There are some people who actually believe that they don’t need anyone else. It’s obvious not only by the lack of intimate relationships they have, the quality of the relationships they do have but also where they are in their life. Please don’t be one of those people who think they don’t need anyone. WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER. God created us to be interdependent upon each other. The word fellowship in the New Testament comes from the Greek word, koinonia. Koinonia means, Holy Spirit love connection.
We are in relationship with each other by virtue of our connection through the Holy Spirit. God is our common denominator. As we strengthen our relationship with God our relationships with each other should grow stronger. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 tells us” that two is better than one and a threefold cord is not quickly broken”. The threefold cord consists of relationships that are reinforced with the Holy Spirit.
Two are better than one for many reasons. Two can get more work done than one. Two has twice the ideas than one. An old work colleague used to tell me that “two heads are better than one even if one is a goat head”. I think he was talking about me. If one is by himself and falls, he has no one to help him up. If two lie down together they can keep warm but one will have a harder time staying warm. If one has found himself in a fight he stands a better chance if he has some extra help. Let’s face it, the right relationships not only make it better when we need help but also receiving what we need from God, including walking in His purposes for our lives.
Romans 14:7 says, “No man lives or dies unto himself”. NO MAN IS AN ISLAND. We were created to spur one another on. It is a shame for someone to find themselves without people to reciprocate love and support. There are two men in the Bible who were in similar situations. In John 5, there is a man who told Jesus that he had no one to put him in the water when the angel came by and stirred the water. He had no one. These are sobering words for someone who never formed a strong enough relationship with a person to help them get their healing. All he needed was a push.
In Matthew 9, there was a man who was a paralytic but he had friends. He had someone. Someone who would carry him to get his healing. The only difference we see in these two men’s situations is their relationships. One had no one and the other had someone. We are the keys to each other’s miracles and we all need each other.
