The Knitting of Hearts

Ecc.4:12 - "...... A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart."

One of the significant works of the Holy Spirit in this season is to bring us into intimate, covenant relationship with one another in the body of Christ. As we see in Ecclesiastes 4, only two can resist the works of darkness, and "woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up." (Ecc.4:10). We see many people under attack in the church today, but some come through with ease, while others seem to lose heart and fall under depression and hopelessness. What makes the difference?

While meditating on this, I felt a strong witness of the Holy Spirit with regard to covenant relationships - not only marriage, but also friendships born of the Spirit. It is God who knits our hearts together with one another, as He knit the hearts of David and Jonathan.

1 Sam.18:1;3 - "The soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself."

This occurred before Jesus, the second Adam, came. Thus, man was a "living soul" and not a "life-giving spirit." (1 Cor.15:45) Therefore, it was the soul of David and Jonathan that the Lord knit together. However, the New Testament speaks of this same type of love relationship between a husband and wife:

Eph.5:33 - "..... Let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself....."

Nugget of Gold: God has mandated new relationships for each of us this coming year. He will initiate them, and in so doing, will knit our hearts together as the hearts of David and Jonathan (and as the heart of a husband is knit with his wife). Two are indeed better than one, and the Lord is preparing us to stand strong in the days ahead. Not only will we be blessed by those that He brings into our lives, but together with the Lord, we will become those "cords of three strands" that cannot be quickly or easily broken apart!