On the drive home this afternoon, I spotted two large horses in a field. The animals stood parallel to one another, head to the other’s tail-end. Tails swished as they kept annoying flies away from one another’s faces. The constant buzzing of flies must be a great irritation. If given time and opportunity, flies can lay eggs in the eyes, causing eventual blindness. These two horses worked as a team to protect one another.
Jesus sent men out two-by-two. He knew a man or woman alone is vulnerable. Loneliness, doubts, a constant barrage of hostile questions and false truths are like the buzzing of a thousand flies wanting to lay eggs that will blind us. Together, we can offer one another encouragement. We can remind one another of what Jesus taught, what Scripture says. We can uphold one another through hardship and heartache, knowing God loves us and will never abandon us. He keeps His promises.
May we take a lesson...