You've Got A Friend

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

I’ve met many people in my life who say they have no friends. I’ve also met people who thought they had friends, only to be betrayed. If you’ve been blessed with a true friend in this life, you’ve found a true treasure. Even if you haven’t, there’s good news!

It Is Written

JOHN 15:15 b but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

ROMANS 8:34 Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us.

HEBREWS 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.

A Great Crowd Rooting for Us

Because of what Jesus did for us, we can be called friends of God. Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, praying for us! The Holy Spirit leads and instructs us, and all the heroes of old are cheering us on. You may not have a tangible friend in this world, but you certainly have friends who are cheering you on.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for these and so many other encouraging words in scripture. You are for me! You are praying for me. Your Holy Spirit guides me. Your angels watch over me. The great cloud of witnesses is cheering me on. Thank You. If there is someone in the world who is trustworthy, full of integrity, and would be a good friend to me, would You help our paths cross?

Takeaway

God is for me

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