“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” Ezekiel 22:30
The serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty (2 Corinthians 11:3) but Adam was not deceived (1 Timothy 2:14).
The spiritual fall and death of the human race occurred when Adam failed to make up the hedge and stand in the gap. Adam took the easy way out. He allowed to go on what God’s Word forbade. His “sweetie pie” was all for eating the forbidden fruit; so rather than disturb the sweetness of the relationship, he chose to go along with her. Adam not only condemned himself in that which he allowed (Romans 14:22), but he also brought the whole human race under the condemnation of sin by his transgression (Romans 5:18).
In the “hubby” and “daddy” role, it is so easy to give in to things that seem to keep the sweetness in the relationship. After all, to not do so would seem so mean.
But in the responsible role of being a godly man, watching out for the spiritual welfare of home and family, it is not about being “sugar”. It is about being “salt” and “light”.
Human behavior, which is prone to wander and go astray, needs a solid, thick hedge that defines the perimeters of conduct, and someone to stand in the gap between what is the will of the flesh, versus what is the truth of God’s will and way.
By following human philosophy, religion has quit planting the hedges and eliminated the gap standing, so as to just shower sweetness upon people, no matter what they choose to eat on. With some, sin abounds under their ministry of loving “grace”.
The problem with taking no stand on and with God’s Word, is that apart from God’s Word, Satan has people beguiled unto enjoying that which is the transgression of God’s Word.
Young men are called upon “to be sober minded” (Titus 2:6), to be strong in the Lord, with the Word of God abiding in you, to overcome the wicked one (1 John 2:14).
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4
YOUNG MEN AND FATHERS, WHERE ARE WE?
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