"A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." [Proverbs 17:17]
"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." [Ecclesiastes 4:9]
"It is not good for man to be alone." [Genesis 2:18]
God gives us brothers, friends, and family to walk beside us and to help us. We cannot stand alone. We will be unable to stand unless we have a friend to hold us up. Brothers, "a cord of three strands is not easily broken." If one falls, there are two people ready to pick up their fallen brother. God's economy is wonderful and perfectly ordained. He understands how weak we are. He understands how easy it is to fall away. Thus, he gives us friends to help us, brothers to defend us, families to love us. God speaks very highly of friendship. It is the essence of the gospel. Christ died for us while we were yet enemies. He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
To those that despise this friendship, this accountability, "beware to them that fall when there is no one to pick them up." You are denying the essence of the gospel. God holds us up as a friend. When we turn back to the world, he pulls on us and brings us back to His sheep fold. Without God, we cannot stand. Without his hand to guide, his love to save, his arm to lead, we will fall. Likewise, without brothers to help us, we will not stand. We will fall and will not be able to get back up. Don't despise the care and concern your friends and brothers exhibit. "A brother is born for adversity." "A friend loveth at all times." No matter what happens, your friend will love you. This is the definition given of true friendship. It is the friendship that Christ exhibited on the cross. Praise the Lord for his love and concern for us. Praise the Lord for giving us an example in His son. May the Lord cause us to be full of the love of God toward our brothers. May the Lord teach us this kind of friendship. The Lord be with you.
As an example, this past week, I worked the 11:00p.m. to 7:30a.m. shift at the hospital. Usually, these kinds of shifts really wipe me out physically, and I often find it hard to stay awake during the drive home. Well, out of the blue, one of my friends, called me the morning after the shift to make sure I had made it home safely. This may seem like a really small example or insignificant, but I can't tell you how much it meant to me.
"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." [Ecclesiastes 4:9]
"It is not good for man to be alone." [Genesis 2:18]
God gives us brothers, friends, and family to walk beside us and to help us. We cannot stand alone. We will be unable to stand unless we have a friend to hold us up. Brothers, "a cord of three strands is not easily broken." If one falls, there are two people ready to pick up their fallen brother. God's economy is wonderful and perfectly ordained. He understands how weak we are. He understands how easy it is to fall away. Thus, he gives us friends to help us, brothers to defend us, families to love us. God speaks very highly of friendship. It is the essence of the gospel. Christ died for us while we were yet enemies. He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
To those that despise this friendship, this accountability, "beware to them that fall when there is no one to pick them up." You are denying the essence of the gospel. God holds us up as a friend. When we turn back to the world, he pulls on us and brings us back to His sheep fold. Without God, we cannot stand. Without his hand to guide, his love to save, his arm to lead, we will fall. Likewise, without brothers to help us, we will not stand. We will fall and will not be able to get back up. Don't despise the care and concern your friends and brothers exhibit. "A brother is born for adversity." "A friend loveth at all times." No matter what happens, your friend will love you. This is the definition given of true friendship. It is the friendship that Christ exhibited on the cross. Praise the Lord for his love and concern for us. Praise the Lord for giving us an example in His son. May the Lord cause us to be full of the love of God toward our brothers. May the Lord teach us this kind of friendship. The Lord be with you.
As an example, this past week, I worked the 11:00p.m. to 7:30a.m. shift at the hospital. Usually, these kinds of shifts really wipe me out physically, and I often find it hard to stay awake during the drive home. Well, out of the blue, one of my friends, called me the morning after the shift to make sure I had made it home safely. This may seem like a really small example or insignificant, but I can't tell you how much it meant to me.
Soli Deo Gloria
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