While many gaming franchises are defined by a singular character such as Halo’s Master Chief or Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, Sony designed their platforming mascots to take on their adventures in pairs or groups… Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, and Sly Cooper’s trio all faced missions that could only be conquered through teamwork. But this wasn’t just about strength in numbers… these partnerships were built to compliment each other’s weaknesses by leveraging their different personalities and unique strengths to solve problems and overcome obstacles that couldn’t be completed alone. And by accepting help that came in very unexpected forms, they finally achieved the victories they were seeking.

The necessity of teamwork when taking on our missions for the Lord are found all throughout the Bible… Moses had Aaron, Paul had Silas, and even Jesus consistently brought his trio of Peter, James and John into his most critical battles. But the partners that the Lord brings into our lives to help us will rarely be what we expect… they exist to challenge and grow us, sharpening our iron by telling us what we need to hear and offering a different perspective while sharing the same goal. We all need accountability partners, so let’s embrace the help He has sent us today… none of us can get where we are going alone.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 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. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12

Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. Matthew 18:19-20

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