Friendship Having Friends, Making Friends, Being A Friend (4)
Thursday May 12, 2016
God has invited us to an ultimate friendship with Himself through His son Jesus Christ. As we respond to God’s love and care, we will find peace and security in being in relationship with God because He truly is a faithful friend. The security we feel in our friendship with God will help us thrive and, in turn, become a loving and caring friend to others.
We get an early example of this in the Bible through the story of Abraham. Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend. (James 2:23 NIV)
We know that Abraham left his family and went to an unknown land because God had told Him to do this. He was willing to trust God and make all he had available to the purposes of God, even to the point of being willing to offer up his dear son Isaac to God. Throughout Abrahams’s life God saw failure to trust Him, but He also saw someone who longed to obey Him and go forward with Him, even at personal cost. That's a true friend.
Along with Abraham, we need someone to help us as we try to be a friend but struggle to find our way. Jesus has promised to be a friend to us, the closest friend possible. He will show us the way as we determine to follow Him. He will teach us, will stay with us, and will help us. Jesus offers us friendship that will last for eternity.
The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant. Jesus says: Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. (Psalm 25:14, Revelation 3:20 NLT)
The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant. Jesus says: Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. (Psalm 25:14, Revelation 3:20 NLT) Friends spend time together, share interests and concerns. God invites us to walk and talk with Him throughout our day, welcoming Him to share what we are experiencing and learn from Him how to live well. How am I entering into a life of friendship with God? What keeps me from it? Today is a wonderful opportunity to say "Yes" to the friendship Jesus offers.
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