A Threefold Cord: June 2006

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In Ecclesiastes 4:1212And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12) we read that “a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Have you ever seen the heavy ropes that tug boats use to pull other ships? They are very strong. So is the rope that we use to play “tug-of-war.” It can break, but not very easily. Remember the new cords that they bound Samson with in Judges 1512And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. (Judges 15:12)? They were very strong cords but were quickly broken when the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson.
When a Christian couple is married, how good it is when the Lord is brought into their married lives to strengthen, guide and encourage them in all that they do. Two are better than one, but a bond of three is stronger yet. Often we read in Scripture of something being repeated three times, either a question or an action. How it impresses the saying or the event on the mind - it is not soon forgotten! Man is a three-part being. Notice this lovely verse written to Christians: “I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:2323And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)). Lastly, the Godhead, or the Trinity, is invoked in 2 Corinthians 13:1414The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. <<The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.>> (2 Corinthians 13:14): “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.” There is no stronger threefold cord than this!
1. How many times was a great sheet let down and drawn up again into heaven? Acts 11:___
2. A messenger of Satan buffeted Paul. How many times did he beseech the Lord that it might depart from him? 2 Corinthians 12:___
3. “Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me?” How many times did the Lord say this? John 21:___
4. How often did the Lord pray saying the same words? Matthew 26:___
5. There was darkness over all the land for how many hours?
Matthew 27:___