Relationships

There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless - a miserable business! Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 

There is so much in this passage, we see that we need relationship, we need fellowship, we need to serve together, to persevere together, to do this thing called life together. In other words we need Church and a Church family. But there is so much more... 

In this passage from Ecclesiastes the “preacher” shows us the need we have for relationship. Even in this world where we will be continually let down, make mistakes of our own, and generally just mess up, we need and desire relationship. It is also so import to note the link to the gospel, to notice that while we may be forsaken in some of our worldly relationships, we know that our Savior was most certainly forsaken in His worldly relationships all the way to the cross, yet he loves us still and promises to never leave or forsake us. (See Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5) Amazing! 

Father, thank you for your amazing word, thank you for relationships and mostly thank you for Jesus who will never leave us or forsake us. Now that is a relationship! 

Grace and Peace!