Agreement

J.J. Stark

March 2016

Week 9

IGNITE Class 10

Inductive Bible Study (IBS)

Agreement

 “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” – Amos 3:3 (NKJV)

God is so good…He is not only the awesome Creator and mighty Ruler of this universe and my life, but He also asks very good questions.  Speaking through the Old Testament prophet Amos, the Lord asks a question that spans the ages, not just being one that pertained to the situation then.  This is still a very valid question today.  I had to stop and ask myself the question – “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?”  The answer is no.  In the ESV it says “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?” When you think about it, this is absolutely true: One, two people will not walk together obviously, unless they, obviously, are in agreement on matters they have in common.  Two, these people are not going to get very far in their walk together if there is any contention between them.  It needs to be a brotherhood like of David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 18:1,3, 4 – “¹Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul…³Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.  ⁴And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.” This kind of a relationship is that of Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”

Application:  Today I will fast with Kazden to support him as he fasts to come closer to God.