I read the story from Greek mythology about a man going through the streets with a lamp looking for a honest man. I don’t know if he ever found one or not. The United States Marines advertise that they are looking for “a few good men”. I don’t know if they are able to find them or not. I think the search is more serious than that. Honest men or good men no doubt exist.
I’m looking for godly men. The boys of our community need godly men to show them how to grow up, and I’m not just referring to the sons of single Moms. Godly men are more than just good role models.
God described Job as a “man blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil”. (Job 1:8) David said in Psalm 25:12 that a godly man is one instructed by God in the way that God has chosen for him. In fact, it is said of David that he had a heart like the heart of God. The world puts a premium on handsome men, rich men, athletic men; all adjectives that change with time and then the real inner man begins to emerge. The godly man is strong on the inside, where it really matters.
I wonder what would happen today if every man who reads this column should announce to his family that from now on he wants to be a godly man, or even announces it at work. What a revolution! It would test a lot of friendships, I’m sure of that. A friend of mine became a Christian and his family told me that they liked him better before he started talking about Jesus all the time.
Godly men are concerned about the spiritual nurturing of their wives and children and grandchildren. They are not ashamed to read their Bibles daily to their families and pray with their children.
May we be saved from having to repeat the prayer of David in Psalm 12:1, “help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to exist.” You can make a difference where you live.
“Remind us, O God, that we are not powerless to make a difference in
our families if we will just surrender our will to the Lordship of Jesus.
Amen”
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