Jesus Is Our Friend
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By Barbara J. Scott
When you look at Facebook you see that some people have hundreds of friends, or so it seems. Just how do you define friend and how can one person have so many? The dictionary defines "friend" as someone with whom you have a bond with who is not a relative or sexual partner.
When you look at Facebook you see that some people have hundreds of friends, or so it seems. Just how do you define friend and how can one person have so many? The dictionary defines "friend" as someone with whom you have a bond with who is not a relative or sexual partner. Webster says, "one attached to another by affection or esteem." That's a good one. Or how about the Urban Dictionary: "A friend is someone you love and who loves you, someone you respect and who respects you, someone whom you trust and who trusts you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest, too. A friend is loyal. °A friend is someone who tells you if you're being stupid, but who doesn't make you feel stupid. °A friend is someone for whom you're willing to change your opinions. A friend is someone you look forward to seeing and who looks forward to seeing you.." Hundreds of "friends", I don't think so. In order to be a true friend you have to really get to know that person. You have to develop a loving, caring relationship with that person; be willing to go out of your comfort zone to help in time of need; someone who can cheer you up when you are sad; someone you can tell your dearest secrets to and know they will not tell anyone else. A friend is someone who will laugh with you when you laugh and cry with you when you cry. A friend is someone who will lend you things, money, even their clothes and then tell you, you don't have to pay it back. How many friends did you say you have?
Jesus calls us His friends, and He is more than we could ever imagine a friend to be. He was willing to lay down His life for His friends (us). "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13. He said we are His friends if we do what He commands us to do. And what does He want us to do? "This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." John 15:12. Proverbs says that there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. There are brothers and sisters who are not as close and loving as some of those we call our friends. Jesus shared His life with His friends. He told them and is still telling us things that He heard from His Father. "But I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you." John 15:15b. Jesus chose us to be His friends. Are you being a true friend to Jesus? How well do you know Him? John 15:16-17.
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I was in a church service one time when there was a "prophet" praying for the people. After a time, he called for an offering and had his mind totally on the offering instead of the people coming for prayer. One man went for prayer while the offering was being taken and the "prophet" told the man to come back to another service and then he would pray for him.
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When we focus on money and things – possessions, we put them before God and forget about Him. Jesus said it is hard for a rich man to enter into heaven. Why is this so? Because he feels he has all he needs and doesn't need God, the One who has the whole world in His hands. A rich man depends on his riches and possessions to gain whatever happiness he needs in life: not realizing that the mammon is temporal and will pass away.
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In this day and time men need encouragement like never before. They need to know that they are loved and very much need in this world. They also need Godly wisdom and understanding of the ways of the kingdom of God. Jesus is our supreme example in how to live as holy men of God. He prayed often to the Father, putting His earthly life completely in God's hands.
Jesus Is Our Friend
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By Barbara J. Scott
When you look at Facebook you see that some people have hundreds of friends, or so it seems. Just how do you define friend and how can one person have so many? The dictionary defines "friend" as someone with whom you have a bond with who is not a relative or sexual partner.
When you look at Facebook you see that some people have hundreds of friends, or so it seems. Just how do you define friend and how can one person have so many? The dictionary defines "friend" as someone with whom you have a bond with who is not a relative or sexual partner. Webster says, "one attached to another by affection or esteem." That's a good one. Or how about the Urban Dictionary: "A friend is someone you love and who loves you, someone you respect and who respects you, someone whom you trust and who trusts you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest, too. A friend is loyal. …A friend is someone who tells you if you're being stupid, but who doesn't make you feel stupid. …A friend is someone for whom you're willing to change your opinions. A friend is someone you look forward to seeing and who looks forward to seeing you.." Hundreds of "friends", I don't think so. In order to be a true friend you have to really get to know that person. You have to develop a loving, caring relationship with that person; be willing to go out of your comfort zone to help in time of need; someone who can cheer you up when you are sad; someone you can tell your dearest secrets to and know they will not tell anyone else. A friend is someone who will laugh with you when you laugh and cry with you when you cry. A friend is someone who will lend you things, money, even their clothes and then tell you, you don't have to pay it back. How many friends did you say you have?
Jesus calls us His friends, and He is more than we could ever imagine a friend to be. He was willing to lay down His life for His friends (us). "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13. He said we are His friends if we do what He commands us to do. And what does He want us to do? "This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." John 15:12. Proverbs says that there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. There are brothers and sisters who are not as close and loving as some of those we call our friends. Jesus shared His life with His friends. He told them and is still telling us things that He heard from His Father. "But I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you." John 15:15b. Jesus chose us to be His friends. Are you being a true friend to Jesus? How well do you know Him? John 15:16-17.
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I was in a church service one time when there was a "prophet" praying for the people. After a time, he called for an offering and had his mind totally on the offering instead of the people coming for prayer. One man went for prayer while the offering was being taken and the "prophet" told the man to come back to another service and then he would pray for him.
/Blog/Blog/Blog/God-Will-Supply/?link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
When we focus on money and things – possessions, we put them before God and forget about Him. Jesus said it is hard for a rich man to enter into heaven. Why is this so? Because he feels he has all he needs and doesn't need God, the One who has the whole world in His hands. A rich man depends on his riches and possessions to gain whatever happiness he needs in life: not realizing that the mammon is temporal and will pass away.
/Blog/Blog/Blog/The-Prayers-of-A-Righteous-Man/?link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
In this day and time men need encouragement like never before. They need to know that they are loved and very much need in this world. They also need Godly wisdom and understanding of the ways of the kingdom of God. Jesus is our supreme example in how to live as holy men of God. He prayed often to the Father, putting His earthly life completely in God's hands.
