Dear Bros in Christ,

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Brothers in Christ, this monthly devotional is sent and meant to be an encouragement to all and to build up and edify in the Lord Jesus Christ. Oikodome means "Builder". The Lord has put this on my heart to send out a monthly Iron Man Oikodome {oy-kod-om-ay'} to build up and encourage the men who love and follow Jesus Christ in their walk with Him. Hebrews 3:13 "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." PRAYER REQUESTS: If you have any prayer requests please send them and I will send them out to the bros for prayer, if privacy is needed I will send in a discreet way.

IRON MAN OIKODOME BOX TOP 066 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16 NKJV). BACKUP Bros this verse is so cool and really makes me think that the light that we have in Jesus should shine in and through us, but- not on us or illuminate us for our sake In other words we are in the back ground or kind of the backup, that all would see and glorify God through anything He might do through us for Him. That we would shine brightly for Him, so brightly that God gets the glory but no one would see us but only Gods work or Holy Spirit moving and doing awesome things in and through our relationship and walk with Him. I am reminded of a story that happened quite a few years back. My nephew and two- three of his friends went fishing in their boat around Catalina Island, they were supposed to be gone for about two days. On the first day they caught quite a few fish and had them in the bait tanks on board their boat. They were anchored about five miles off the backside of Catalina on the first day and that night as they were about to go to sleep, they lay in their sleeping bags up on the boat seats and realized they had left a light on the dashboard of the boat. So one of them got up to shut it off and when his feet hit the deck of the boat he was standing in about 6-8 of water, he yelled to the others on board that they were taking on water. One of them jumped on the radio and began the distress calls Mayday, Mayday, Mayday we are about five miles off the back side of Catalina Island and our boat is sinking. They did not have time to put life jackets on or do anything else. The boat capsized in seconds and as they clung to the capsized boat, my nephew hanging onto the rudder said his shins were bleeding from bouncing with every ocean movement into he boat and the others hanging on best they could as they cried out to God. All the fish they had caught were floating all around them and they couldnt help but thinking of sharks smelling all the blood and coming to feed They were in the cold dark waters for a few hours when they saw a rescue plane coming towards them; they began to get excited with pure joy that their cries and prayers to God were being answered. They waved frantically as the plane flew overhead with tears of joy and the plane continued on seemingly on aware of them below. Their joy quickly turned to sorrow; they knew they were doomed as the plane flew off in the distance. It flew and then veered off at another angle, their hearts sank- pun intended! Just then the plane turned again and then headed back over towards them and they were spotted this time. The plane as it flew over told them that a Coast Guard Cutter would come out and pick them up in a few minutes; well they were in the water almost another hour Later when they got picked up they found out that someone on the plane had spotted out of their peripheral vision when the plane made a turn, a light coming from the water. It was the dash light that got left on when the boat capsized. You see they did not see my nephew or any of the guys with him or even the boat. But they saw the light that was shining brightly in that vast darkness and I believe that is the way our light is supposed to shine for the Lord Jesus that nobody would see us but only our good works and glorify Jesus as we let our lights so shine before men-amen! Agape,
Daniel Wright Iron Man Oikodome Proverbs 27:17

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