8/6/2019 IRON MAN OIKODOME - "SLUICE"

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Dear Bros in Christ,Proverbs 27:17As 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. Oikodomemeans "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 wholove 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 indiscreet way.

IRON MAN OIKODOME BOX TOP 011"Whoever [has] no rule over his own spirit [Is like] a city broken down, withouwalls. Proverbs 25:28 NKJV).

SluiceEver notice when you stumble upon a town that is broken down with lawlessness, everything is runamok and there is no authority over it, there is no law or the laws that are in existence are virtuallynot enforced and that city or town is destroyed from within. There is lawlessness of every formrunning rampant, no order, no control, no rule hence the place turns in to a run down town. Its likeall the good has been let out someone opened the gate and let it out. Much the same way if weare left unchecked or running on our flesh with no input from Gods Word, prayer time, fellowship,accountability, being Spirit filled and led and obeying Gods Word, walking in His truth- His HolySpirit we will become drained and empty in our walk with Him, we might be following the Lord fromafar like Peter did right before he denied Christ three times. We are going to be broken down andbecome poor in our walk with the Lord when we should be sluicy rich flowing in His goodness, Hisrich blessings, tender mercies, His big love, His forgiveness, His faithfulness, His favor and His

grace- unmerited favor when we let Him rule in us, when we walk in His Spirit in obedience andsubmission letting His authority rule over us and in us and through us. We wont be without His walof protection around us. It is easy to let it happen, to get broken down a little compromise, a littlefolding of the hands, miss church a few times, skip a prayer meeting or two, dont go to the mensBible study, never making time for the bros to fellowship or break bread and cutting the personaldevotion and prayer time down because you want to sleep in a little Bros you can make your ownslum and walk in a slum style spirit, torn down from the frown down, tore up from the feet up,walking in defeat like a little flesh filled slum lord or you can let God have total domain and He cantotally make you Ghetto (street meaning *super cool (*Not meant or used herein in an egotisticalway or describing any neighborhood but in a godly way super cool) God values you and me and weare worth it to Him not because of any good thing that dwells in us but because of his grace,unmerited favor that is why we should want to follow His ways and have his authority in our lives

and be under His authority and His influence. Lord help us to rule over our spirit that we may walkin your Holy Spirit and not hinder the flow with our flesh. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joypeace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control.Against such there is no law (Gal 5:22-23 NKJV). When we walk in the fruit of the Spirit- Godsway, against such there is no law so when we are under His authority following His Ways there isperfect rule in our lives and the fruit of the Spirit will be the evidence of that existence of His rule inour lives and we wont be like a broken down city but like a city on a hill shining brightly for Jesus."You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14NKJV). You wont have to be bored being a slum lord, but blessed out of your gourd when you haverule over your own spirit and truly let Jesus reign in your heart. We dont have to let Gods goodnessand His ways flow away from us but flow in and through us and our lives by being filled with HisHoly Spirit and walking in His rich mercies, following His ways and leaning on Him not our ways andbeing obedient to Him who is God alone- amen!

Daniel WrightIron Man OikodomeProverbs 27:17

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