“He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures eternally; his horn is exalted in honor.” – Psalm 112:9
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” – Eph. 5:25
Have you ever met someone who gave the look of a people magnet? Wherever a people magnet goes, others follow. Everyone seems to clamor to be near them.
It has often been my experience that this is especially true for godly men who walk with integrity and exhibit the fruit of the Spirit of their character. These are the type of people we discover easy to trust and feel protected around. We’re given an amazing picture of this sort of man in Psalm 112. That Psalm is one in all my favorites since it speaks of the best way a godly man should carry himself on this world while being an ongoing blessing to the people he interacts with.
Ephesians 5 gives us the same picture of godly men. We’re told that their wives experience particular advantages while of their presence because godly men understand what it means to copy the sacrificial love of Jesus. On a each day basis, they learn what it means to place their wives first. A godly man give himself up so he can serve his wife and elevate her needs above his own. He does this in view of the sacrificial love Jesus showed the church when He gave Himself up for us on the cross.
Jesus is the top of what it means to be a godly man. People flocked to Him, and people who followed Him while also exercising sincere faith in Him experienced miraculous blessings. The lives of those that got near Him improved in every way, including; relationally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Are you a godly man? Can or not it’s genuinely said that everybody who gets near you is blessed due to experience? Is your example of Spirit-empowered godliness making the lives of those around you higher?
There are many things Scripture reveals to us about godly men, but I desired to take a moment to spotlight five undeniable truths that stand out to me. This world needs godly men who can offer a visual example of the guts of Jesus, and for those who’re a person, that is God’s desire on your life. Will you stand up to this challenge and offer our confused and ravenous culture an image of what a godly man who follows Jesus really looks like?
© John Stange, 2024 Originally published on Bible Study Headquarters. Used with permission.
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John Stange is the Lead Pastor at Core Creek Community Church and a professor at Cairn University where he leads the Digital Media and Communication program. He also leads a web based community called Platform Launchers where he helps people construct message-based online platforms.
John has authored over 30 books and presently hosts several podcasts on the LifeAudio podcast network. His shows have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times by listeners throughout the world.
You can learn more about John’s ministry, books, and podcasts at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com.
