Like many of you, I am an avid football fan. We all know that when a football team takes the field, even the most talented quarterback cannot win the game alone! An offensive line must protect him, receivers need to catch the passes he throws, and the defense has to prevent the opposing team from scoring more points than he can help generate. Every player has a role, and victory is only possible when the whole team functions together.

This concept is known as synergy. Without synergy, it becomes challenging for a team to win. When the game ends and the final points are tallied, those who emerge victorious are typically the ones who demonstrated the greatest cooperation and collaboration.

In the same way God has designed our lives, our families, our churches, and communities to succeed not through isolated efforts, but through unified goals, shared purpose, and synergetic cooperation. Synergy is more than just teamwork; it’s a powerful reality that has been designed by God, our Creator, proving that when we come together, the outcome of any given obstacle is much more positive than the sum of individual efforts. From the harmony that can be produced by an orchestra to the precision of an offensive play by a football team, working together produces results that no single person could ever achieve on their own. The Bible reminds us in Ecclesiastes that “two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9). Synergy is not only a matter of cooperation alone; it's about multiplying strength, maximizing potential, and achieving victory together.

Just as a team thrives when each player embraces their role, a family, a corporation, and the body of Christ flourish when we realize that it has never been about the one star on the team, but everyone doing their part. We see this truth illustrated nowhere better than when the leader of the Jews grew weary in his position of leadership. Exodus 17 tells us that Moses’ hands grew weary in the battle. When Israel fought against Amalek, Moses stood on the hilltop alone with the rod of God in his hands. As the sun beat down on the rugged hills of Rephidim, and the cries of the battle below waged on, Moses grew tired. Minutes stretched into hours, and as the desert heat pressed in, sweat trickled down his brow, and the weight of his staff grew heavier and heavier with each passing breath. With shoulders burning and muscles quivering, every instinct screamed for relief. Yet Moses knew that the fate of the people he loved rose and fell with his weary arms. When his strength faltered, the enemy prevailed. When his hands were raised, Israel prevailed. The ache became unbearable alone, and he finally could not hold them up by himself. It was just then that it happened: synergy! Aaron and Hur rushed to his side, put a stone beneath him, and they stood beside him. They steadied his arms, and Israel found victory in the valley that day. Moses, in that moment, didn’t need strength; he needed synergy.

What one man’s strength could never sustain alone, three men’s synergy accomplished. In the pain of Moses’ arms, a great truth emerges: victory often comes not by individual willpower, but by shared strength when brothers and sisters in Christ and families bear the weight together. We all need a network. Moses was never meant to walk alone, work alone, or war alone; and neither are we. True strength, growth, and victory happen when people combine their efforts and their gifts to encourage one another and move in unity under God's divine purpose.