Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 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.”
The Bible says there will be some that forsake the assembly of the saints and we know from experience that many do. This is an excellent verse to remind us of the importance of local church involvement and participation. Believers were never intended to live the Christian life in isolation.
There is always a two-fold advantage to laboring together. We provide a help network for ourselves and become part of a help network for others. Many who forsake the assembly only return to it when they are in need of assistance. Some may believe that the church is designed to help them, but have little regard for their responsibility to contribute in the same way.
We should read this verse again with the local church in mind, observing both the benefits and responsibilities of membership.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 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.”