King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and Friend of Friends

King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and Friend of Friends

Scripture Reading: Romans 5:1-11

Focus Verse: Romans 5:8  “But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

My granddaughter, Aviya, was born on December 2nd.  Her name in Hebrew means "God is my Father.”  We know her birthday and plan to celebrate it when it comes around again. I don’t know exactly what day Jesus was born, but we like to celebrate His birth on December 25th.  I love the month of December leading up to Christmas.  We have special services at church.  We get a Christmas tree and put lights on it.  We put up the nativity display.  We sing the Christmas carols. These are all things we don’t forget.  In fact I can remember many things we did at Christmas time when I was just a little boy many years ago.

Christmas is special to me because when Jesus came to earth it was the most important event to ever happen in human history.  Have you wondered why Jesus would leave all the comforts of Heaven to come to earth?  It’s because He loves us and wants to be with us.  The God who created you, the whole universe and everything we see, loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. In fact, He desires to even be your best friend as you walk with Him.  He planned the way for it to happen because sin separates us from God. But God, in human form, came to this earth as a baby.  Because of mercy and grace, He came to die in our place for our sins so that we can choose to surrender to Him and inherit this forgiveness and have a relationship with Him.  

 

Jesus doesn’t just want to be one of your friends, He wants to be your best friend.  He will never leave you or forsake you.  He will be there for you in your good times, and when things are not going well.   Jesus said in John 15:14 “You are my friends if you do what I command.”  So if you’re not doing what Jesus says you should be doing, then maybe you can repent, trust Him and ask Him to help you walk with Him in obedience.  Let’s keep Jesus as our best friend. 

Bobby Johnson

Interlocking Ministries