A Trusted Friend
James 2:23
James 2:23
" And the scripture was fulfilled which saith Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the "Friend of God"
A Trusted Friend before a vessel!
God seeks friends before vessels. Many times, we are eager to do a lot for the Lord, but first, let us be intimate with him. It is from here that He will fill our beings but first, he will need to communicate with us the weight of the issues in His Heart. How can we completely know God's heart without intimacy?
How dare we take up God's work merely as a duty and without prescription?
It is possible that all we do is disregarded if we desert him in secret.
If there is a greater part, it is the issue of being intimate with God. God will commit Himself in entirety to His trusted friends. He would leave nothing behind. Remember Abraham, let us look at the tone of God's words in Genesis 18: 17 - 19. God couldn't hide the fate of Sodom from Abraham, His friend. Read Isaiah 41:8, though Israel were God's people, Abraham was termed friend.
“A true friend of God seeks God's good through a heartfelt commitment to forward God's plans and purposes in the world”. (Wadell ).
Moses was a friend of God too who spoke to him face to face as a man speaketh unto his friend (Exodus 33:11)
Jesus was also betrayed by a friend (Matthew 26:49-50). Oh! how many times do we betray his trust?
Mary chose this part, would you do the same?
We should pull down the works of the devil, cast out demons, and preach to sinners, and we can in Jesus's name but the primary thing is to walk closely with God.
How dare we spend 24 hours with mere men alone? What is our level of intimacy with God? Are you a trusted friend of God?
A quote from D.L Moody goes thus:
" A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed. But it is himself we have."
Make your choice.
Shalom.