"TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE!"

May 04, 2020   “Two
is Better than One”  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV)

Henry Ward Beecher, a pastor that lived in the 1800’s, said, “Climbers of the Alps fasten themselves together with a rope for safety.”  What amazingly wise words for us today.  The, words of Solomon, also referred to as, the “Preacher,” instructs us that, two are absolutely better than one!  Throughout the Bible, we are encouraged to fellowship and to support and to lift one another up.  That is a part of God’s plan for us to be “Givers!”  Giving of our time and our talents and our blessings and our financial resources and our words of encouragement!  Romans 12:1 instructs us to “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”  Many of us have excuses for why we can’t or don’t give of ourselves as encouragement and comfort for others.  I want you to “THINK THIS OVER!”                                                                                                                                                                                                           God made the Sun – it gives.                                                                                                                                                                   God made the Moon – it gives.                                                                                                                                                            God made the Stars – they give.                                                                                                                                                                                                             God made the Air – it gives.                                                                                                                                                                 God made the Clouds – they give.                                                                                                                                                    God made the Earth – it gives.                                                                                                                                                            God made the Trees – they give.                                                                                                                                                                                                               God made the Flowers – they give.                                                                                                                                                    God made the Fowls – they give.                                                                                                                                                         God made the Plan – HE GIVES.                                                                                                                                                            God made Man – he….?

Serving God requires that we give!  It means that we give of our time, talent, resources, blessings and our all!  During this time of isolation and uncertainty, please exercise your blessings, by reaching out to others, and be a blessing to them.  God provided the example with His Son, Jesus and He expects us to honor His gift to us, by being a blessing to others!  Serving Jesus is the best way that I know to be a “GIVER!”  We have our “CALL TO ACTION!”  Believers; step up and shout the “GOOD NEWS” of encouragement to everyone around you and fulfill your calling and responsibility!  TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!  Stay Strong, Stay Focused…Remember, THE BEST IS YET TO BE!