What value do we put on friendship? In John 15 verse 15: Jesus tells us we have become His friends.

“I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing, I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father”.

The price of that friendship, we could never afford, but it is a free gift, for ‘any whosoever’ in, John 3 verse 16:

That is the ultimate friendship to be called a friend of God, but what about our friendship with others. What value do we place on them. We are said to have many acquaintances and fewer friends, but what is stopping us from turning that statement around.

As a friend of God, Abraham shared Gods’ secrets {2 Chronicles 20 verse 7 and Isaiah 41 verse 8. It is a kind of relationship that Jesus described when He called the disciples ‘Friends’. It was certainly a relationship of love, both for him and for each other.

The friends of ‘The King’ could not compete with each other for the attention or promotion. They were a part of the Inner circle, not to gain anything more, but to serve their King.

If we could all just add more friend to our list. because there are many lonely people out there, and most just want a listening ear, and when we have that we have the chance to witness, what a wonderful Friend we have In Our Lord, Our Redeemer and Our Friend.

There is an Old Hymn, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”. If He is our Friendship. let us share more about His friendship with others.

God Bless,

OFJ.