[Monday's Devotional] - 21st Century Man

21st Century Man When I look at the world around me I can see some dramatic shortcomings in the men of the 21st Century.  What is wrong with men today?  How can we aspire to be more like the godly men of the Bible?    The world today is somewhat different from Bible times.  Women now make up almost half of the workforce and traditional gender-specific roles are changing radically.  The liberation and empowerment of women has led them to pick up some of the less attractive attributes of masculinity (ruthlessness, "workaholism" etc.).   Women have become stronger, in many ways seeking equality with men (good or bad) and undoubtedly men have become weaker.  Family life is seriously damaged as a result of contemporary lifestyles.  Modern man has all the same failings as ancient man, and perhaps a few new ones!   But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power.  Have nothing to do with them.  2 Timothy 3:1-5 [NIV]         This week we will look at a few of the characteristics of modern men and compare them with the character of David, one of the greatest men in the Bible.   Dave MacLellan (previously published in 2004) Twitter Website Copyright © 2017 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!