To Be A Man is Not Enough!

Luke 11:21-23 -  “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. But when one stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.”

The ability to protect your goods, your family, your body, your marriage, your business, and your spiritual life is not guaranteed by your manhood. It is not your masculinity that keeps your house in peace. What guarantees that safety is your strength. Jesus did not say, when a man guards his own house. He rather said when a strong man… Dearly sir, a man without strength will lose the things that rightly belong to him. He will watch helplessly as satanic bullies and demonic oppressors invade what should have been his.

My dear brothers, this is the time to charge up your strength. Stir it up. Build it up. Strength is not optional in this fight. You cannot afford to be spiritually weak, emotionally fragile, or mentally unstable.

Growing up, I often heard the saying, “To be a man is not a day’s job.” But they never told me that even being a man is not enough. You must be a strong man to preserve and protect what is yours. Now I realize that  even that strength is not sufficient on its own. The scripture is clear. The man must be strong and fully armed. The warfare we are facing now has changed. This is not just a fight of fists or physical boldness. The strongest man who is not armed is no match for a weaker man who is fully armed. Strength without strategy will fail. Muscles without weapons will crumble. So, to keep your possession safe, you must not only be strong—you must be fully armed.

David had a sling in his hand when he stood before Goliath. That sling was not ordinary. It was a weapon trained in the wilderness, tested in the secret place, refined by courage and trust in God. Samson, though a physically strong man, still needed the jawbone of a donkey when he faced one thousand soldiers. Every strong man must be armed and every armed man must take up the responsibility to guard and keep  his inheritance. Not all strong armed men are responsible enough to keep what has been committed to their hands faithfully. 

Remember the words of Jesus that says the strong man's goods are in safety until a stronger man shows up. This is why you must become the stronger man. Not once. Not temporarily. But every day.You must keep training. You must keep building yourself. You must remain spiritually awake and alert. You must keep evolving into the next version of who God has called you to be.

Be blessed and shared with all. Have a happy weekend.