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 075 Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things [are] possible to him who believes (MARK 9:23NKJV). ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE Bros Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. In the verse before this one, the father who had a son asked the disciples first but since they couldnt, then asked Jesus to cast out a mute spirit from his son who had been suffering with this spirit since childhood. The father said to Jesus But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us (MARK 9:22b NKJV). Response from Jesus If you can believe But first the father said to Jesus If You can do anything If we believe then we know Jesus can do anything, the father acknowledges Jesus can do anything; Jesus wants us to acknowledge we believe all things are possible to him who believes... Faith in Jesus to accomplish all things for His glory and honor. If we can believe then it is possible. Now check out the honesty and humility of the father concerning his beliefImmediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief (Mark 9:24 NKJV)!" He believed but still asked the Lord for help with his unbelief, like mostly he believed but likely there was a part of him that doubted or was skeptical Sounds a lot like us bros we believe but do we fully believe and trust the Lord completely? Its like when we are calling on the Lord we want to believe all things are possible but there may be a little doubt or reservation Now look at the power and authority of the Almighty Lord God in the rest of the story! 25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!"26Then [the spirit] cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead."27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose (Mark 9:25-27 NKJV). Even though the spirit seemed to zap the life out of the child Jesus not only rebuked and commanded the spirit to come out and leave- but before doing so the spirit made the child as one that is dead so Jesus further exceeds this miracle by lifting him back up from as one dead- I believe further removing any inkling of doubt of unbelief the father or any of us would have, the Lord always seems to magnify and go above and beyond the course of even the most miraculous miracle to increase our faith and belief just as He did for this father. This should be great encouragement for every believer who may struggle a little with an inkling of unbelief that all things are possibleThank you Lord you are so merciful help our unbelief for we know all things are possible to him who believes-Amen! Agape,
Daniel Wright Iron Man Oikodome Proverbs 27:17

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