The fallout of Jeffrey Epstein's depravity is like a jagged, shifting, tectonic fault lying just below the surface that widens today's moral decay with every shaking exposé and document dump.
Epstein's licentious corruption didn't simply go away with his death. Revelations of greed, hubris, pride, sexual predation, perversion, and, for some people, proof that with great power comes ... the ability to get away with it.
While many will argue the political scandals, the money, the timelines of who was where, when, and with whom, the real issue is the core issue of our day - the immaturity of men.
What is in our hearts when no one is watching? And, what does that teach our sons, even if we think it's hidden?
Men involved with Epstein were some of the world's leading financiers, politicians, government leaders, authors, educators, psychologists, scientists, and influencers. And they were all -- men who knew better.
When things looked unseemly, men covered for each other. Their "system" looked the other way.
The world has added to the commodities of sex and power, those of chaos and rage.
The result is a generation filled with anxiety, depression, fear, and unrequited anger.
What worldview are we modeling for our sons? Are we intentional in their training and discipling? Young men are looking for the pattern, the model of what it means to be a real man. We must always bring them back to the center, which is: Manhood and Christlikeness are synonymous.
You are one of just 48,000 men who will get this letter. But as a brotherhood, working together, we can and do make a difference.
YouTuber Gates Garcia said about young men: "If you want to know why so many young men are cynical about commitment, look no further. The message couldn’t be clearer: Success buys indulgence, power bends rules, and discipline is for men without leverage. That’s not masculinity. That’s moral anarchy."
The true measure of a man is not in his conquests and toys, but in his stand for what is right, decent, moral, for his gracious treatment of others, his doing what is Christlike.
Why are so many men waiting until their 30's to make a commitment and get married? Because they don't have a mentor or model - a father, or a man who steps in as a father. What they see is confused and distorted ... an online version of Sodom and Gomorrah. They look for ways to numb the pain.
The Epstein documents don’t just reveal wrongdoing. They reveal the hearts of men. They show what happens when men stop seeing themselves as stewards of righteousness.
When we lose sight of our responsibility to guide, guard, and govern, it's not progressive; it's decay.
I don’t want my grandsons growing up believing masculinity is defined by position, power, popularity, or plaudits. I want them to know that real strength is the ability to govern yourself when no one is watching ... to be a mature man. The foundation of maturity is faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the unrelenting, unshakable center of truth. He is Truth itself.
Our war isn’t against flesh and blood, but the demonic powers that move it. Your enemy wants to burn out your attention, emotion, and vision on small things, so you can’t give yourself to the harder, yet more effective thing—a man who shapes history through a life lived in Christ ... a man standing as a warrior against the tides of evil. A man of prayer, devotion, conviction, and brotherhood. A man who shows up.
Jesus gave us a very clear warning, “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, like a trap" (Luke 21:34,35 NLT).
The Apostle James gives us clear direction, “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit” (James 5:16-18).
Jesus gave us great hope, "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer, take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted! For I have overcome the world. I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you" (John 16:33 AMP).
My brother, do not let the issues in this world catch you off guard. And do not let them make your heart despair. Jesus is victorious. Heaven is here. His Kingdom has arrived. Redemption is near.
May the Lord bless you and may His favor be on your life.
