FELLOWSHIP
Time and time again, you have heard us at Millhouse Ministries state that we are not to go along this walk with God alone. While it is true that if we are born-again, we are never truly alone in our walk because we have the Holy Spirit with us, we also need brothers and sisters in Christ walking alongside us. This is something that I was reminded of recently when I was reading through the book of Ecclesiastes.
“9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
You see, we are not meant to walk the path of Christianity alone; we are called to be with fellow believers repeatedly. The reason is that it is much harder for an individual to be swayed by the world if they have first a strong foundation in Christ, and second, they have a network of people standing beside them. Verse nine also points out that when two are working, their reward is more significant than when one is working. This is because if one of the individuals falls, the other can pick them up. This is why Jesus sent His disciples out in pairs, “7 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; ” Mark 6:7. When working together, we can play off each other’s strengths. This means that if one individual is faced with a question that they do not know how to answer, the other should be able to answer. This is also why we are called to disciple one another; we need to raise each other up in the Word so that we all have a strong foundation in Jesus Christ.
The result of having a community together is simple; it allows a weaker individual to stand firm in the faith; after all, a cord of three strands is not easily broken. When we are with fellow believers, we form a cord of two strands; when we are keeping our focus on Jesus, we create a strand of three cords that cannot be broken.
Seek the truth and encourage one another,
Alex