Like a Man

Man is an adult male human, a husband or a lover and is one possessing in high degree the qualities considered distinctive of manhood.

A man is considered mighty and strong and is willing to fight and stand for the principle he knows right and justifiable. A woman with this same character can also be called a man.

You may know anyone, may be more than one, who is not possessing the character and qualities of a man but the Scripture did mentioned many men.

Jer 51:30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

Many Pastors, Ministers and Priests of today remain in their holds. They became as woman, desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

But why did God called Job to braced up like a man in his presence?

Job 38:3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

Job 38:5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Job 38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Job 38:8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

Job 38:9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

Job 38:10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Job 38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Job 38:12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

Job 38:13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Job 38:14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

Job 38:15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Job 38:16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

Job 38:17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Job 38:18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

To cut the long verses short, in the presence of the Lord, we must remain standing our ground. Ever ready to answer anyone about their faith in Him. Go out of your fortress, mansions or churches. And after doing so, being a man is to accept that still we are unworthy in the presence of the Lord.

Lk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

 For everything that we have comes from above.

1 Cor 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

The Assembly

A meeting according to wikipedia definition is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching agreement.

Mt 18:20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

The purpose of Jesus Christ being in the midst of two or more people is to act as mediator between God and men. He should not be there, in the first place, doing nothing.

1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Meetings may occur face to face or virtually, as mediated by communications technology, such as a telephone conference call, a skyped conference call or a videoconference.

Between God and men, the meeting is face to face and personal. And God said "I will go also".

Zech 8:20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

Zech 8:21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

Thus, a meeting may be distinguished from other gatherings, such as a chance encounter (not convened), a sports game or a concert (verbal interaction is incidental), a party or the company of friends (no common goal is to be achieved) and a demonstration (whose common goal is achieved mainly through the number of demonstrators present, not verbal interaction).

The meeting of God and Satan is a good example of a chance encounter.

Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

Job 2:2 And the LORD said to Satan, Whence comest thou? and Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.

Job 2:3 And the LORD said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and shunneth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Meetings and gatherings are done for the purpose of seeking grace or favor and mercy from the Lord. The presence of God and Jesus Christ is a prerequisite in resolving the noble issues that may be bestowed upon us.

2 Chron 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Mercy

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy for the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy.

Jas 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Be that as it may, what use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has mercy, if he does nothing?

Tit 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Tit 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Tit 3:10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;

Tit 3:11 Knowing that he who is such, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by himself.

When you saw a brother who is hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to them then you will be cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

Mt 25:35 For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Mt 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Heb 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Apostle Paul obtained mercy and was counted as faithful and was assigned as minister of the Church of God.

1 Tim 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

1 Cor 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Gal 1:13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it;

Job, not to mention the Prophets, also obtained mercy from the Lord, for his patience and endurance and remain faithful in spite of the sufferings.

Jas 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

Jas 5:11 Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

We become people of God because of His mercy in Jesus name.

1 Pet 2:10 Who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Thank you Jesus for interceding for us always to the Father. Who by all the strife you bore, You redeemed our souls.

1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Tim 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

And this is His prayer to the Father, that we may also be one in them;

Jn 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we are.

Father look down on us, see our crying heart. We know, You're kind, just and bountiful in love. Have mercy on us all.

Ignorance

Job is a man who is blameless and upright that fears God and shuns evil. The reason why he was tempted by the devil until his wife ask him to denounce his faith.

Job 2:10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Job erroneously think that the adversity he accepted comes from God. Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.

James 1:14-15 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

God never gives his Children anything bad.

Luke 11:11-13 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Job mistakenly accused God of giving him the adversity but still committed no sin in the eyes of God for the sin is spoken out of ignorance.

It's the opposite of the law of man where ignorance of the law excuses no one.