In the midst of the Christmas season I was thinking about how people view the Christ. I hear a lot of people say that Jesus is their friend. As I started thinking about that, a few questions came to mind.
What if people treated their other friends the way they treat their friend Jesus? What if they only visited him once or twice a week, texted throughout the conversation, paid little attention to what he might be trying to say to them, and gossipped about some of their common friends?
If we are honest, many of us are friends with Jesus because of what's in it for us. Think about how life would be if we treated our other friends like that. What if you only talked to your friends when they were going to do something for you? What if you ignored your friends until you were in trouble and then you got mad when your friend didn't do everything you wanted them to when times get rough? What if your friend tried to give you advice but you ignored the advice because it wasn't what you wanted to do?
Abraham was called a friend of God because he was following God. He wasn't perfect and made plenty of mistakes, but he followed God to an unknown land.
God knows that we will make mistakes. He extends grace and mercy. And he is more faithful than any other friend.
The next time you or someone you know says, "Jesus is my friend," think about the implications in that statement. A friend listens. A friend makes time. A friend respects. If Jesus is really our friend, shouldn't we listen to him, make time for him, and respect him?
shine!
Jason
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