*DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020

*TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER*

*BIBLE READING: JUDGES 1:1-6, NEHEMIAH 4:14-16*

There is a popular saying that goes; to go fast, go alone but to go far, go together. Have you noticed how you get tired quickly when you go jogging all by yourself but when you jog with a partner, you seem to cover more distance. That is a basic law of achieving more, the power of synergy. Our Lord Jesus Christ understood this and He deployed His disciples in twos - Mark 6:7(NKJV); *And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two; and gave them power over unclean spirits.*

When you embark on an assignment with someone, you achieve more than when you try it alone because strength and grace is pulled out from both parties; it's the law of synergy - Deut.32:30 (KJV); *How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?*

When you work in collaboration with others, you reduce the struggles and sweat. And we know its sweeter to enjoy our reward when we are less stressed; imagine doing so much work, and on getting paid you cannot enjoy it because you have broken down. Eccles. 4:9; *Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labour.*

We all face challenges and fight battles, but never think that you can conquer everything on your own because you may not always be strong; sometimes you need an army, it may just be one extra person that will help you in your moment of vulnerability. Eccles. 4:10&12(NKJV); *For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when He falls, for He has no one to help him up. Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.*

Look at the example of Daniel, with all the wise men facing a death sentence, he knew that he could not handle the matter alone; he needed his companions to also knock on the gates of heaven until they receive an answer, this wasn't a battle to fight alone. Daniel 2:17-19(KJV); *Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.*

God has always shown us in His word how teamwork plays a vital role in our success. Even God doesn't operate alone, that is why we have the Trinity. God the Father, still needs the Son and the Holy Spirit, pay attention to how the Trinity operated in different ways to redeem mankind. Man was not created to exercise dominion alone but to work in partnership with God and with others to enforce God's will on the earth.

*PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I thank You for not leaving or forsaking me, You have been my help from ages past and for this I bless You.I pray for divine connections to destiny relationships that will work with me as I journey through life in Jesus name, Amen.

*CONFESSION
For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not fear.