1/30/23

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” John‬ ‭15‬:‭13-14‬ ‭KJV‬‬. In this world, one of the most precious things we can ever have is a true friend. As children of God, we rejoice that Jesus was “the Friend of sinners”. But while we were sinners that was a one-sided relationship. We had no interest in being His friend. But when we finally realized that He proved His great love for us, by laying down His life for our sins, then our hearts were drawn to Him. And now, through this great change He makes in our hearts, we have the opportunity to enjoy true friendship. By His grace, we can love Him because He first loved us. And because of Who He is, one of the ways we can prove our friendship is by living a life of loving obedience. Many years ago, Mrs. H. A. Hendricks wrote a song about this blessed friendship. “There is not a friend like Jesus, In the trying scenes of life; He can hear the heart’s faint whisper, Calm the tempest’s raging strife. There is not a friend like Jesus, Patient, tender, kind, and true; If you’ll be a friend of Jesus, He will be a friend to you.” May we live a life of humble obedience that proves we are a friend of Jesus.

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