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A mature fear of the Lord is more akin to awe, devotion, and worship. It is a response that says, “Your glory is irresistible.” “In your presence, nothing else matters. You are all that I desire.” Furthermore, it is a response that is active. It does something. It is not simply a passive devotion; it follows Christ in obedience. It searches out His will and can’t wait to do it.
Edward Welch

The masculinity I appreciate as a wife is of far greater value than wealth-earning power. It’s a masculinity that is unashamed of the gospel which is the power of God (Romans 1:16). The unashamed masculinity I enjoy in my home leaves a legacy that is more enduring than prolific fertility. It’s masculinity that fervently loves others from a heart that has been born again, born not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable. True masculinity is reborn through the living and abiding word of God. The unashamed masculinity I love to follow in my home is far more impressive than macho pride. It’s masculinity that is willing to take the painful shrapnel in the battle against his own sin, rather than run from sin and hide in the comfort of silence. It is a masculinity that willingly exposes its life to the iron-sharpening-iron of open and honest male accountability relationships. The unashamed masculinity that guards the hearts in my home puts away rash, cutting words that pierce like a sword. My husband’s Christ-honoring masculinity understands the power of words, and he uses words to bring healing to me and our children. The unashamed masculinity I cherish in my home is such that fixes its eyes on Jesus and turns its eyes away from all the vain things of this world that hold a potent charm over other men. My husband’s Christ-honoring masculinity flees from promises whispered by a hiss. The unashamed masculinity I need in my home is concerned that others find their delight in God. Nothing quite says, “I love you” to me than when my husband is willing to humbly stand up to the things I pursue that obstruct my everlasting joy in God. His loving masculinity reassures me of Christ’s atonement made on my behalf, and of the privilege I have to boldly approach the throne of grace. Unashamed masculinity has less to do with how many horses a man owns, or how fast he can run. Unashamed masculinity is about what a man does with the gospel. Where can you see this unashamed masculinity? You see it whenever a man has peered into the empty tomb and found new motivation to lay down his own life to spread the gospel into the souqs of Casablanca, into the office spaces in Dallas, into the cafes in Geneva, into the shantytowns of Mumbai, into the barrios of Sao Paulo, and into the universities of Toronto.
Gloria Furman

FREE Online Serbian Bible. Nehemiah Chapter 1:1-11.

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Nehemiah 1

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NEH 1:1 Reè Nemije, sina Ahalijinog; meseca Hisleva godine dvadesete kad bejah u Susanu gradu,
NEH 1:2 Dodje Ananije, jedan od braæe moje s nekima iz Judeje; i zapitah ih za Judejce, za ostatak što beše ostao od ropstva i za Jerusalim.
NEH 1:3 A oni mi rekoše: Ostatak što osta od ropstva onde u zemlji, u velikoj je nevolji i sramoti, i zid je jerusalimski razvaljen i vrata su mu ognjem popaljena.
NEH 1:4 A kad èuh te reèi sedoh i plakah, i tužih nekoliko dana, i postih i molih se pred Bogom nebeskim,
NEH 1:5 I rekoh: Oh Gospode Bože nebeski, Bože veliki i strašni, koji èuvaš zavet i milost onima koji Te ljube i drže Tvoje zapovesti.
NEH 1:6 Neka bude uho Tvoje prignuto i oèi Tvoje otvorene da èuješ molitvu sluge svog kojom se sada molim pred Tobom dan i noæ za sinove Izrailjeve, sluge Tvoje, i ispovedam grehe sinova Izrailjevih kojima Ti zgrešismo.
NEH 1:7 Skrivismo Ti i ne držasmo zapovesti ni uredbe ni zakone koje si zapovedio preko Mojsija, sluge svog.
NEH 1:8 Ali se opomeni reèi koju si zapovedio Mojsiju sluzi svom govoreæi: Vi æete zgrešiti i ja æu vas rasejati medju narode;
NEH 1:9 Ali ako se obratite k meni i stanete držati zapovesti moje i tvoriti ih, ako budete zagnani i na kraj sveta, sabraæu vas odande i odvešæu vas na mesto koje sam izabrao da onde nastanim ime svoje.
NEH 1:10 A ovo su sluge Tvoje i narod Tvoj, koji si iskupio silom svojom velikom i rukom svojom krepkom.
NEH 1:11 Oh Gospode! Neka bude uho Tvoje prignuto k molitvi sluge Tvog i k molitvi sluga Tvojih koji su radi bojati se imena Tvog, i daj danas sreæu sluzi svom i uèini da nadje milost pred ovim èovekom. A ja bejah peharnik carev.

 



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