Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

God’s Purpose fo r the Male

God gave the male work not only because it exposes his potential and allows him to reflect God‘s nature, but also because it enables him to provide for those for whom he is

responsible in his position as visio nary and leader. Provide comes from a Latin word meaning ―to see ahead.‖ The male should be a visi o nary. He should have a vision for his life, and he should work to see that it is accomplished — for himself, his family, and others under his care. A male is designed for this purpose of

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provider. In general, he‘s built physically stronger than the female, particularly in his up per body, because of God‘s command that he work.

Protector

“The L ORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to…take care of it” (Gen. 2:15). The next responsi bility the male was given was to “take care” of the Garden. I would include under this responsibility guarding and pro tecting the Garden and everything in it. That included the plants, the animals, even the woman who would be created and live in the Garden. God never told the woman to protect anything. Why? Because the woman is one of the things the man is supposed to protect. I once asked God, ―Lord, with all the responsibilities you gave us men, how do we know we can fulfill them?‖ His answer was very, very simple. He said, ―Whatever I call for, I provide for.‖ It is so true. We are designed as men to fulfill these functions. God designed the male to protect everything that is in his care and under his covering, so that the male is a natu ral protector. The man is built in every way to protect. His physical frame is evidence of that, but so is his mental ca pacity. The way he is structured psychologically is designed to protect. We will discuss this idea more in the chapter en titled, ―The Male as Provider and Protector.‖ Rest assured

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