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The vision for Meat for Men — UNCOMPROMISING MANHOOD blog is to encourage husbands, fathers and single men in Biblical manhood.

ARE YOU STANDING IN THE GAP? Part 1

StandInGap1How is it that God searched for one man to stand in the gap but found none?
 
Ezekiel 22:29-31: “The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
 
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
 
Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.”
 
Before God pours out His indignation on a nation because of the unrestrained evil that is going on, and continues to increase, in His grace and mercy of justice He looks for man. Even better, He looks for “twos and these” who will pray the prayers of agreement in Jesus’ name and stand in the gap between judgment and mercy.
 
The minimum “gap stander” in the Ezekiel passage is one man. The minimum in the New Testament is “two or three” (Matthew 18:19, 20).
As believers, we must take up our God-given privilege to stand in the gap and pray like never before.
 
The evils and wicked practices of America (a nation has been blessed beyond what most nations have ever been blessed) have mounted up to Heaven and are fare more wicked and evil than what most Christians realize.
 
Abortion is the shedding of innocent blood. It is horrific to read the statistics that 70 percent who go for abortions can state the name of their church and 30 percent of those can give the name of their pastor. Many youth pastors accompany girls from their churches to the abortion clinics. What an indictment against the church!
 
Child trafficking and unbelievable evil acts upon innocent children and youths are being financed and practiced by many of our politicians and state and city leaders, plus wealthy businessmen. Many of these evil practices are too wicked to talk about publicly. Although I hear that much of this could soon be made public by military tribunals. I trust so with all my heart. Evil must be exposed and brought to justice.
 
Ezekiel 22:29 mentioned above tells us that the people of the land have “used oppression.” This could include the shutting down of our churches, the laws against singing in church, and even the restrictions of how many people we can have in our own homes! The exercising of robbery can refer to what we are facing now with the stealing of an election, raising taxes, and the cutting off of jobs. Vexing the poor and the needy describes the tent cities of our democratic cities etc.
 
We pray for justice and I tend to believe that this nation is under some type of marshal law which the mainstream media will not acknowledge. The are giddy with their fraudulent and stolen victory over Trump.
 
However, time will soon tell who is really running this country. It may take few more weeks, but the truth will come out I am sure. I am optimistic about this matter of who really is in charge.
 
Joe Biden, as predicted, is a wrecking ball of all the good things that Donald J. Trump accomplished during the most difficult four years I think any USA president has ever had to endure.
 
Because Donald Trump is a nationalist and a pure constitutionalist, perhaps his greatest accomplishment was his heroic effort to free America from its ties to the US Incorporation which is now a bankrupt organization.
 
After the Civil War, when the nation was at a low ebb financially, private bankers, some of whom were not even US citizens such as the Rothschilds, conspired to change the wording of the Constitution. There are now three cities in the world that come under no national authority. They have separate laws, their own police force, their own flag, and pay no taxes. These three cities/corporations are the City of London (one square mile within greater London), the Vatican, and the District of Colombia, (DC).
 
Washington DC is not part of the USA. It operates under a tyrannical Roman law and has nothing to do with the American Constitution. The Act of 1871 passed by Congress created a separate corporation known as THE UNITED STATES & corporate government for the District of Columbia. The flag of Washington’s District of Columbia has three red stars (the three stars denoting DC, Vatican City and City of London).
 
They later formed the IRS and the Federal Reserve offshore so they could collect US citizen’s taxes for their own use and have control over the US monetary systems.
 
These foreign entities have been ripping the American taxpayers off in a big way for many years. However, through President Trump the USA is now free from his bondage and is well on its way to having the original Constitution of the United States completely reinstated. I believe that most of the USA population, if they knew what happened, would without doubt, want the United States to govern and rule its own affairs without having to be told what they can and cannot do by any foreign interference.
 
But there is much more going on. Please check in tomorrow to read more.
 
There is also much we can be doing, the greatest of which is to pray. Are you gathering your family to pray daily for this nation? Are you gathering other folks to pray with you?
 
