The last principle of biblical manhood I want share is that a man of covenant models his life after Jesus.
Our Savior, Lord, Master and Ruler showed us how to live as godly men when He walked on the earth as a man. Although He was God, He came down to our level and became flesh just like us, subject to all of the temptations, trials and attacks from the enemy that we are. Yet, he overcame them all through complete submission to God (willingly coming under God's authority and willingly being obedient to God's Word).
While modeling our lives after Jesus starts with complete submission to God, there so many other traits to modeling our life after Jesus than can be covered in this short Post. So I encourage you to read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and learn the charecter of Jesus, how He lived His life, compare it to how you're living your life, identify those areas where you need to be more like Jesus, and then work on them one area or trait at a time.
However, there are four traits of Jesus' lifestyle or charecter in addition to submission I want to leave with you that I recently read about in a newsletter from the Christian Roundtable Group, which I believe all men of covenant (and women) should strive to emulate: 1) Jesus resisted passivity (being unresponsive to actions taken against you - His response was always based on the Word of God); 2) Jesus was courageous (He didn't back down from whatever was before Him, but took it on with boldness and confidence knowing it was the Will of God); 3) Jesus was responsible (He was accountable and fulfilled the purpose God had given Him on the earth, to seek and save the lost by dying for the sins of all mankind); and 4) Jesus looked to the greater eternal rewards of Heaven ( knowing He would go back to the Father who would be well pleased with Him for what He had done on earth).
So keep your eyes on Jesus, man of covenant, and strive to model your life after that of the King!
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