Dear Bros in Christ,

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Brothers in Christ, this weekly encouragement 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 141

But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the
servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all
His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with
all your heart and with all your soul. [Joshua 22:5 NKJV]
HOLD FAST
Bros, the act of holding fast; follow closely, stay close, stay with, to cling, to stick to, to stick
with and to join to, a means that holds something in place. A nail for instance holds
something in place. Nails were used to secure Jesus to the cross, but it was sin that put Him
there. But it was His great love for you and me that held Him there. His Love for us is powerful
and that is what held Him in place was that great love for us.
The act of holding fast held His love in place to do what was needed to save us from our sin.
Hold fast was what Jesus did, holding in place His great love for us. His love holds us in place
and as we cling to His love for us, we know that His love supports us and allows us to hold
fast, stay with and stay close to Him our Lord and Savior.
As a Joshua reminds Israel of what could happen in chapter 23 of Joshua; not to get involved
in the false gods, not to even mention the name of their gods or acknowledge their gods. But to
hold fast to the Lord your God. A warning not to go back or cling to the remnant of these
Nations, not to go in to them or marry them. Because they will be snares, traps, scourges on
their sides and thorns in their eyes until they perish from this good land the Lord has gave
them.
So bros let this be a reminder to us as to what He delivered each of us from and not to go back
to it or get involved in it, not to mention it or acknowledge it in a way that would give it
credence or power in our lives, but to hold fast to the things of the Lord! Because His grace
allows us to hold fast to the Lord. So His grace holds us in place, so we can hold fast to the
things of the Lord and by holding fast we can obey what the Lord has commanded us to do.
but you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. [Joshua 23:8
NKJV] Let us heed to do the commandments of the Lord, love the Lord, and walk in all His
ways, to keep the commandments, to serve Him with all our hearts and soul and Hold Fast
by His grace- Amen!
Agape,

Daniel Wright
ironmanoikodome.org
Proverbs 27:17

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