Be encouraged.
 
Colin Campbell
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TELL HER SO

TellHerSoAmid the cares of married strife
In spite of toil and business life
If you value your dear wife—
Tell her so!
 
When days are dark and deeply blue
She has her troubles, same as you
Show her that your love is true
Tell her so!
 
Don’t act as if she’s past her prime
As tho’ to please her were a crime
If ever you loved her, now’s the time—
Tell her so!
 
She’ll return for each caress
A hundred-fold of tenderness,
Hearts like hers were made to bless;
Tell her so!
 
You are hers and hers alone;
Well you know she’s all your own;
Don’t wait to carve it on a stone—
Tell her so!
 
Never let her heart grow cold
Richer beauties will unfold
She is worth her weight in gold
Tell her so!
 
~ Unknown
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ESTABLISH YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, O LORD

EvilWickedjpgIt is a say day for our nation today, but hopefully for not too long. This nation cannot survive an illegitimate president who not only stole the election but sold us out to China.

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Colin Campbell's Testimony

ColinCampbellTestimonyTestimony from Colin Campbell
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AIM AT OBEDIENCE

noah webster"In good men, the 'fear of God' is a holy awe or reverence of God and His laws which springs from a just view and real love of the Divine character, leading the subjects to it to hate and shun everything that can offend such a Holy Being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience."
~ Founding Father Noah Webster.
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WITHOUT VIRTUE...

BenRush"The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments."
~ Benjamin Rush, Signer of the The Declaration of Independence
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DO NOT ACCEPT UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

RighteousAuthorityWe cannot accept a stolen and rigged election. That would be the end of America as we know it.

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ARE YOU LUKEWARM?

Lukewarmness

Determine what you will be, either hot or cold, but neverluke warm.

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WHERE ARE THE GAP STANDERS? Part 2

GapStanders2Do you remember when Joshua was fighting the Amalekites? In Exodus 17:8-16 we read how that if Moses, Aaron, and Hur had not stood on the top of the hill, raising up Moses’ hands as they overlooked the battle, the Amalekites would have defeated the Israelites.
 
Exodus 17:11-13: “And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur STAYED UP HIS HANDS, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.”
 
It’s as simple as that. When Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hands, Amalek prevailed.
 
Amalek is a type of “the swamp” of fleshly, godless people who God will have war with from generation to generation. The biggest swamp will be the New World Order.
 
Joshua is a type of Jesus Christ, fighting with the armies of Israel. In a sense, Joshua is the political leader who is also a type of our president who is leading America’s battle against the swamp creatures of this generation.
 
Aaron and Hur are a type of those who stand in the gap holding up Moses’ hands. Moses represents the praying church who intercede and stand in the gap for the victory over the swamp.
 
Much of the present-day church does not want to rock the boat in case they might offend someone’s sensibilities. However, there are those who are standing in the gap with raised-up hands ,calling on the Lord for victory.
 
Although there may have been thousands fighting it out in the valley with Amalek, the swamp creatures, we remember there were only three on the hill—Moses, Aaron, and Hur. It was these three who made all the difference between winning or losing.
 
Are you one of the gap standers? Are you holding up the hands of President Trump in prayer? Are you interceding for those who are seeking to expose the fraud?
 
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
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WHERE ARE THE GAP STANDERS? Part 1

TruthNowhereFoundWhere has truth gone? What has happened to integrity?
 
This nation was once known for its justice, godly values, fairness, strong ethics, and equal opportunities for all. The renown of this country spread across the whole world. Multitudes risked their lives to escape the corruption, oppression, and poverty of their native countries to enjoy the freedom, liberty, and opportunities this country offered to those who are prepared to role up their sleeves, work hard, and create their own dreams.
 
This country once had amazing, beautiful, clean cities with safe neighborhoods where you could walk around freely and safely in its spacious parks. Not so today.
 
Isaiah 59:13-16: “In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
 
And judgement is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
 
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
 
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.”
 
