OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 2024
TOPIC: TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE
MEMORISE:
“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 4:10)
READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 (KJV)
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10 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.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
MESSAGE:
Today’s Bible reading says that two are better than one. This is because, if one person falls, the other can lift him up. For instance, if a fellow is walking alone at night and is suddenly attacked by some miscreants, that fellow would most likely find it more difficult to fend off the attackers than if he or she had company. It is indeed not good to be alone (Ecclesiastes 4:11).
There are battles you may never win if you fight alone, but if you have the right people on your side, you will stand a better chance of winning. There is an exponential increase in strength when a fellow is not alone. Deuteronomy 32:30 says:
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
While it is good to have friends, it is important to choose the right ones. A popular saying goes thus: “Two heads are better than one.” However, that saying has been adjusted in recent times to be, “Two good heads are better than one.” Evil communication corrupts good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33). Who is your friend? Is your friend making you better or making you worse? If you have a friend who is corrupting your good manners, you should separate from such a fellow as he or she can cause you a lot of trouble. There are many people in prison today because of the kind of friend they had.
Make sure your friends are people with good heads on their shoulders. If you put a bad apple in a bowl with good ones, the bad apple will make the others rotten as well. If you have just one bad fellow in your group of friends, that one fellow will likely pull everyone down. It is better to stay away from such a person. Proverbs 13:20 says that the companion of fools shall be destroyed. Don’t allow yourself to be destroyed.
If you are unmarried, you must be extra careful when choosing a spouse. It is better not to be married at all than to get married to a bad spouse. Take your time to hear from God first. Get many confirmations that the fellow you want to get married to is not a fool. Do not think you can change him or her after marriage.
Beloved, your friendships and associations can greatly impact your life. Do not keep company with the wrong crowd.
KEY POINT:
Choose your friends wisely.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EPHESIANS 4-6
AUTHOR PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMNAL: 28 - GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.
2 Open now the crystal fountain,
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you.
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