At the risk of appearing as if I’m something more than I am, a simple believer in God, I do believe God has revealed something marvelous to me – The Power of Two. Right off, I will tell you this information is available to anyone able to open a bible. Even then I wouldn’t limit anyone to just this but there it is.
This “revelation” first dawned on my after pondering Lance Wallnau’s episode of Firewall on March 24, 2024 on Real America’s Voice. He pointed out the concept of the “microchurch”. He referenced Matthew 18:20.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
From there Lance explained that two believers gathered in Jesus’ name can be considered a church – a microchurch if you will. Immediately my mind went to work, coming up with other examples where this concept of “two” applies. The very verse preceding Matthew 18:20 for example:
Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
In fact it was when I remembered this verse when my mind reeled. Whoa! What?! How powerful is that? Think about it. Then I started remembering other instances involving the number two.
Jesus sent out the twelve disciples – two by two.
Mark 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Then he sent out the seventy:
Luke 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
2 Corinthians 13:1 states “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” Early on in my walk I was taught the principle that something stated twice in scripture indicates it is confirmed.
The number (or word) “two” appears 835 times in the KJV in 703 verses. While not all of them confirm this concept of “the power of two”, many of them do in one way or another, starting out with two humans – man and woman – in the book of Genesis. Breathe easy, I’m not going to do a word study here, that was just FYI.
Beyond the “Power of Two”…
Take another look at the verses in Matthew 18. The “two” refers to believers. Those believers are joined by our Heavenly Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah. Add the power of God to anything and the dial goes off the carts. In other words…
2∞
Yeah, that means two to the infinite power. This concept is confirmed time and time again in scripture.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.(ASV or American Standard Version) [Editor’s note: the KVJ inaccurately substitutes “Christ” for “him”]
Romans 8:36 Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Scripture also tells us God will never leave us nor forsake us. Putting all of the above together, if we look for our Heavenly Father to team each of us up with another believer, both believers gather in Jesus’ name and agree on any godly request, our Heavenly Father will honor said request. We don’t need armies or armaments, our shield, our buckler, our power is God Almighty Himself.
Search the scriptures. See for yourself if what I say is true. Go to God in prayer then go forth according to His leading.