FRIENDS

“AND HE WAS CALLED THE FRIEND OF GOD” JAMES 2:23

Abraham had many distinctions, but none greater than this; “HE WAS CALLED THE FRIEND OF GOD”.

Note; this isn’t something Abraham proclaimed about himself; it is what was said about him. In other words, when people saw Abraham they saw that he was a friend of God.

His words honored God. His life honored God. What he did and how he did it, it all brought glory to God’s name. A friend is the man who makes the other man look good. A friend is the man who cares more for the other man than he does for himself. “NO GREATER LOVE IS THERE THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS”. JOHN 15:13

I said it a couple weeks ago and it bears repeating; “FRIENDSHIP IS A SACRED TRUST; BROKEN IT OFFENDS BOTH GOD AND MAN”.

I have had many acquaintances in my life but no more than a few friends.

Friends; people who have loved me for who I am and who still stand with me, sometimes in spite of knowing me so well, but loving me enough to know I desire to grow into a better person. Perhaps for the thousands of people I have known, I have perhaps less than a dozen true friends. I hold each friend as a treasure for they make my life worthwhile.

However the friendship I most desire is with my Creator, He has promised through His Son, never to leave me or forsake me and He has always remained true to His word, but greater yet is my desire to have it said of me, that I am His’ friend.

I desire that all that I say makes Him look good. I pray all that I do, demonstrates His unconditional love. I desire that I am so true to His character that others will know that I am His friend. I hope that when I am laid out and life has left these lips; it can be said of me, even as it is said of Abraham, “AND HE WAS CALLED THE FRIEND OF GOD” Amen!