This passage of Scripture sounds very much like what we are now facing in America. Thank God there is a man standing up in this country against lies, deceptions, and fraud. In a sense, this man is standing against our nation becoming a part of the New World Order (aka "The Great Reset") which will ultimately put the last nail in the coffin of America’s once greatness.
 
His name is Donald J. Trump. He is perhaps the most hated man in the whole world because most of the world see him as a monkey wrench, standing in the way of the so-called New World Order (aka "The Great Reset"). This New World Order (aka "The Great Reset") has no fear or trust in God. They do not believe in the existence of God. They regard all followers of Christ as a great hinderance to their godless values and philosophies.
 
The one world government will be headed by a handful of nations whose beliefs are very similar to Marxism and communism. This is the reason multitudes have risked their lives to come to this great country.
 
However, agitators and unprincipled liars, anarchists, and freedom betrayers in our schools of learning, our media giants, and massive cooperate business giants (Google, Facebook, Twitter, and pretty much or all of Silicon Valley) have used our capital system to amass their wealth. The have used “freedom of speech to stab America in the back and silence all “freedom of speech. “They will have a big say in this coming New World Order (aka "The Great Reset").
 
However, our God is great and no one world government will ever be a threat to His kingdom.
To be continued tomorrow.
 
Be encouraged.
 
Colin Campbell
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ARE YOU IN THE BATTLE?

RUInBattlePsalm 110:3 says: “Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power (in the day of battle.)” The question is: are we going to be willing to stand up and fight or just stand on the sidelines and see this great country destroyed?

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote ethe Communist Manifesto to inspire multitudes to adopt the ideals of communism and overthrow the so-called tyrannical government of the Zsars of Russia. According to Mark Levin, the great conservative Talk Show host, the Communist Manifesto is pretty much the same doctrine that the left-wing politicians of our nation of USA are espousing today.

• The redistribution of wealth
• All receive a share of the nation’s wealth
• All businesses and industries are taken over by the government on behalf of the people, except those who support the Communist regime.
• No private ownership of homes, land, and business. All belong to the State which will be the so-called benevolent guardians of the people.
• Everyone else will have employment arranged by the State and will enjoy the same benefits that the wealthy once enjoyed.
• There will be free state health care for all.
• Free state education for all.
• Holidays and travel for all.
• No one will be hungry because the state will provide all the food they can eat.
• Freedom of religion for all.
• Freedom of speech.
Basically everyone would be free. The people were offered a utopia. Because of all the freebies that the Soviet Party offered, nearly everyone, including most of the church, bought into the new regime. Why wouldn’t they?

WHO WOULD PAY FOR THE FREEBIES?

The only problem was that none of it worked! When you take away the right to own, the right to work, the right to increase, the right to possess, the right to exercise your own initiative, the right to your own ambition, and the right to create wealth, and the right to pursue your own dream, you take away the soul of the people.

Communism never has worked and never will work. Instead of “We the people,” the government do all the decision making. The people can no longer express themselves or be free to make their own decisions for their own future. To dream their own dreams. Ultimately, it is only the government beurocrats at the top of the regime that have all the power, ,all the say, and pretty much all the wealth.

The people whom they rule become slaves who do not have the freedom to think for themselves. All personal initiative is eventually squashed. All work ethic to better one’s self and one’s circumstances is dumbed down. There will be no competition to do better than others because there is no reward for personal ambition. No ability to change your job.

Church is outlawed. The people are drowned with restrictions. They will eventually be given food rations and made to stand in line to get into shops with empty shelves. Freedom of speech is stamped on and all the goodies that the new regime promises will eventually begin to fade.

The beaurocrats will ride around in fancy cars while the rest of the population is reduced to public transport, scooters, and bicycles. If you speak out against what is happening you will quietly be disciplined and eventually punished, persecuted, and banished. And I hope you know that Kamala Harris is a self-confessed communist.

We now live in the freest country of the world, but we stand on the very tipping point of all our liberties being taken away from us by a global, communistic style government.

