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Subject: [Awake4HisReturn] Fw: AWWY - "Men's Work - Women's Work" (#6288)

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Men's Work - Women's Work - #6288
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
You actually didn't have to wait for the Fourth of July to have fireworks at our
house. You just had to be one of my sons declining an assignment with certain
explosive words, "Nah, that's woman's work!" Oh, now my wife and daughter are
nowhere near being women's libbers, but they had a real problem with that idea
that there are certain jobs that a man is above. Actually, I have a problem with
that idea. Actually, I think God has a problem with it.
I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Men's Work -
Women's Work."
Our word for today from the Word of God comes from John chapter 13. I'll begin
reading at verse 2. We're going to read an episode from the life of the most
secure man who ever lived; a man who had nothing to prove - the ultimate man,
Jesus Christ. "The evening meal was being served," scripture says, "and the
devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus
knew that the Father had put all things under His power and that He had come
from God and was returning to God; so He got up from the meal, took off His
outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist."
Now, here is the most complete man that ever lived, and He is demonstrating His
sense of manhood and identity in a very graphic way, in a surprising way. He
knows who He is. He's coming from God; He's going to God. He's got it together,
and He demonstrates that as it says in verse 5, "He poured water into a basin
and began to wash His disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was
wrapped around Him."
The only Son of God is not too good to do the lowliest job in the house. Well,
the real man is man enough to choose to be a servant; to pitch in on the dirty
work; to be as manly doing the laundry as he is lifting some heavy furniture; to
be as macho changing a diaper as he is changing spark plugs.
Not too long ago there was an interesting comment from the wife of a friend of
mine who had just come back from a great tour of speaking...kind of the
conquistador, you know, and they loved him where he was. He came in and he
wanted to tell all his war stories of how much they loved him, and his wife
said, "Honey, you know you always come home like a spoiled king." Huh... and you
know what? He had to admit, she was right. "I want the world to revolve around
me."
Well, I'll tell you there's nothing very manly about coming home like a spoiled
king. It's small; it's selfish. Jesus was just coming off Palm Sunday with the
cheers of the crowd still ringing in His ears, and yet He went and washed the
disciples' feet. How many of us men make our wives feel totally insignificant by
implying that what she does all day long is too unimportant for us to touch?
See, the sign of a real man is that he makes a woman feel important. And he does
that when he arrives in her world like the Cavalry arriving just in time. He
demonstrates his manhood when he serves his wife. Not because he's a wimp, but
because he's secure and strong enough to love her in the ways that really mean
something.
You demonstrate your dignity, not by how many people do things for you, but how
many people you do things for. That's manhood! Jesus, the ultimate model of
manhood - a muscular carpenter - can be a foot washer. The mighty Son of God can
be a servant. That's the kind of real man that a woman loves to love.

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