KEYS TO BECOMING A REAL MAN

Genesis chapter 2







Today we are walking in: Keys To Becoming A Real Man!!!!










Today we look to the word-KEY- H4668 maphteach--key, opening instrument




The Torah testifies...............

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The prophets proclaim..................





Isaiah 22:22

And the key H4668 of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.








The writings bear witness...........................




Judges 3:25

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, H4668 and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.







Keys to Becoming A Real Man




Yah’s Purposes Should Saturate and Overflow a Man’s Life.




You are born a male, but you have to become a man. This means that someone could actually grow up to be just an old male, never living as a real man. In this teaching, we‘ve explored how a male can be transformed into the man Yah purposed when He created the world. Becoming Yah‘s man is the only way a male can live a satisfying and meaningful life, because His purpose is the key to fulfillment.




To become a real man, a male needs to understand that Yah‘s purposes must permeate his entire life so they can overflow into the lives of others. When Yah gave man dominion over the earth, He was saying, ―I am giving you stewardship over creation. Take care of it, so that it will always be a reflection of My character and purposes. To be a steward means to be given a trust over what belongs to someone else. A man is responsible for living out Yah‘s purposes in the world and enabling others to do so, also.




The following are ten keys to becoming a real man that incorporate the themes, truths, and principles we‘ve learned throughout this series—all of which come down to a stewardship of the lives and resources with which Yah has entrusted us. Read and reread these keys until the true meaning of what it means to be a man permeates your understanding, and Yah‘s presence and purposes overflow from your life to the world around you.




Key #1

A Real Man Desires and Loves Yah and His Presence




A real man seeks intimate communion with Yah by remaining continually in His presence. He loves to worship the One who created and redeemed him. A real man‘s spiritual priorities take precedence over his physical and temporal ones. In Luke 4:3, the devil tempted Yahusha with a physical need. “If you are the Son of Yah, tell this stone to become bread.” Yahusha replied, in essence, ―No, you don‘t understand. I have My priorities sorted out. I would rather be in Yah‘s presence than satisfy any temporal hunger. (See verse 4.) A real man is clear about what his priorities are.




Key #2

A Real Man Seeks to Restore Yah’s Image in Himself




A real man wants to be spiritually renewed so that the fullness of Yah‘s image and likeness is restored to his life. He seeks to return to the original plan that Yah intended when He first made man. This plan is that males and females would reflect the nature of Yah, who is Spirit, while living as physical beings on the earth. A real man is not deceived by or enamored with counterfeit images of manhood, such as the popular culture presents. A real man wants to be what he was created to be. He wants to be like his Father Yah.




Key #3

A Real Man Aspires to Work and to Develop His Gifts and Talents




After Yah placed Adam in His presence, He gave him work. Yahusha, the Second Adam, seemed to have two favorite words that reflected Yah‘s purposes for man. One was Father. He was always talking about His Father in heaven and seeking His presence in prayer. The other was work. For example, consider these statements of Yahusha: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34 NKJV). “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working” (John 5:17). “As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work” (John 9:4). “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4).




Yahusha was intent on doing His Father‘s work to completion. A real man aspires to do the work of Yah the Father, while developing and using the gifts and talents Yah has given him. He isn‘t lazy; he has a vision for his life, and he is willing to work to fulfill it. In Yah‘s economy, a man who works and makes mistakes is better than a man who doesn‘t do anything.




A real man‘s motivation for work is to fulfill the purposes for which he was created. Yahusha said, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you” (John 6:26– 27). In other words, there‘s a higher reason to work. Don‘t work just to pay bills. Don‘t work just to buy food. Understand the true nature of work. In the Garden, there was no supervisor, no one to hand out paychecks. Work was given to Adam because it was a natural part of his being. Through work, he fulfilled his purpose as a man.




Matthew 25:16, which comes from the parable of the talents, is a powerful verse: “The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.” How did the man gain more money? He put his original money to work, and the money multiplied. Yah wants us to go to work to multiply His kingdom on earth.




Key #4

A Real Man Honors His Marriage and Family above Personal Interest




Yahusha‘ first miracle was at a wedding (John 2:1–11). In this way, His ministry was introduced to the world as one that supports the family. Yahusha is a family Man. His number one desire right now is to be married to His bride, the Ecclesia. The books of Ephesians and Colossians say that the Ruach HaQadesh is our seal of salvation. Like an engagement ring, the Spirit is our promise that we‘re going to be married to our Bridegroom, Yahusha. The book of Revelation says that Yahusha is waiting for His bride. After He returns to earth for us, we will be with Him at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. We will be consummated with Hamachiach.




Yahusha loves His betrothed. He is a family man, and He takes care of His bride. The Bible says that He gave His life for her. He washes her “by the washing with water throughthe word” (Eph. 5:26). A man is to love his wife “just as Hamachiach loved the Ecclesia and gave himself up for her....Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies” (vv. 25, 28). A real man protects and takes care of his wife and family, looking out for their needs before his own. A few real men who truly understood this truth and endeavored to live it out could set a standard for entire nations.




Key #5

A Real Man Endeavors to Learn, Live, and Teach Yah’s Word and Principles




In Genesis 2:15–17, Yah commanded the first man to keep His word, saying that if he disobeyed it, he would die. In this act, He established the principle that “man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of Yah” (Matt. 4:4).