WARNING
Do not be fooled by their propaganda when they say this will not be like North Korea, Venezuela, or China but will be like some modern socialist style European country. Check out these so-called European countries when you do your own in-depth study. You will find that its all lies and propaganda. It all leads to a one world government controlled by unelected beaurocrats and their secretaries whom you will never be able to vote out or dismiss.

If you surrender to the fraudulent, lying, imposterish, so-called election results without a fight you will fail this country, both naturally and spiritually. You will be part of the restricting of all its freedoms, virtues, and greatness. You will fail to honor the blood of hundreds of thousands who gave their lives on the battlefields of the world to honor and save the values and righteous foundations of this great country’s heritage.

If we do not stand up, fight, and resist, by every means available to us, the falseness, deception, and lies of this present election, we will be accessory to this great country’s demise, from being the greatest bastion of freedom and light to a very dark world.

To be continued.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell

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OF BOLD CONFRONTATION...

BoldConfrontationI have posted these words to you before, but we need to reminded again as we face fraud and corruption in our elections. It is time for action.

Daniel 11:32 states: "The people that know their God shall be STRONG, AND TAKE ACTION."

Do whatever God asks you to do, but most of all PRAY! Gather your family to pray. Gather other families to pray with you. The battle is won in prayer.

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BUILDING MEN! Day 7

BuildMen7IF WE DON'T CHANGE THE NEXT GENERATION, THE NEXT GENERATION WILL CHANGE US!

In the very beginning of the Bible we read that man walked with God, proving we are relational beings at our very core. We need God and we need each other.

Fatherhood is a long-term investment and it mean's being there for the hard times, investing in the busy times, and redeeming the broken times!

COMMUNICATING TRUTH TAKES MORE THAN JUST SHARING WORDS!

Jesus' words carried the weight they did because they were authentic! The reality of his life proved that He spoke truth. Men, we can say all the right things until we are blue in the face and yet it means nothing unless our life matches the truth we claim to believe. Jesus embodied the Father's heart perfectly, revealing God as a 'Dad' to humanity!

John 21:5 (ESV): "Jesus said to them, "Children! Do you have any fish?"

John 15:15 (ESV): "I no longer call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; BUT I HAVE CALLED YOU FRIENDS, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you!"

God calls us children and friends at the same time! What an example. As leaders, our level of friendship must always match our level of discipleship.

When I was about 11 years old, Dad was invited to lead the rock- climbing event at our church men's retreat which we had attended several times. But that year dad turned down the offer as he wanted to spend time with his five sons! It was then I knew dad was my genuine friend. He chose to spend time with us over other men! I knew my friendship with dad had cost him, at that time, the friendship of other men!

This Scripture rings in my heart . Hebrews 12:12, 13: "So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Make out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but
become strong!"

Dads, we are in this together! The next generation of young men needs your friendship!

Blessings,
Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for fathers! Look forward to tomorrow's post!
Check out our FATHER-SON TRAINING CAMP:
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BUILDING MEN! Day 6

BuildMen6FRIENDS OR ENEMIES?

My dad has always said, "Family are friends you can't get rid of." The world says, "Family are enemies you can't get rid of."

The perverted culture and twisted media of this generation has tried to worm its way into our family friendships. I've met many church-going families that live together and yet are not best friends with each other. This is incredibly sad. I encourage you to go the extra mile with your son's friendship as an entire generation needs your sons to rise up to the occasion!

IDENTITY IS OFTEN CAUGHT, NOT TAUGHT!

It is not enough to drop your son off at his sports meets or attend all his games. Sons need time with their dads, their spiritual uncles, and their adventurous brothers! A godly guy-life, is extremely important for a young man because it subconsciously raises the standard of manhood ethics.

Building men takes more than leading a Bible study; it takes a full time, life invested friendship. Studies have proven that everyone is 10% of their 10 closest friends-spiritually, financially, and emotionally.

Choose your son's friends carefully and choose your friends EVEN MORE CAREFULLY.

When I was a young boy, I'm so thankful my Dad included me in his friendships with the other men of his age. Today I am great friends with many of my dad's friends! Without even realizing it, these men rubbed off on me, and helped teach me ethics, perseverance, character, and a love for the Bible.

