Every result, every conclusion, every end, or better yet, whatever position you've found yourself in right now, will always be the sum total of the connections you have encountered during your journey to where you're at, at this present time. Bottom line: Whatever you have connected to has determined your end result.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor, Ecclesiastes 4:9.
As mentioned in the above scripture. The word "good" has become the hinge that opened the door to understanding the revelation of connections.
The scripture begins by stating that increase, progress, multiplication, replenishing, and the ability to advance quickly or at all will require a connection (Two are better than one). To push the envelope a little further, that connection WILL automatically change or alter what was seemingly ordinary in that person's life.
This same scripture now takes an unexpected twist: a "good reward" will result from their labor. The question that popped up in my head while studying and meditating on this powerful passage of scripture was, why did the writer, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, use the phrase "good reward"? Why didn't he say reward only and leave it like that? Based on the entirety of the scripture, I believe it will be fair to conclude that if two or more can produce a good reward, then two or more can have a bad reward.
In essence, your connections will inevitably produce some form of compensation for any efforts made. However, the type of Connections encountered will also determine the quality of what is produced from that connection. Thus, not all relationships, by default, will have a good reward.
Indulge me for a few moments as we focus on the word "reward," which is used in the text. The word reward is something given or received in return for a deed or service rendered. It also means assigning or receiving something in addition to what's present. For example, your Job may provide you with a bonus for doing exceptional service. Suggesting you are being rewarded monies outside of your regular pay.
In essence, our situations will become better or worse because of what we've attached ourselves to. Therefore, whatever we've connected ourselves to will take from us or add to us. That connection will either advance us or delay us, promote us or demote us. It will either make us better or make us bitter. Again, our relationships will continue to be the determining factor as to how things evolve and conclude in our lives.
At the end of the day, my friend, we must be honest with ourselves and admit whatever life is distributing. At some point along life's journey, our various situations require our co-corporation via our associations to produce whatever we're faced with presently and, by extension, in the future. As proof of this, the last word I want us to focus on in the above scripture is the word "labor." The word labor is defined as work. This has become very interesting because the text clearly states that two are better than one because they have a good reward for "THEIR LABOR" or their work. So with that being said, it now suggests that we were working in harmony with whomever or whatever we were or presently connected to, knowing or unknowingly, to produce what we are currently challenged with or enjoying today. So the reality is, no one has done this to us. Instead, we worked along or in concert with that particular connection to produce what we have now. I know I may sound repetitive, but it is all to cement this law into your understanding to provoke change in you.
I want to say to someone today who has been in a state of confusion and depression for some time now due to this ongoing non-sense in your life; it is not by accident or chance that you're reading this article. In fact, God is literally providing you with the root cause of your displeasing matter, and that root is what you have joined or connected yourself to. It is as simple as that. I submit to you that you could pray until the heavens come down. You could fast until you can't fast anymore. You could be slain in the spirit service after service, speak in tongues, or do whatever it is that you do to give the appearance of joy or contentment in your life. However, as long as you are still attached to that person, place, or thing, it will continue to be the source or root of your misery.
In the words of Jesus Christ, "If thy right hand offend thee cut it off" Matthew 5:30. This simply means removing the root of what's producing your end result of discomfort and unhappiness. The analogy that Jesus used is quite interesting because the hand that he indicated in the scripture is clearly needed. Still, the point here is if that one part is becoming a consistent problem for the whole, it must be removed.
What person, place, or thing you've attached yourself to that, based on this teaching, you know has been a source of misery? Nevertheless, you've become dependent (financially or whatever) on that place or person that has now made you a prisoner to the suffering that connection is producing for you?
Heavenly Father, it is my prayer today that you surgically remove the scales of denial in the life of the one reading this prayer so that they would be better able to see the source of the discomfort and confusion in their lives as a result of whoever or whatever they have associated themselves with. Finally, Father, we pray that you will replace that lousy connection with your choice connection to produce your desired results in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. Amen! Lord, let this be a day of revelation and complete understanding coupled with the confidence to walk away and never associate themselves with that connection ever again.
Written by: Kevin L A Ewing
Kevinewing@coralwave.com
Kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
