Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

The Male as Visionary and Leader

communication God desired to share regarding humanity‘s relationship with Him and its purpose for being. Then He created the female to enable the man to fulfill this vision. God‘s priority has not changed. When Joel prophesied about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the last days, he spoke these words from God: “I

will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daugh ters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” (Joel 2:28). Notice what this verse says about males. Old men will re

Males have built-in

qualities enabling

them to receive the

vision and to bring

it to pass.

ceive dreams and young men will see visions from God. It doesn‘t say that women w ill see visions. It says that women will prophesy. This means they will speak of the things the men see in the visions. If you look at God‘s pattern in the Bible, the man is given the vision, but the woman is there to make sure that he accomplishes it. Males and females each have their specific functions. The male is also designed to be a visionary. God created men to be able to look at the big picture in life, to plan for the future from a logical, practical standpoint. Men like to determine what steps are necessary to get from A to B, and all the way to Z. They have built-in qualities that enable them to receive the vision and work to bring it to pass.

Prerequisites for Discovering Vision

Many men don‘t have a vision for their lives because they are not committed to God and to seeking His will in this area. If a man does not have relationship with God, he cannot fully function in his purpose.

1. Follow Christ’s Example

The greatest example of someone who had a vision for His life is Jesus. He constantly repeated and affirmed who He is. Jesus was able to live in the confidence of His pur pose from early age. Remember what He said to His par ents when He was only twelve years old? “I must be about

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