majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Proverbs 17:17,
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
In John 15:13-15 Jesus says, "Greater love has no one than this, that
he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do
what I command. 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."
"A friend loves at all times..." and what a friend we have in Jesus
Christ! He is not the type to be a friend today and then be gone
tomorrow. He remains our friend through all that comes in this life
(and in the next!) He will love as only an abiding friend will. I am
reminded of what Paul says in Romans 8:35-39, "Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: 'For your
sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be
slaughtered.' No, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,
nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
This proverb speaks of a certain kind of friend, a friend that loves
at all times. This is the kind of friend Jesus Christ is!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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