Thursday 31 August 2006

Two are better than one

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” - Ecclesiastes 4v9-12

It is tough to be alone. God never intended that for His people. When you are alone there is no one to pick you up when you fall, there is no one to cry with you, there is not one to rejoice with you, there is no one to stand my your side in battles, there is no one to correct you, and there is no one to share with.

God makes it clear that two are indeed better than one. God wants His people to have fellowship with each other. He wants us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. He wants us to join together to exhort and encourage each other. This is part of the reason why we have church, to encourage each other.
God can give us strength to be alone if we must. But his plan is for us to be together, it is not good to be alone, two is better than one, but a threefold cord is hard to break!

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