Dear Bros in

Christ,
January 2006
A Hand from God

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his
friend. Brothers in Christ, this monthly email is meant to be an encouragement to all
and to build up and edify in the Lord Jesus Christ. Oikodome means "Builder". The
Lord put this on my heart to send out a monthly Iron Man Oikodome {oy-kod-om-ay'}
to build and encourage the men who love and follow Jesus Christ.
Romans 14:19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the
things by which one may edify another.

David was strengthen by Jonathan in the strongholds in the wilderness as Saul sought
him everyday, the Bible says in 1Samuel 23:16 Then Jonathan, Saul's son, arose
and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God. So may this letter
strengthen you as you may be in the woods or a place that God has His hand on you.
Sometimes we don't have all the answers and we don't always understand what God
is doing. In times such as these we may be in a wilderness area of our walk with the
Lord and it seems dark and the path is hard. The trial or trail may be hard to stay on
and dimly lit (that glimmer of hope), but there is Light along the path and at the end
of the path as we keep our focus upward vertically and not horizontally on the things
in front of us but on the main thing as we fix our gaze upwardly to Jesus Christ. May
the Lord illuminate the path He has chosen for you today and send a Jonathan to
strengthen your hand in Him. So whatever we are faced with or might be running
from or being chased by we can rest assured that the Lord will deliver us as we seek
Him and walk in His perfect Will He will not allow us to be taken off the path He has
chosen for us to follow.

Maybe your Jonathan is a scripture the Lord has revealed to your heart or a word of
encouragement from another believer or the prayers of a brother in the Lord or the
promises of God, Hebrews 13:5-6 For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you
nor forsake you."* 6 So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not
fear.What can man do to me?"* Whatever you may be going through right now may
seem impossible, but when it does seem impossible that is when God alone will be
glorified and honored when He strengthens you with a Jonathan and delivers you by
His Grace, Love, Mercy, Power and Strength.

May you be strengthen in and through Christ today.

Agape,
Dan Wright

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