It is hard to overstate the value of a man assuming the role of spiritual leader in his home and workplace. This does not mean that the value of women is reduced in any way but it does mean that God designed a unique role for all Christian men. Men are often intimidated by the spiritual maturity of the women in their life. Well it’s time we get over it and J.D. Greear tells us why:
“In the poem she wrote celebrating victory over Sisera in Judges 5, the prophetess Deborah says, “When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves—praise the Lord!” (Judges 5:2 NIV)
Later, she lists the various tribes who stepped up to fight: “Some came from Ephraim …. The princes of Issachar were with Deborah …. The people of Zebulun risked their very lives” (Judges 5:13, 15, 18). She laments, however, that “Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?” (v. 17)”
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