*“Two is better than one because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down one can help the other up”* – (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10).
The Bible has many beautiful stories of team couples who worked together to build the kingdom. Of course one has to start with Joseph and Mary a humble couple who raised Jesus till he began his public ministry (Mathew 1). There is Abraham and Sarah who traveled together through the desert and had a son, Isaac, late in life (Gen 21). Elkanah and Hannah gave up the son they also had late in life to the Lord’s service (I Sam 1: 23- 28).
One of the most amazing couple that we can’t fail to take notice of is Aquila and Priscila. The Apostle Paul met them in Corinth. *“There he met a Jew, named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, along with his wife, Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome”* ( Corinth 18: 2). They hosted the lifelong bachelor and worked together with him as tent makers, providing Paul the support of a home he needed in his traveling ministry.
This couple’s ministry was also extended to Appolo, a renowned teacher who in spite of his rich knowledge had no idea of Jesus. *“When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately”* (vv 26).
The Apostle Paul considered Aquila and Priscila as lifelong partners and kept referring to them in his letters.*“Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co- workers in Christ Jesus”* (Rom 16:3). Later he also wrote to Timothy and asked him,*“Greet Priscila and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus”* (2 Tim 4:19).
This couple reminds us how God can bring together two or more individuals for a purpose. God uses such partnership to extend his kingdom, a matter we should always be open to.
*Prayer for today:* Lord God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, thank you for those God chosen partnerships you bring in my life and I pray to use them profitably for the growth of your kingdom, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