A real man is a man of principles. He realizes that his spirit must be nourished by the Word of Yah or his spiritual health will decline. Yah‘s Word is the precept by which he lives. Because he is a responsible leader, he is also committed to teaching the Scriptures to his family.




A real man allows the Word to transform his life so that he can represent Yah‘s will on earth, thus spreading the Garden of Yah‘s presence to a world living in the darkness of sin and separation from Yah:




Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of Yah without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life. (Phil. 2:14–16)




Key #6

A Real Man Demonstrates Faith and Inspires It in Others




When you return to your original image as a man, you become a person who makes people believe that anything is possible. Can you think of Yahusha as being anything less than that? He was the only One in history who said, “Nothing is impossible with Yah” (Luke 1:37). What He said is so high that only Yah could have said it.




Yahusha not only said it, but He also believed it. That‘s why the beggar, the prostitute, and the religious man all kept coming to Him. He made them believe nothing was impossible. A real man has a spirit of faith and inspires others.




Wouldn‘t you like to be around someone who says, ―You can do it. I know things are tough, but you‘re going to make it, and ―Everyone fails once in a while. Get back up and try again? Even in the darkest hour, a real man believes that there‘s a way out. He will tell you a thousand times, ―Get up again; you can do it. Counterfeit men have no faith. They say things like, ―You‘re talking about starting a business? You‘d better hang on to that secure job you have. A real man knows that no job can give a person true security, so he puts his faith in Yah and trusts His leading.




Sometimes a real man might be scared, but he won‘t worry, because he trusts in Yah to finish the work He started. Faith is believing in what Yah said, not in what you see. That‘s the faith of a real man.




Key #7

A Real Man Is Committed to Cultivating Others to Be the Best They Can Be




A real man endeavors to encourage others to reflect the image and creativity of Yah in all they are and do— spiritually, emotionally, psychologically, and physically. He prays for wisdom and guidance on how to cultivate his wife and children so they can mature in Hamachiach and become all that Yah has created them to be. He encourages his family in their gifts and talents while helping them develop in any way he can. As a cultivator, he delights in seeing these gifts unfold in their lives, just as Yah delights in seeing us use our abilities for His glory.




Key #8

A Real Man Loves Compassion, Mercy, and Justice




A real man exercises compassion, mercy, and justice. Through them, he shows true strength and brings the kingdom of Yah to others.




Compassion is passion that is aimed at setting people free. Every time Yahusha had compassion, He was about to fix something. If people were hungry, He had compassion and fed them. If they were “like sheep without a shepherd” (Matt. 9:36), He had compassion and said, ―I am the Good Shepherd; I‘ll lead you (See John 10:11–15.) To show compassion means to apply one‘s strength to meet people‘s needs.




Mercy is not treating a person as he deserves when he has committed a wrong against you. Yah has extended mercy to us in salvation. “But Yah demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Hamachiach died for us” (Rom. 5:8). As His representatives on earth, He wants us to show mercy, also. We are not to seek revenge against others, but are to freely forgive them and do everything we can to lead them to Hamachiach. “We are therefore Hamachiach‟s ambassadors, as though Yah were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Hamachiach's behalf: be reconciled to Yah” (2 Cor. 5:20).




Justice means doing what is right by others. Yah hates injustice. A real man reflects His nature and character by following His command to “act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your Yah” (Mic. 6:8).




Key #9

A Real Man Is Faithful and Loyal to the Kingdom of Yah and His Mission, the Ecclesia




In Matthew 6:33, Yahusha reduced life to one thing: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” He was saying, in effect, ―Look, all of you are talking about your mortgages, cars, lands, clothing, food, drink, and everything else. You have your priorities confused. Seek first the kingdom of Yah.




A real man has a passion to see the kingdom of Yah established in his country. Sinners make him sad. Broken lives depress him. People who don‘t know Hamachiach concern him. A real man rejoices when people are delivered from the devil. The Bible says that Yahusha sent out His disciples with the authority to cast out demons, heal the sick, and raise the dead. (See Luke 10:1–24.) When they came back, what did Yahusha do? The Bible says He was “full of joy” (Luke 10:21). In the Greek, the word this phrase comes from means to ―jump for joy, or ―be exceedingly glad. Yahusha began to leap. He was excited about men setting other men free. He said to the disciples, “Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (v. 20). In other words, ―Don‘t rejoice that the demons are afraid of you. Re- joice that you are saved. This is what makes Me happy. Real men have the spirit of the Great Commission in their lives: a love for souls and a passion for others to know Hamachiach.




Key #10

A Real Man Keeps Himself in Yah




Finally, a real man doesn‘t take Yah‘s presence in His life for granted. He guards his heart and actions so that he can stay close to Yah and continually reflect His character and ways. He puts the entire weight of his trust in the Most High because he knows that Yah is “able to keep [him] from falling and to present [him] before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” (Jude 24).




A Final Word

Communities and nations will be transformed when men return to Yah and His purposes for them. Yah is looking for those who will dedicate themselves to standing “in the gap on behalf of the land” (Ezek. 22:30). He wants to bring His life- changing power to broken marriages, damaged families, shattered societies, and individual men, women, and children who need reconciliation with Yah and a restoration of His purposes for them. But He‘s waiting for men like you. Real men who will commit themselves to fulfilling their dominion purpose of spreading Yah‘s presence throughout the whole world. I pray that people will be able to look at your life and say, ―Now I know what a real man looks like, as they are transformed by Yah‘s presence in you.