Cultivating the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit

By A. W. Tozer
 
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? (Amos 3:3, KJV)
 
Contrary to what professing Christians like to think, many of God's people are not willing
to walk in perfect agreement with Him, and this may explain why so many believers do not
have the power of the Spirit, the peace of the Spirit and many of the other qualities, gifts
and benefits which the Spirit of God brings.
 
The question is, are we willing to walk with Him in love and obedience?
 
The answer is that we cannot walk with Him unless we are agreed; and if we are not agreed,
we will not walk with Him in harmony and fruitful­ness and blessing.
 
Many people in the churches who profess that they have an interest in the subject of how to
cultivate the Spirit's companionship are not really willing to give up all to obtain all. They are
not willing to turn completely toward God and walk with Him.
 
You may remember that John Bunyan, in his great allegorical writings, often mentioned
Mr. Facing Bothways, and we ought to know as well as he did that there are a great many
Christians who try to accomplish the difficult task of facing in both directions at the same time.
They do want Christ, but they also want some of the world. They allow the Lord to disturb their
way, but they also disturb the Lord's way. There is no use talking about being filled with the
Spirit and walking in the Spirit, unless we are willing to give up all to obtain all!
 
Now, this old question in the text, "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" is a rhetorical
question, equivalent to a positive declaration that two cannot walk together except they be agreed,
and the affirmation that if the two walk together, they must in some sense be one.
 
These two, in order to walk together, must agree that they want to walk together, and they must
agree that it is to their advantage to have this com­panionship together. I think you will see that it
all adds up to this: For two to walk together volun­tarily, they must in some sense be one. They
must be unified on the important issues of their walk and companionship and direction if they are
going to be committed to traveling together.
 
I have discovered that some people are just not ready for this teaching of commitment and
consecration and devotion to the highest will of God for their lives. They are still facing both ways.

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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.