Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? . . .  If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? Amos 3:3-6 NKJV

There are causal relationships in life. For example, choice and consequences; actions and reactions; and, cause and effect—that is, “but for” your choice, these are your consequences. In the above text, Amos’ prophetic assignment was to expose Israel’s sins, and to inform them that God would punish them for all their iniquities. He reminds Israel of the causal relationship between their sin and their separation from God. When sin is the cause, God’s judgment is the effect. So, can two walk together, except they are agreed?

What does “two walking together” mean?  It means oneness and unity, i.e., unanimous in mind for the same purpose; agreement; and, togetherness. The only way for two to “walk together” to the same appointment or strive to reach the same goal, or see the fulfillment of the same vision, is to be together. If you are living on the other side of God’s righteousness, you aren’t walking in agreement with God. Many want God to walk with them, but they don’t walk with Him.      .

Amos’ prophecy used five similes (figures of speech comparing one thing to another thing of a different kind), or you might say, parable-like questions to strike at the hearts of the sinful Israelites. Their impending calamity would be God’s doing. This principle isn’t limited to the Old Testament. Apostle Paul warned the Roman Christians that there would be “tribulation and distress upon every soul of man that does evil . . .” (Romans 2:9)

“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? (2 Cor. 6:14). To walk with God, there must be a separation from sin and iniquity, and a separation to God. There is no agreement living in the middle. Either you’re walking with God or with sin and iniquity. Two cannot walk together, except they are agreed!