Many Hands Make Light Work - iBelieve Truth: A Devotional for Women - July 18, 2025
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." Ephesians 4:9-12
Stacking chairs, placing tablecloths on big, round tables, and setting out silverware are not easy feats when you're planning a big anniversary party. In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, we hosted a special party for friends and family to join us. While it was an enjoyable event, with lots of food, fun, and fellowship, the problem arose when it was time to clean up.
The back room was lined with chairs, the floor needed to be swept, and the garbage needed to be changed. Not wanting to bother anyone, we decided to clean up ourselves. That was, until the last lingering friends and family all put down their purses and jackets and chipped in to help.
Soon, boxes were loaded into the car, tables were wiped down, and chairs were lined exactly as they had been previously. The feat of cleaning up would have been a much bigger problem if we had chosen to do it ourselves. However, thanks to the kindness and willing hearts of friends and family, cleaning up was made much easier when we had many friends to help with the labor.
The above verse highlights the importance of community in Ecclesiastes. Nowhere in Scripture are we to do anything alone. It is the first thing in Genesis that God deems not good (Genesis 2:18). Even God himself operates within three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God sacrificed his Son as a substitutionary atonement for all sin so that we could gain intimate access to him.
He desires to have fellowship with us. We should do everything through community. We must enlist the help of the brothers and sisters when we need it. Whether it's a pending request, a difficult situation, or a triumph to celebrate, it's essential to have people who surround us with love and support.
Who are the people in your life with whom you can choose to do life regularly? Sunday church attendance is imperative. However, it is not enough to fill the need for community. We must also stay in touch with our brothers and sisters through Bible study, prayer groups, and other means of connection each week, so that we don't fall prey to the enemy’s schemes. The enemy used isolation to get to Adam and Eve.
In the same way, he will use isolation to get to us as well. When he plants doubts and fears in our minds that go unchecked, we can fall prey to Satan’s schemes and believe the lies that he gives us. However, when we ask our friends and family to offer wise counsel, we can make informed decisions because we have the support of others who are invested in us and want the best for us.
Choose to be in community with others today. Whether it's to join a group or connect via Zoom each month, you may find that the community connection you have not only meets your needs for intimacy and connection but also helps you grow in your spiritual walk. We were never meant to do life alone.
We’re to enlist the help of our brothers and sisters in Christ who love us and are there for us to encourage us when we're down, celebrate our triumphs, and pray for us when we’re weak. In doing so, we will find our spiritual walk to be more productive than ever, and we may find ourselves closer not only to others but also to God.
Let's pray:
Father, let us be people who do life with others. Let us not isolate ourselves and live independent lives. That is not your intention for us. You desire for us to be in community with others for our benefit. Help us find those who have our best interests at heart. Please help us stay connected with them regularly so that we may walk in step with the Spirit as we grow in our spiritual walks together. Amen.
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