Proverbs 27:10 (NLT): "Never abandon a friend - either yours or your father's."

Fathers, share your lives with the next generation!

Blessings, Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for
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BUILDING MEN, Day 5

BuildMen5KNOWLEDGE IS COMMUNICATED! FRIENDSHIP IS MAINTAINED! LEGACY IS PASSED DOWN!

As young boys, my dad would often tell us before going to bed, 'Goodnight FRIENDS!" And It was true! I grew up being best friends with my dad. None of my friends were ever as cool as my dad which is the way it's supposed to be.

In fact, most of my friends couldn't even compete with my dad's "hero factor." Sure, he wasn't trendy like the rest of them, but he was confident in his outdatedness. Dad was stronger, could do things faster, and was far more adventurous then any of the young guys I hung out with-and that's saying something, because they were all pretty good dudes!

A good dad will never have to compete with other influencers over his son's mind because every son instinctively wants to believe that his dad is a hero! Deep inside, every son wants to brag on his dad because it means his last name represents valor!

There is a personal confidence that young men receive when they believe they have a legendary legacy.

Fathers, BE AWESOME DADS!

Proverbs 22:1 (ESV): "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches and favor is better than silver or gold!"

Blessings,

Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for
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BUILDING MEN, Day 4

BuildingMen4BLESSED OR CURSED?

A while back, I had the privilege to pray and seek the Lord for a few weeks. One of my close friends loaned me the use of his second home which was a secluded house bordering a state forest. During this time of prayer, the Lord brought Malachi 4:6 (NLT) to mind: "His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with A CURSE.”

The Lord asked me, “Do you know what the curse would be if fathers don't invest in a genuine friendship with their sons?”

The answer immediately came into my heart. The curse comes from the biblical principle of sowing and reaping. The curse is a generational gap! Each generation repeating the same mistakes of the previous one and missing out on the blessings of increase and spiritual maturity.

If every generation fights the same battles their parents fought; how will we move forward and take the spiritual ground God has given us? Especially when we are supposed to be "MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS” (Romans 8:37).

The Army of God is not be a beaten down, worn out, struggling army! No! We must advance upon evil, bringing the kingdom of love into this world of hatred.

Fathers, we are not just trying to keep the faith. We are multiplying what God has given us!

Blessings,

Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor

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BUILDING MEN, Day 3

BuildMen3THE TIGHTER YOUR FRIENDSHIP, THE MORE DEADLY YOU WILL BE!

Many fathers believe they just need to raise a few bullets without considering they need to "hand-load" each one of them! Precision accuracy and multi-generational-impact is not unattainable. In fact, God created us as men to disciple and launch other men!

Without the oil of friendship, your sons won't fit into the barrel of destiny! How will they trust the gunpowder of GOD’S WORD if we haven't invested a true friendship behind our discipleship?

My dad is still good friends with his dad (my grandfather), and I am really good friends with both of them! Hopefully, this will eliminate two-thirds of the life mistakes that I would have otherwise made, going through life by trial and error!

Most fathers want their sons to learn the hard life lessons they did! Yet the question is not whether or not they should learn the lessons, but how. It is always far more efficient to learn life lessons from our leader's mistakes!

Fathers, share not only your successes but your failures! Share the lessons you have learned from mistakes with your sons and young men you are fathering!

Proverbs 11:2 (NIV): "When pride comes then comes disgrace but with the humble is wisdom."

Blessings,
Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor
Photo: Zadok with his parents, Evangeline and Howard Johnson

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for fathers! Look forward to tomorrow's post!
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BUILDING MEN, Day 2

BuildMen2"THERE ARE MANY GROWN-UP BOYS YET VERY FEW YOUNG MEN!"

The upcoming generation has been pacified by a culture that has shouted louder than the church. It is time we raise not just our voices, but our lives. It’s time to take young men under our shoulders, to disciple, mentor, and encourage! We need to show them that going the extra mile in relationships is not just for the “overachiever” but for the Christian.

