10 “For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up”.
In the natural ebb and flow of life we are up and we are down; therefore, we are better off with friends and companions who can help lift us up. I have come to realize over the years just how social God is; it is a good thing for us to have healthy social interactions (note: healthy means people which will encourage us on in the ways of the Kingdom of God; bad companionship corrupts good manners) Those we can call the brethren put us in check and to keep us on the right track. There are those who prefer to be alone (mostly men); they are lone wolves who feel "I don't need any man to teach me…" They want to be led exclusively by the Holy Spirit, which does sound very spiritual but in reality they end up being men and women who are unable to receive any instruction (They usually feel they have special revelation from the Lord; only they can understand it). What they end up inadvertently doing is putting themselves at risk of being picked off by the enemy who has through pride successfully isolated them (Deut 25:18 “How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee...” This was the favorite attack from the Amalekites who smote the stragglers and those who wandered on their own).
11 “Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?”
This verse is in the context of two being better than one; in the natural we would be referring to a married couple versus a single person. One of the most important choices one will make is who they will marry and spend the rest of their life with; how important it is to make the right choice so you have one who will help keep you on fire for God.
Lets also lets make it a corporate application. Heb 10:25 says do not forsake the assembly! Why? Because others provoke us; they generate life and fire within us. A dead person is cold but a live one produces heat! Even through this very simple natural illustration we see the wisest choice is to surround one's self with good companionship. Now, let’s consider the counsel very carefully because he does not say that you should join yourself to the cold (lukewarm believers) and the dead (unsaved) he says one who is hot (on fire for the Lord)! The wise walk with the wise, the upright walk with the upright and yet the dead walk with the dead but we want to be on fire for God so we walk with those who generate heat...
As believers we are to be people who enjoy being with other people; God does not want us to be loners, loners are easy pray for the enemy. It is true that everyone needs private time to collect their thoughts and pray and be alone for a while but on the whole God is very social and gregarious. His people should have a desire to be with other saints of like vision.
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