“Best Friend”

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for time of adversity.” Proverbs 17:17

" The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ "

Mathew 11:19

Meditation:

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother and his name is Jesus Christ.

Jesus loved you way before you were born and he will continue to love you when you leave this earth. His love is not seasonal and it is not conditional. He loved you way before you knew of him or even chose to receive him into your life. He values you so much he considered it worthy to die on the cross for your sins. There is no one on the face of this earth who will ever be able to match the love that Jesus has for you. When friends come and go, you can be assured that Jesus is someone you can rely on without fail. He will never leave you and he will never turn his back on you. He is for you and He desires for you to walk in the freedom that he has given you. There are also people on earth that God uses to be close to us in the good and the bad times. These friends are not many but when they come into your life, they have no intention of leaving. These are the friends you can call on at any time and they will gladly help you. These are the friends that you can trust, no matter what. They are gifts. You should also desire to be the kind of friend who people can rely on. Good friends may be hard to find but you should strive to be someone a person can consider a friend who sticks closer than a brother. The love of God should compel you to be someone who can be trusted and someone who can listen, encourage, and comfort others when they are in need of it. God's love should be your guide when it comes to how you treat your friends. While we may live in a world where it is hard to find people to trust, you should be one of those people who can be trusted. Your friends should have comfort in knowing that you will always be there, no matter what. Jesus led the way so that we could follow his example on how to love and how to be friends who are always willing to give.

Prayer:

Father in Heaven, we thank you, for sending Jesus to be our Savior and Best friend. Help us to continue spreading the Good News of Salvation with words and actions, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!!!