The following is taken from one of my daily devotional books.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV

Our source of strength as men is from the God who first created us, now empowers us, and will eventually welcome us to a heavenly home in His presence. While we’re here in this earthen body, let’s be not just men but STRONG men. Men of true faith; virtuous men who stand up for right and object when we see wrong. Let us be men who are possessed by the Spirit of God.

Let us be active men. Passivity in Christian men is a shame. And sadly, it can be contagious. But so can strength become contagious when true men are willing to be counted as righteous, denying evil and promoting good.

Be strong in the day at hand. Be a man.

Horatius Bonar wrote:

“Christianity makes men, not babes. Adorn the doctrine of Christ by your manliness. In the Church, in the world, in business, in conversation, in prosperity, and adversity, [act] like men! Let no man despise you; and let no man despise the Gospel because of you.”

May these “Words of Thought” be a blessing unto you.
Troy Chandler
Chaplain, Army of Trans-Mississippi