Stand up oh men of God

Oh men of God here is another favorite of mine from 2011

Stand up oh men of God
Stand up
Stand up oh men of God
For where are our Courageous men of God????
Where are they???


Oh men of God, hear me today we battle not against  flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. The battle that rages on daily is for your soul, though he uses the desires of the flesh as his weapon against you oh men of God. Rise up oh men of God and fall down upon your knees daily humbling yourself before the Lord your God and confessing our great need to be healed of sexual immorality.  If your a brother who does not battle with this issue praise God for you. Now lock arms with a brother who does battle with sexual immorality, stand in the gap for him in prayer and encourage him in the word and be there for him lean upon.
2 Chronicles 34:
19And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
 20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
 21Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

Now notice that Josiah didn't say, it just human nature,he didn't say come on let not be legalistic about all of this. Instead he was outraged and tore his clothing realizing that he and his people had been displeasing to God.

Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the land belonging to the Israelites.
Oh men of God what is in your life right now that you have made an idol of?
What things are your eye's seeing that are harming your walk with God?
Men deal with their sexual nature, women may not or can not always understand it. Perhaps there are some sisters among us that are also dealing with their sexual nature.  Search yourself and find out what things have you put before your worship of God.


JOB 31:

 9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
      Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door. Job speaks about allowing our hearts and our eyes to wonder.  Paul speaks to us about our sexual nature, yes if it were just a switch that men could turn on and off or the wife could turn it off till she desires you to have it on.  That would perhaps be easier, but instead it is always on.  So we must guard our hearts, if the Lord has provided you with a wife then give thanks and look upon her and see the glory of the Lord in what he has given you seek your joy no place else.
I know, I know that Television, movies, billboard and even women in your work place or the mall etc... dress and act in a manor that temps many of us.  But we are not dogs nor are we tail of the ass, we son of the Living God. Take up your authority in Christ and stand up against these things that would become idols and steal your heart and eyes away from God and your spouse.
Oh men of God gather about yourselves 2 or 3 men of good reputation to stand with you in the gap, as you over come the idols in your life.  Perhaps in your house the Television need to be removed for a season, or parental controls or just watch Christian DVD's, or spend that time in fellowship with your spouse and family.  Maybe that computer needs to be turned off or removed, there is software that can block those site that divert your heart and eyes from God and your spouse.  Anything that comes between you and God and your spouse  is an idol. For God your spouse and you are 3 strands cord and must remain that way if your marriage is to remain firm and strong and fruitful as the Lord God desires it to be, then you must live holly as our Lord God is holly.

Matthew 15: 19 tells me that out of the heart of a man comes evil  Sexual immorality and a list of others issues but we are speaking on man's sexual issues. Sexual issues with man kind is not new, most women might want to believe that but from the moment Eve showed up man has been dealing with sexual issues.  So sisters instead of rebuking your man and causing him to crawl deeper into his sin cave, let him know that you might not understand what he is feeling or why he is feeling it,  but that you are there to support him in prayer let him that your arms are wide open for him come and feel your loving embrace and know that you are the Godly woman that Christ gave to him to stand with him and if need be in front of him in this battle. Key is that knows he is no longer alone and he can come out of that cave. That he can stand up again no longer cowry down and hide in the darkness in shame, cause sisters Lucifer has marked your marriage for destruction. Will you stand by and let him do that ? While most men may be foolish enough to think it is only effecting them, the truth of the matter is Lucifer's wants to destroy your home your children and your marriage. Simply because he knows that God ordained marriage.

Sisters I want to speak to you for a second, do not use sex as a reward or a punishment for your husband. For your body is not your own but his and his yours.  Do not become a stumbling block to your husband.  Be his comfort and his helpmate, he may not understand now but he needs your love more than he can ever understand or know.

Like a roaring lion going back and forth looking for whom he might devour, men do not become Lucifer's next meal. Stand tall oh men of God, wives love your husbands and support them in prayer daily. Men girt up yourself in the holly garments of the Lord, that you might resist the sins of the flesh.

I encourage you men to get a copy of Every man's Battle, women  read it also. If you know of brother or sister that has issues dealing with sexual immorality then this books is a good book to read and be encouraged by it.