DAILY READINGS: Ezra 3-4; Daniel 5; Revelation 1
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a
friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24
“Friends,” is a lovely term that is quickly losing its true meaning.
What is true friendship and even further, how can we be friends with
God? The apostle James wrote; “Abraham believed God, and it was
imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of
God”. Jesus said: “Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command
you”(John 15:14). Faith and obedience are the keys to a relationship
with God and a good basis for earthly friendships too.
—Jerry Proctor
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! —J. Scriven