“One Year Bible” Old Testament Passage
Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Ecc. 4:9-10 (NKJV)
God designed us to walk together. We are meant to live helping each other and cooperating with each other. It was John Donne who penned the words:
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as a manor of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
These thoughts are heightened when we consider the Body of Christ. In our individualistic, self-centered Western culture, we too often go it alone. But, as the writer states, “no man is an island.” If mishap befalls your brother, it affects you. Also, if success comes to my brother, I am with him increased.
We are not just a part of mankind, we are part of one Body in Christ. It is important to surround yourself with those who will “hold your rope” when you are in need. The added benefit is that each of our lives are elevated. It is the best way to live.