Closer than a Brother

Proverbs 18:
24. There are "friends" who pretend to be friends,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Living Bible

Humans are made for friendship.
That's just who we are. We don't survive without relationships with other humans.

Therefore sometimes we make mistakes in our choice of friends.
Or sometimes conflicts arise within good friendships that cause people to see each other as enemies instead of friends.

When these things happen and we feel abandoned, Proverbs tells us that there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Who is this friend, you ask?

The Lord Jesus said this in the gospel of John 15:
15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
New King James Bible

When we become serious about friendship with the Lord Jesus Christ, we are not only doing ourselves the highest honour possible, but also we are engaging in a friendship that will never become sour in any way.

Prayer:
Father, today I want to meet and become friends with the Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe that Jesus Christ, the Word of God, became human, died for my sins and rose again from the dead.
I receive Jesus Christ into my heart and life right now.
Thank You for reaching me, Lord Jesus.
Amen.

There's a new thought here tomorrow.
See you then, God willing!