Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NASB)
Two are better than one….for if either of
them falls, the one will lift up his companion, but woe to the one who falls
when there is not another to lift him up.
Petra is a
Christian hard rock band, popular in the 80s and 90s. I wasn’t a great fan, but had some attraction
to them because they were from Fort Wayne, IN.
One of their popular songs was “Two Are Better Than One”[1].
I
liked their lyrics that said “You can call me up in the night, I will pray till
you win the fight”.
Each person needs another who can do what
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 teaches and the Petra group sings about. You need someone who you can call in the
middle of the night, who will pray with you as long as necessary, who is your
friend no matter what. You need someone
who isn’t afraid to be honest with you and tell you when you are going
astray. And you need someone who is
there during your darkest hours, your most troubling moments, when you are on
the edge of despair, and simply be your unconditional friend.
To have a friend to lift you up when you
are down is serious business. Note that
the Scripture says that it is woe to the one who falls and does not have
someone to help him, to lift him up. If
you are someone who thinks that you can face any and all aspects of your life
without anyone else’s help, think again.
You are violating the spirit of this verse.
Just this past week, listening a 60s
station, the Beatles song, “With a Little Help From My Friends” was playing and
I thought about the fact that as I enter the final years of my life, how
important it is and will be to have friends. Oh how true these words are. Another popular song, sung by Josh Groban
“You Raise Me Up” also relates to these words from Ecclesiastes.
Who is your companion in life? To whom are you a companion? Who raises or lifts you up? Who can you raise up today?
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