Jesus said, "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
Our friends and our colleagues are the persons with whom we want to allot the majority of our time. We love to be with them, to talk them, to share each other's interest and to help one another in times of problems.
I have friends with whom I enjoy a lot of time being with them. We have a hobby that connects us together; basketball and we call ourselves as the stars team. It is very nice to remember those days wherein we play together in different places, eat together as we share our individual interests and bond together outside our schools.
But gone are those days for we departed ways when we choose different schools when we entered college. It feels a little bit sad whenever I would think about it. That's the significance of the friends we have in our lives. We treat them as our best buddies and we feel something is missing when our time being with them are lessened.
Now, come to think if your friend is the king or president of your country? What would it feel? If I have a friend like him, I would abuse my friendship power to be able to be with him in their palace all the time; and I would proudly say, "hey, my friend is the president of our country."
Isn't it great to have that kind of friendship. But we neglect the fact that it is really possible for us to have a friend like them. Much more, this Person who is inviting us to become His friend is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. None other than Jesus!
No one could ever overtake the friendship that he could offer. If you begin to explore the promises of God in our lives, His friends, we would see the Best Buddy that we could ever have.
The dictionary defines friend as a person whom one knows, likes, and trust.
Maybe we'll ask, "hey, maybe God really knows me. But does He really like me and trust me?
Reflect on these verses:
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zep. 3:17 - the Lord indeed delights in us
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Jer. 24:7 - God, with confidence boldness, affirmed that we will still return to Him even knowing the fact that we, who accepted Christ, have a decision of our own. Why? because He believes that we will still walk for the good; He believes that our conscience and our love for Him is true.
Now, we as His friends must also do our part. As friends of God, we have the responsiblity to know him more, to delight in him and to trust Him in everything that we will do(Isaiah 55:6; Psalms 37:4; Proverbs 3:5,6).
Aim to have a closer relationship with Him, and you'll find the Best Buddy you cannot ever compare! To have a quality time with Him will surely be the best!
Monday, January 11, 2010
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It’s all about GOD! Finishing well is to encounter the journey of knowing and experiencing GOD deeper. As we internalize the magnitude of HIS indescribable character and experience the depths of HIS immeasurable love, we see ourselves spontaneously moving to the rhythm of HIS grace. The beauty of HIS overwhelming nature that blends with the tenderness of HIS never-ending mercy pushes our lives to press on to fulfil the plans that GOD predestined us to do.
I, who was once a key leader in our church, carried out so much disgrace in GOD’s ministry when I allowed myself to give in to the pleasures of pornography and fornication. This blatant defiance against the will of CHRIST allowed me to suffer its consequences. It battered my emotions and sucked up all of my strength from within. Having this condition, I reckoned for myself that I am no longer worthy to approach GOD’s throne.
Yet, GOD provided a way for me to crawl up from these pitfalls of the enemy, and caused me to draw closer at the foot of HIS cross. Though HE allowed me to experience the gravity of the consequences of my sins, still HE was able to sustain my heart when HE expressed the tenderness of HIS extravagant love.
Experiencing the immensity of HIS immeasurable grace, I fell down to my knees and marvelled at the impossibility of the LORD’s expression in my life. HE brought me to realize that this is who HE really is. The vastness of HIS compassion is more than enough to encompass every weakness we have in our lives. As we come to HIM in full sincerity, HE’s there eagerly waiting to extend HIS hands to reach deep within our weary hearts.
As I began to understand the indefinite scope of HIS kindness, the condemnation that the enemy enticed in my heart loses its grasp. Even if the depths of my iniquities be totally exposed, it won’t matter to me now. For in spite of these imperfections that I made, JESUS enthusiastically embraced me back in HIS loving arms, claiming me as HIS very own. I was reminded that once and for all, this debt of great sin that I once bore has been fully paid by CHRIST when HE hung HIMSELF on the cross.
Imagine this GOD that we have! Out of His greatness and sovereignty, HE perseveres to take care of our lowly hearts. This GOD who is worthy of everything do things that are unusual for HIM: consistently reaching out lives that don’t deserve HIM. For our salvation is His delight. Proven in HIS Word, it was written, “The LORD our GOD is with you, HE is mighty to save. HE will take great delight in you, HE will quiet you with HIS love, HE will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
This amazing grace of JESUS establishes our hearts to completely abandon our own desires and to choose GOD alone! With this, we are being impelled to finish the race not because of our own choice, but because of a natural response to the tenderness of HIS mercy. HIS astonishing love is the air that pushes us to fulfil our purpose and embraces us back to the center of HIS ways.
These expressions of great love and unshakable expectation by JESUS in our lives emphasize the authenticity of HIS promise. As what Apostle Paul said in his letter to the Philippians, “HE who began a good work in us will carry it unto completion until the day of our LORD JESUS CHRST (Philippians 1:6).”
No matter how undeserving we see ourselves, the LORD will relentlessly bring us out to the fullest of our potentials. Even if we come to think of the worst things we have done, still, HIS grace will always abound deeply within our lives. Every time I contemplate the moment when the LORD raised me and saved me from the lowest point of my life, I always find myself amazed of how the LORD blended the firmness of HIS justice to the sweetness of HIS loving mercy.
Take heart for the enemy is really serious to tear us down. He uses his force to win the tug of war against the will of CHRIST. But I strongly believe that our GOD is greater and much stronger than any principality that is lingering in this world! It is really amazing to comprehend that the strength that CHRIST used to win my life is unlike that of the devil. HE did it not by coercive nature but by the sweetness of HIS tender-loving grace.
Let us therefore rise up and glaze through the gentleness of His amazing grace. Rest assured that He will push us throughout every situation. He will provide enough strength for us to attain the best plans that were designed for our lives. By the compelling power of His unfailing love, we shall be driven to accomplish the great destiny that God has intended for us to do.
THE AMAZING LOVE OF JESUS IS THE DRIVING FORCE THAT WILL SURELY CARRY US THROUGH!
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Yes, Jesus is definitely my best friend. Great thoughts!
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