"Two are better than one....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.”
As an excerpt from a famous poem goes, “No man is an Island.” Elijah thought he was, not realizing God had reserved seven-thousand to Himself, like Elijah. As a result "the loner" experienced a time of deep depression. Those who think they can go it alone, are in for a rude awakening. We all need a helping hand from time to time, as well as being one ourselves.
Jesus sent His disciples out, "two by two." You'll remember Peter and John, though completely different temperaments, were constant companions; "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple."
And what of Paul? He seemed to always have a "sidekick" with him": Paul and Timothy, Paul and Barnabas, Paul and Titus, Paul and Sosthenes." Maybe there should be an "and" after our names too.
From the very beginning, God tells us, "It is not good that the man should be alone." It's a rule of the family, our Father would have us to take our brother or sister with us before we go out into the dark night of this world.
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