Sunday Worship

Prayer: Lord will you give me the ability to live out the call of God on my life as a man? Grant me the strength to be the protector of my home and to protect the honor of the women in my life. Thank you for your unending grace. In your name I pray. Amen

Verse of the Day: "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!" Psalm 34:8(ESV)

Worship Song of the Day: Oh Taste and See by Brian and Jenn Johnson

Today's post will be a bit more focused on manhood today as that is what is currently on my mind. Well to share a bit from church today. Pastor David has been preaching about  the equality, yet differences, between men and women the last few weeks. This week was a focus on men of God and what we are called to be. Something that struck home with me was in man's purpose to be protectors. I have never given enough thought to my role as a man of God. I have thought about my place in the kingdom and what ministry I was called to, but never to my role as a man. I've always known what was expected of me as a man from societies point of view, but who does God say I need to be?

The truth is that we as men are called to be protectors of our home and righteous leaders. This call is not to make us dictators of our household but to be loving serving protectors of it. In fact its just another aspect of worship that can be lived out. Is it not worship to protect the creators creation? The fact is we are at war and it is a war, not of flesh and blood, but one of a deeply spiritual nature. If it were a war of flesh and blood, Id fight it but anyone who knows me, knows it would be a short fight. Pastor made a good point today, if we want to fight this fight and protect our household and all our brothers and sisters from the sting of the enemy. Then we have to engage in the guide to war. Our guide is not about machine guns and bazookas, but about prayer and praise. How can we use our sword if we never practice with it? The bible is our sword in the armor of God and we must train with it as faithfully as a soldier would with his rifle.

I urge you men and women do not go into battle without knowing how to use your equipment. This is a place of personal struggle for me because I always feel I don't read the bible enough. Is your only exposure to the bible on Sunday? Have you made a commitment to read every day? The bible says that God desires those that worship in spirit and in truth. How can you worship in truth if you don't know what the ultimate truth says?
So I am going to issue another challenge. This is a challenge more for myself than anything but all that would join with me on this challenge, will find the tools you need to fight Satan and what he would have us become. My challenge is that you commit to spend at least 30 minutes a day reading the word. That's one sitcom worth of time. If you have to break it up then by all means do, but lets stop letting Satan dictate our lives to us because we don't know the truth about his great lie. Lets set this challenge at a week. 30 minutes a day for a week. Can you do it? Can I do it? I even have a suggestion for how you can do it. Pick a passage from the OT, the NT and a Psalm every day this week. I will post what my passages will be every day in my blog. If you want then please feel free to read along with me. Lets go on a great adventure in the pages of the living word.

Here is my bible reading for tomorrow.
Psalm 1
Genesis 1-3
Romans 1-2

Now I'm not sure how close to 30 minutes that will figure for me but Id say its a good place to start. If you find you whip through it too quickly pick up a couple more psalms. Good luck brothers and sisters

Until next time my friends, praise and honor and glory to Yahweh the almighty and unto the lamb who sits on the throne.

Your Brother in Christ,
Brian