Omega Males
“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.” 2 Timothy 4:6
A recent bestseller mistakenly tells us to be “wild at heart”, which results in passive wimps looking into their dark, little, empty hearts to find selfish, authoritarian rednecks. What men really desire is other men to follow—godly elders who are modelling Christ.
Bread is energising Alpha food (morning); Wine is intoxicating Omega food (evening).1 Young men are bread, ready to be broken. Breaking brings wisdom and maturity. Old men are wisdom-wine, servant kings poured out for the next generation.
The answer to geeky Christianity is not more Alpha Males (or less of them in some circles), but more of the Omega variety: fathers.
At study tonight, someone mentioned attending a Keswick convention where a wise old sage who spoke to the thousands was later not dining with the elite, but behind the counter serving the lunches, apologising for the wait. Now, that’s an Omega male.
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1 I recommend James Jordan’s lecture series, One Life, Many Deaths at www.wordmp3.com
