We have been studying the book Jesus Is by Judah Smith. I would encourage you to read it yourself, because each page helps you find out exactly who Jesus is to us, right here, right now. Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your dailyeword. I hope you are beginning to see God’s character through the person of Jesus. If we want to be more like Him, let’s go about doing what He told us to do. It starts by loving God, and then loving people! We end our Jesus is series, and begin November with a Thankful Heart. Here is your dailyeword.
How many friends do you have? I’m not talking about Facebook friends, or Instagram or Twitter followers. We can have hundreds of them, and not one true friend. I’ve heard it said once that if when you die you can say you had 5 good friends you would have had a rich and fulfilled life. “Greater love has no man than this that he would lay down his life for His friends.” We know that this verse is talking about Jesus, but do you realize that when Jesus laid down His life for you, that he called you a friend? He did that by faith, because before we could be in relationship with God through the cross, we were just lost souls looking for love. We became His friend at salvation. Jesus then said that friends do what He asks. His friend requests were pretty simple, just two things he asks of us, love God, and love others. We are friends through love and obedience. We also can know our Master’s business, because we are in communication with Him, through His Word and through prayer. That makes us more than just a servant who goes about doing what is asked of him, it makes us true friends of God. This friendship lets us in on what Jesus knows from the Father. He isn’t hiding information from us, He wants us to know that He has learned from the Father. What a wonderful friendship circle! Jesus makes us a friend of God.
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