If we truly want our young men to impact the world around us, we must accurately hand-load the cartridge of their lives.

Rifle bullets make a great example! Bullets must be tightly fitted into a shell casing which is loaded full of explosive propellant and then chambered into an accurate barrel. When the firing pin strikes, the primer explodes which forcefully ignites the powder and squeezes the bullet through the barrels of twisted rifling. Out comes 3,500 foot-pounds of energy which spins it accurately, far beyond the speed of sound.

In the same way, fathers, you are the cartridge that will launch your young men far into the future! To have an accurate impact, it takes long range calculations, the correct windage adjustment, and lots of gun powder— all placed within a well-fitted, firearm chamber!

How can we do this?

THE WORD OF GOD IS THE GUN POWDER BEHIND OUR LIVES!

Unfortunately, many young men's life cartridge is powderless! The firearm chamber is you, fathers. If you stay well-oiled, you will accurately launch bullets (young men) that will end up shaping history for God's kingdom IMPACT!

The firing pin that ignites your sons’ lives, is God's voice! We must train our young men to respond towards God's fiery, life ignition! A tightly fitted life chambering only comes through healthy Dad-Son friendship! If a bullet doesn't fit in its chamber, everything becomes dangerously inaccurate!

Let's meticulously hand-load every grain of GOD'S WORD into the lives of those around us!

Blessings,
Zadok Johnson, Missionary and BSC Course Instructor

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for fathers! Look forward to tomorrow's post!
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BUILDING MEN, Day 1

BuildMen1For the next seven days I will be posting some writings from my grandson, Zadok Johnson. Zadok is currently organizing and leading BIBLE SURVIVAL COMBAT courses across the nation. They are powerful training courses for the young people of today.

The BUILDING MEN DEVOTIONAL is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for fathers!

BUILDING MEN, Day 1

I desire to see the next generation of godly young men launched into this evil world armed to the teeth with the “gospel of peace.” But the honest reality is that even among today’s conservative and church culture, we have a large deficit of kingdom focused young men!

I'm the oldest of six brothers (and four sisters), and currently work full-time running a young men's wilderness missionary, training camp where we focus on what it means to be a man of God with integrity, faith, and kingdom vision.

Over the years of mentoring boys and young men I noticed a shocking reality— there is a direct correlation between the performance of young men and the relationship they have with their fathers.

There are a lot of grown men who have never been best friends with their fathers. I probably could count on my hands the number of men I know that actually have good friendships with their dads.

I find it interesting that each of the men who have a strong friendship with their dad have something in common. THEY ARE A SUCCESS! They all have good families, good marriages, good jobs, and a great God!

I call them the “ONE PERCENTERS” because "Dad-friendship" is far rarer than most would ever realize. And yet God designed men to be primarily mentored and life coached BY THEIR DADS!

We see this truth all throughout the Scriptures. For example, when God calls families in the Old Testament, He calls them by their father's names such as 1 Chronicles 12:32 (NLT): "The sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do!"

Issachar, as a father, left a legacy for his sons well beyond providing for them.

HE TAUGHT THEM HOW TO DO LIFE!

Father, share your life with the up and coming generation of godly young men.

Blessings,

Zadok Johnson

The BUILDING MEN is a seven-part, biblical encouragement for fathers! Look forward to tomorrow's post!

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I AM NOT ASHAMED

ILoveGodI have voted and I am not ashamed to say I voted for Trump.

I voted for life. I thank God that we have a president who is adamantly pro-life! Joe Biden advocates the murdering of babies in the womb right up until birth, and afterwards.

I voted for freedom. Aren't you tired of lockdowns and projections of gloom? We need to vote for a president who is seeking to get our nation functioning again and who believes in freedom.

I voted for the protection of our borders. I voted for marriage between male and female. I voted for protecting Israel.

I voted against lies, the swamp, fake news, and the takedown of our nation with extreme socialism.

Don't forget to vote and encourage everyone you know.

~ Colin Campbell

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