"What is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him?" ( Psalm 8:4 )
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from My Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15)
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:6-7) The song on the video is Come Just As You Are by the Tommey Coomes band . The poem A Love Letter From Jesus is written by Ron Podvojsky.
The Friend We Have In Jesus
" I'm no longer calling you servants because servants don't understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I've named you friends because I've let you in on everything I've heard from the Father...We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ Himself now: Become friends with God; He's already a friend with you. " ( John 15:15, 2nd Corinthians 5:20, The Message Bible )
The Best Friend That We Will Ever Have: Many of us are familiar with the popular hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." We all agree that the Savior is a great friend, but few of us have an exhaustive knowledge of the heights and depths of His friendship. Let's consider some of the elements of His relationship to us.
1. He is committed to us as a friend for life. In fact, this commitment is for more than a lifetime. It's eternal. He will never leave you or me, no matter what we do. Some of our expectations may be dashed, but the Lord Himself will never disappoint us.
2. He is open and transparent to us at all times. Jesus will show us as much about Himself as we desire to learn and are able to appreciate. He isn't going to keep from us anything about Himself that we need to know.
3. He is renewing His loving overtures on a daily basis. He knows how to meet our deepest longings, and He is sensitive to our wants as well as our needs.
4. He is an inspiring, comforting listener who will never interrupt or be quick to criticize. He attends wholeheartedly to our requests. His eyes are so lovingly fixed on us that His heart hears exactly what we are saying.
What kind of friend is Jesus? John 15:13 answers that question: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends" Because He gave Himself once for many people, we His followers can give ourselves for a few. Who in your circle of influence needs the sacrifice of your time or caring?
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