Becoming A Man

My words have been delivered to believing people. A young man who is yet unsaved has no ability to be righteous, however much that young man may wish to do so. A young woman will always be drawn to appeal to the flesh if she has no living relationship to the Living God. She will seek her self-worth through soliciting the adoration of young men, and she will have nothing but what is available to the flesh to accomplish what she seeks. Her self-worth will be tied to her self-image; and that self-image will be defined by her body. If there is to be true worth, it must be found in Christ the Lord as king of life. If righteousness is more than a vague, gossamer hope, it must be the righteousness that is found in Christ the Lord as Master of life. Salvation, a living relationship with the Living God, is found only in Jesus the Saviour.

Jesus offers, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” [MATTHEW 11:28-30].

This is the offer God makes to any who will accept it. “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved” [ROMANS 10:9, 10]. You know quite well that the invitation of God to any willing to accept it is, “Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved” [ROMANS 10:13].

With the Apostle, I plead with all who are willing to accept the promise of Living God. “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” [2 CORINTHIANS 5:20, 21]. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. Do it today; do it now. Amen.

[1] Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

[2] I have relied heavily on overviews by R. Albert Mohler, We Cannot Be Silent (Nelson Books, Nashville, TN 2015)

[3] See Rebekah Hannah, “Women Use Porn Too,” May 18, 2017, The Gospel Coalition, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/women-use-porn-too, accessed 17 June 2017; see also Tim Challies, “10 Ugly Numbers Describing Pornography Use in 2017,” @Challies, https://www.challies.com/10-ugly-and-updated-numbers-about-pornography-use/, accessed 17 June 2017