Dear Bros in Christ,

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Brothers in Christ, this weekly encouragement 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.

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Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest [your] hope fully
upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
[1 PETER 1:13NKJV]
SOBER
Bros as we look to the Lord seeking His perfect will in our life, His Word is always leading,
pointing and instructing each of us in our journey forward in the way He desires for us and
has prepared for us. What a great Scripture to remind us metaphorically to surround or wrap
our mind in His strength that comes through His grace that our hope would fully rest in that
grace, to be sober and serious about life following Christ and to rest our hope upon and in the
grace that is from Christ and His coming
I am reminded of a time when I met Rod Carew he played baseball for the California Angels
years ago; he had an office not far from mine. After meeting him several times previously, he
invited me over to his new office and training building and gave me an up close and personal
tour of his recently completed training building. He was showing me how he trained young
ballplayers to be able to be consistent hitters; he said all the hitting power and strength comes
from your hips-loins. I was surprised by this as I thought the hitting power and strength was
in your upper body.
As I think of the above verse in terms of gird up your loins and thinking on what Rod Carew
said about your hitting power and strength coming from your hips, lower side back. I think of
the loins of my mind, the seat of the strength of my mind and how to gird or surround or wrap
my mind in the Word of God, His grace, His Son- our Lord and Savior an to be sober and be
serious in being free from the influence of intoxicants. We can be intoxicated not only by
alcohol or drugs but many things including lust and the lust of something, its important to
be and remain sober in all things.
Surround the strength of your mind with the holy things of God with the intent of being holy;
be sober and serious in the pursuit of Holiness knowing that our Salvation should cause us to
respond in this pursuit of sanctification and holiness. Reminding us to walk in the Gospel of
Gods grace that was predicted and searched out by the prophets and prophesied of the grace
that would come to you and me. Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched
carefully, who prophesied of the grace [that would come] to you,[1Peter 1:10 NKJV]
Draw from and rely on that strength and know where it comes from, just as Rod Carew knew
where to draw the strength from to hit the ball we should know where our strength and
grace to keep trucking for Jesus comes from too- Him, Jesus, Our Savior, Our Strength, His
Grace, and thats where we should rest our hope fully upon the grace that was brought to us
at the revelation of Jesus Christ- amen!
Agape,
Daniel Wright
ironmanoikodome.org

Proverbs 27:17
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