Manly Men are Servants

Philippians 2:3-5 ESV
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.
In this day and time there are often seen 2 types of men, those who only care for themselves, they can be bold and brash, but this is not manly. Then there are the ones that have been sent to the back corner of life, beaten down, told to know there place, even feminized. These are not manly men. I can assure you that neither of these is what men were called upon to be. I would like to challenge the men in the church today to begin to consider what they have been called to be, men of God.
How do we begin, we must serve, as we serve the kingdom of the Father, he will make us a servant. Many men do not want to be a servant, they see this as not there place. If it was Jesus’s place then it is ours too, a man seeking to walk as a godly man will emulate Jesus. Remember Joseph sold as a slave, became servant to Pharaoh, second in command in all the land. Being a servant does not mean to live a life without success. But how that success comes and whom it glorifies are different, all belong to God.
Review the verse Paul gives us, here was a man’s man, tough guy, converted to the Gospel in an extraordinary way. Paul was beaten, imprisoned, shipwrecked, survived venomous snakes, Stood before kings and lowly guards. He was not someone that anyone would consider unmanly by any means; most of us would have crumpled living his life of servitude. So how does he say a Godly man should emulate the Master?
Do not act in rivalry or competition.
Do not act in conceit or pride.
Be humble.
Place others above your own self.
Look out for not just yourself but others around you (not just family and friends but all persons you are around).
Have these things, why? Because of Jesus who is in you. May our prayer always be to be servants to the kingdom of God.
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