Man Up

Finally, after April and May rains we have some great weather - the kind of weather people in the Northwest crave all year. It's also the kind of weather known to bring out stupid stunts and injury to muscles which haven't had much stretching. As a man a little over 50, this is more real to me than it used to be. Men will be men, the saying goes.

I was reading about the biblical King, David. Maybe you think of him as a poet and singer - and therefore kind of a wimp. You would be right about the fact that he was both poet and singer, but he was no wimp. I don't know the grand total of battles that he was personally involved in but let's just say he cleaned a lot of blood off of his sword. He was a man's man - and a poet and singer.

At the end of his life he spoke to the son (Solomon) who was following him as king and essentially told him to "man up." This is what he said.

"I'm about to go the way of all the earth... So be strong, show yourself a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires. Walk in His ways, and keep His decrees and commands, His laws and requirements..."

Someone has said, "Real men fight best on their knees."

I think prayer is one of those things that is pretty mysterious to men. We're bent to take action and "do something" and prayer doesn't seem to fit that model.

For the next few weeks I'm asking you to send me what you've learned about praying - like a man. Warfare on your knees so to speak. Are there particular things you've read from the Bible or other writers which have put something into you to understand how to pray as a man? Send them to me at daves@cityharvestchurch.com