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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 toall and to
build up and edify in the Lord Jesus Christ. Oikodome means
"Builder". The Lordhas 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 withHim.Hebrews 3:
13 "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today,
so that noneof you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness."P R A YE
R RE QUE ST S: If you have any prayer requests please send them and
I will sendthem out to the bros for prayer, if privacy is needed I
will send in a discreet way.
APRIL 2010
THE WELL
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she
went and filled the skin withwater, and gave the lad a drink
(Genesis 21:19 NKJV).Bros you remember the story where Hagar was
despised, dejected, disowned, discarded, discouraged,depressed,
down trodden and desperate, you see she had just got dumped by
Sarah and Abraham, shand her son had become a thorn in Sarahs side
so they sent her packing in the wilderness wanderingaimlessly and
when she had run out of water and hope the Bible says; And the
water in the skin wasused up, and she placed the boy under one of
the shrubs. Then she went and sat down acrossfrom [him] at a
distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not
see the death ofthe boy." So she sat opposite [him], and lifted her
voice and wept (Genesis 21:15-16 NKJV).Apparently the boy must have
been praying because it says the Lord heard the voice of the lad,
so hemust have been crying out from his heart and praying as he lay
under that shrub. Have you ever prayed
like that before where you just cry out from your heart, your
heart is praying out loud to Goduncontrollably, you are praying
from the depths of your innermost being, you cannot stop, the tears
areflowing, your heart is so broken and utterly overwhelmed you
empty your soul & tears out, your soul jusgroans and mourns
aloud as you lift up your prayers and petitions to the Lord.
Desperately seekingcomfort and solace at which seems there is none
to be found for your heart, but the Lord hears theprayers from His
child and His help is on the way. For He hears the cry of the
afflicted (Job 34:28NKJV).And when He hears our cries and prayers
its only then that things begin to open up for usSo that is why I
find that what happened next to be so amazing especially that God
opened her eyes,like maybe she didnt have the strength to open them
or it was Gods perfect timing for her to witnesswhat He had for her
next and in this case she didnt even intentionally go to the well-
God brought her tthe wellorHe brought the well to her. Then God
opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water.And she went and
filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink (Genesis 21:19
NKJV). Yostill have to wonder did God do a miracle and
instantaneously make a well appear here for her or didshe not see
it, when she sat down the Lord opened her eyes to the realization
that the well was right infront of her like in another scripture
when He opened Balaams eyes and he saw the angel of the
Lordstanding in the way. Either way I would say it was miraculous
because by divine appointment Hebrought and caused her to sit right
there knowing she needed to be refreshed instantaneously and
alsoGod had told her His plans to make her son a great nation. That
must have been a greatencouragement to hear those words coming from
God about your own son and his promising futuredelivered right from
the Creator of the heavens and earth and everything that dwells
therein. Have youever been in that position of needing the Lords
refreshment right now, you cant wait you have to hear
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from the Lord like Hagar and her son? You are dying of physical
thirst and God blesses not only yourphysical needs but He blesses
your spiritual needs as well. Your soul is in anguish, the pain
isunbearable, the torment feels like it can no longer be tolerated
you are so weak and lowly, you feel yourvery existence is hanging
on God responding to your need, you need God to supply your
provisionalneeds and speak to your heart right now, right this
second because you are so desperate right whereyou are at, and He
brings His Well to you as you cry out like Hagar and her son did on
that day . AndGod heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God
called to Hagar out of heaven, and said toher, "What ails you,
Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he
[is] (Gen
21:17 NKJV). How comforting that must have been for Hagar to
hear those words of encouragement,the Lord met her and her son
right there in their situation and gave them great refreshment in
theirhearts and bodies that only He can bring. He is faithful and
this should have helped Hagar understandand remind her that God
always keeps His word, He said He would make her son a great nation
so Godwouldnt let anything happen to him before that fulfillment,
and its a hard thing to remember to trust theLord especially when
things dont look so rosy in our situation But when you do His life
giving deeprefreshing well comes right before you when you call on
Him and believe in Him. So no matter what youare faced with or up
against He is with you and He will give you a peace like no other
you haveexperienced. His peace is so awesome and surpasses all
understanding, and the peace of God,which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus(Philippians 4:7 NKJV). The harsh realities of this life and
this world can be over whelming - but you
can go to Gods reality and be refreshed by His Living Water that
Jesus will deliver right to your heartand He will deliver you from
the cares and burdens of this life and world. casting all your
careupon Him, for He cares for you (1Peter 5:7 NKJV). What ails
you? Fear not God will hear you rightwhere you are at, dont wait,
do it now- call upon the name above all names and ask Jesus and
drawupon His well of living water. All dads love to hear from their
kids- Especially our Father - So bros cryout Abba Father and go to
the well of living water and be refreshed by Him filled with the
Holy Spirit.Come and drink, come and receive, come and believe and
receive.Thirsting after Him,Daniel Wright
Iron Man Oikodome
Proverbs 27:17
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