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 063 In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold(Zephaniah 1:9 NKJV), ENTER BY ME Bros when I read this verse it seems to me in their hearts they still worshipped and respected the false gods. It was like they were showing respect for them by not stepping on the threshold as if it was a grave headstone. You know out of respect when you walk through a cemetery you do not step on the headstones or grave markers for those buried there. It is a sign of respect for the dead. We see in 1 Samuel 5 this same respect shown for the spiritually dead false god Dagon who fell on his face and couldnt get up. So once again they placed it next to the ark of the Lord and when they arose in the morning there was that idol all broke off literally lost his head and both palms of his hands, they were broken off on the threshold, only his torso was left. This should not have happened putting the Holy things of God next to the unholy things of this world and thinking they are the same or to have the same respect and reverence for that idol as you do for the Lord God. They brought the ark of the Lord into the house of Dagon, a house of false worship and idolatry- no reverence for the One True God. Trying to mix the things of false worship and idolatry and combining that worship with the Holy God. You see God knows their hearts And I believe Zephaniah tells the folks hey you still have reverence and are leaping over the threshold out of respect for false idols and things you think that God doesnt know about that you do on your housetops Judah was emulating this practice of stepping over the threshold -they never let go, it is like you give up something that is sinful or get delivered but you keep a space for it in your heart and let it live on and keep that openness that readiness, that willingness to invite it back into your heart or to yield to it and allow it to have a foothold, to take root, ready to spring up any second when Satan calls your number. Its like you have a spare room all setup for when this sin comes to visit you just open the door as if its all ready and being the gracious host saying welcome... How many of us to this day might not even step on cracks in the sidewalk or at least we think of not stepping on them because when we were kids we played that game of jumping over cracks on the sidewalk and said step on a crack break your mamas back. Same way we had this little game and saying ingrained in us bros they might have had this sin ingrained in them and didnt want to let go of idolatry and false worship. And so now it might seem so to speak they dont want to come across Gods threshold meaning fully into his sanctuary to fully worship Him the One True and Living God but they want to leap around another way in through false worship and idolatry and pair God up with their false worship of idols. But Jesus said "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture (John 10:9 NKJV). Bros even us we dont need to or want to bring any false worship into our lives or to the Lords house with us but to worship Him alone, so leave any idols in your life that might exist alone, let go of them or let God break them off, and come across His threshold through Jesus-AMEN! Agape,
Daniel Wright Iron Man Oikodome Proverbs 27:17

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