Something has gone wrong with men.
We see it everywhere. In the home, men are absent or passive. In churches, they often sit silently while their wives lead the way. In society, they’re mocked, feminized, or made to feel irrelevant. We’ve got boys in grown men’s bodies chasing comfort, addiction, and selfish pursuits, and it’s leaving a gaping hole where strong, godly leadership ought to be.
But this isn’t new. The breakdown of manhood didn’t begin in our generation. It began in the Garden of Eden.
When Adam stood in silence as Eve reached for the fruit, sin didn’t just enter the world – manhood fell too. Adam had a God-given charge to work, keep, and lead in obedience to his Creator. He was the head of the garden. The one who heard the command directly. But when temptation came, Adam didn’t fight. He didn’t speak. He watched. And then he followed.
The consequences were devastating. Romans 5:12 says, “Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin.” Adam’s failure didn’t just affect him. It infected all of us.
But that’s not the end of the story.
Enter Christ – the Second Adam. Where the first Adam was silent, Christ spoke. Where Adam gave in, Christ resisted. Where Adam failed in a garden, Jesus triumphed in one. Luke 22 shows us Jesus in Gethsemane, sweating drops of blood, crying out to the Father, “Not my will, but Yours be done.” He stared death in the face and obeyed. He took the full wrath we deserved and stood in the gap for His bride, the Church.
Jesus didn’t just die to save us from sin. He came to restore everything Adam broke, including manhood.
Biblical manhood begins with submission to Christ. You can’t be the man God designed you to be if you’re still living in the shadow of Adam. You were never meant to lead in your own strength. You were made to reflect the strength of the one true Man – Jesus.
Real men reject passivity. They take responsibility. They lead courageously and live sacrificially for the sake of others. Not because they’re macho or trying to flex their spiritual muscles, but because Christ lives in them. Galatians 2:20 says, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”
It’s time for men to rise up, not in anger, but in holiness. Not to dominate, but to serve. Not to chase success, but to follow Jesus with everything they’ve got. This world doesn’t need more guys acting tough. It needs men who are filled with the Spirit, armed with the Word, and committed to walking the narrow road, no matter the cost.
Brother, you were made for more. You were made to fight, to build, to protect, and to shepherd. And the only way to do it right is to follow the One who did it perfectly.
From Adam to Christ, biblical manhood has always been about walking in obedience to the voice of God. Let’s return to that. Let’s recover what we’ve lost and lead the way in our homes, churches, and communities.
The world is desperate for men like that.
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