A Cord Of Three Strands Is Not Quickly Broken

ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12
“Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
”‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4:9-12‬ ‭NKJV‬
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God created us humans for companionship, not isolation, and for intimacy, not loneliness. “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.””
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
God created man and woman for marriage, and He gave us sexual intimacy only in marriage that the world would be filled with many (GENESIS 1:28), and those offspring should have the loving care of a mother and a father in a godly relationship that would bring them up in this world to Gods high moral standards.
Furthermore, those children would walk in the high moral standards that they were taught and the process would repeat itself over and over to the generations to come.
But sexual intimacy is more than simply filling the world with many, it is opportunity to selflessly express one’s love to his/ her spouse.
Furthermore, intimacy removes loneliness, brings comfort in times of anguish, and is a release of the stresses of daily life.
But sexual relations outside of marriage brings unwanted pregnancies, fatherless children, and sets a precedent for the offspring to follow.
Furthermore, immoral sexual relations creates ungodly sole ties that joins lives together (1 CORINTHIANS 6:16), and opens many doors to the devil and passes on generational curses.
Immoral sexual relations doesn’t just join him or her to one person, but all the people that person has joined via sexual relations and so on, giving access to the devil into your life through the sins of others.
Loving intimacy in marriage is by far more than sexual relations, it is eating together, walking together, holding hands, and recognising one another’s needs; it is being there for each in times of trouble, with with no expectation of something in return. It is remaining loyal to one another in all things, and accepting one another as they are.
But even greater, to make God the foundation of one’s marriage will create a three fold cord that would not be quickly broken.
Three is a significant number throughout Gods Word; The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit come together and are one (1 JOHN 5:7),
Man is made up of three parts, spirit, soul, and flesh
(1 THESSALONIANS 5:23), and a husband and wife that is bound together by God, the three strands of God (Father, Son, and holy Spirit) is the third person in marriage, and is not quickly broken.
Paul said, “Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭2‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
Paul told us, “do not “deprive” one another”.
The word “deprived” means to suffer a severe and damaging lack of basic specified benefits that is considered important, especially of the necessities of life.
Intimicy in marriage is important and a necessity of marriage and of life, therefore, it is important to make every effort to keep the flame burning and active constantly.
But not all companionship comes through marriage.
We all need friends, family, and ongoing fellowship; we all need someone we can trust and can openly talk to.
Some people isolate themselves from others because they tell themselves they cannot trust anyone.
But fellowship in God’s presence brings loving care, unity, and strength into relationships. It brings security rather than vulnerability because together we are strong.
The truth is, when we isolate ourselves, or stand back from fellowship, we place ourselves in serious danger.
Like any animal in the wild separated from the pack becomes easy pickings for its predators, we believers, when separated from the flock, become easy pickings for the devil.
Therefore, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
‭‭I Peter‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭NKJV‬
Just like wolves attack sheep that have been separated from the flock, so the devil will attack those who remain isolated and alone.
God did not bring us into the world to serve ourselves, but rather to serve Him and others. “Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.”
‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭5:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
Do not separate yourself, but rather, seek companionship and become a team member.
After all, we are all one body in Christ (EPHESIANS 4:11),and each has his part to play within the body. And since Christ is the head, we should all be able to work together within the body in unity like a well oiled machine to reach out to the lost souls of this world.
My beloved, our relationship with Christ is like marriage, we are together one body in Him as His bride (EPHESIANS 5:22-33; REVELATION 19:7-9, and just as a wife must not hold intimacy from her husband, so we believers must not hold back intimacy from Jesus.
Therefore, “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
My beloved, just as a wife must not withhold from her husband, do not withhold from Christ, do not rebel against our Saviour.
Give Him the time and praise He deserves, put Him at the highest place and lift Him up constantly in worship.
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NKJV‬
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.