Matthew 4: 18: And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Two brothers. How often does action come in twos? These two brothers were of the same thought. Apparently dad had done a good job raising them to be workers and to be sensitive to God’s direction. When Jesus called, they responded. The wisdom writers of the scripture talk about the power of two in warming each other, in helping each other when one falls, and in sharpening each other. The power of two in faith means if one can put a thousand to flight, two can put ten thousand. The power of agreement of two with Christ brings heaven results to earth.
There is a power in two that Jesus sees and acknowledges. There is a power in unity and in brethren. It matters not if you are brother or sister, just brethren. Over time these two brothers would make a huge difference for us all.
Today is an interesting day. Our teams at work are performing phenomenally. With continual challenges against them, the individual performance of each is overpowering the issues. With each doing their part the whole is built. When one is down, another performs. It is a phenomenon. The performance in every area is top notch. There is no way to describe why what we are doing is working. Everything is stacked against us. Yet, we are holding and growing. Sitting in my office, I was moved to tears. How could I be so blessed to work with such a team of twos? It isn’t just one, it is many. It is a different one added to another over and over. The results of the team are amplified.
It is a blessing Jesus saw. So should we.
ACT! Do you have a two? Do you have a partner alongside? How do you see amplified results?
PRAY! Father, there are so many that come alongside us and help us. Bless them. Bless our coworkers. Bless those that are brethren in heart and action in our daily lives. Cause them to enjoy the blessing of their faithfulness. Help me to find ways to be one of the ones that helps. Help me to see opportunity to be “brethren” to another.
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Phil,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your e-mails. I really appreciate them and when I read this one it came to me how important it is to live this out in a marriage where your spouse is your brother and/or sister in Christ and the magnified blessings that can result from living this out. I forwarded your e-mail to my oldest daughter and her new husband. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do that.
Tolly
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Subject: FW: Two Brothers
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I have a friend that sends me devotionals often. When I read this, I thought how important it is to have a marital relationship where both spouses agree in faith and walk in faith together. Like Simon and Peter, spouses can be “brothers in Christ” and enjoy the magnified blessings that follow.
Very good, Phil. Very, very good.
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