as men we have great strength and power just because we are men, then Paul tops it all off with do it all in love. God is love and he pours it out on us and we need to be men doing our work with love.

Prayer: Father God, your love is deeper than anything I could imagine, you pour your love upon us and call us to walk in your ways. I ask you to help me to be the man I am called to be, help me to watch and constantly seek you and grow my faith. And to do it all in love.