29/09/2025
CAMARADERIE
ANCHOR SCRIPTURE:
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESV
THE WORD:
My nephew, Kobi taught me a new word last week. I came visiting and we were having a chat about an oncoming event in the town, themed "Together." So, Kobi said the theme is actually "CAMARADERIE." It was the first time I was hearing the word, surprisingly. We looked it up in the dictionary and I realized why the organisers of the event chose CAMARADERIE; Together, as the theme.
Camaraderie is a direct borrowing from the French word, which also appears as "camaraderie" or "camarade" in French, and it entered the English language in the mid-19th century. Camaraderie is a feeling of trust and friendship among a group of people who have usually known each other for a long time or gone through some kind of experience together.
When used in a sentence, one could say "when you have been climbing alone for hours, there is a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber."
As a believer, when you go to the mountain or camp to pray and you come across a brother who has come to pray like you, that feeling you get is camaraderie.
Camaraderie is a gift from God, a bond that strengthens us in life’s joys and trials. The writer of Ecclesiastes, our anchor scripture reminds us that we are not meant to walk alone as believers. True camaraderie, whether among friends, family, or brothers and sisters in faith brings encouragement, support, and resilience. When we stumble, a friend lifts us up. When we face challenges, a companion stands with us. And when we celebrate, shared joy multiplies.
The fellowshipping together we share with brethren is camaraderie. That is why Hebrews 10:25 encourages us not to forsake the gathering together of the saints, especially as the "day" of Jesus' return approaches.
It is in camaraderie we achieve koinonia. Which is the “threefold cord” with God as the third Person binding us as one. Camaraderie rooted in faith is unbreakable, for it draws from the eternal source of love and unity.
I think God has given us a theme for our October global prayer walk, because it is in a season, and time like this that we need camaraderie.
You will succeed!
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:20 KJV
Enjoy grace this week, I call you blessed!
Ka Chi