The Cost of being God's Friend

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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.

After losing everything he held dear,  job looked back and longed for the days when God's friendship graced his home,  his children were around and everything was going fine.  

Maybe you can remember days like that in your own life,  we've been conditioned to think of friendship in terms of the benefits it confers,  but being God's friend comes with a price.  

It cost time,  selflessness,  thoughtfulness,  absolute trust and very often suffering.  

Those who are intimately close feel the hurts and joy of the ones they love more than anyone else.  

True intimacy means a death to our own selfish desires.  Abraham was called God's friend but the friendship came at a price.  

We read,  Abraham believed God,  when He was asked to leave his father's house to an unknown location, 

At age 93 he believed God will still make good of his promise of a son and heir.  Then Isaac was born and God upped the ante by asking his friend to make the supreme sacrifice,  the Bible says  'by faith Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice'.  

Being God's friend is not determined when you are in good times.  

Being God's friend is never determined by what you get from him 

Being God's friend is determined by doing everything he requested from you, it is total obedience and submission to His will and purpose. 

Jesus Christ was speaking to his disciples of making them His friends and by extension God's God's friend... John  15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.  15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Apostle peter, before the arrest of Christ confessed to be God's friend and ready to do anything, even to die with him. But Christ being all knowing prayed for Him, for he is yet to experience the sacrifice he will endure. Upon Christ's arrest, he denied ever knowing Him. But when he got he's courage back and was ready for the sacrifice, he boldly proclaimed Christ before those who crucified Him. 

Joseph chooses prison instead of sex,  Apostles chooses the ministry instead of family and career 

Moses chooses slavery instead of a prince and Palace...  

It was all accounted to them as righteousness... 

Can you pay the price to be God's friend?.. 

God help you as you decide.  

Have a blessed day.  

Prayer key:

1. Lord, thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name. 

2. Lord, help me to obey you and stand in your purpose in Jesus Christ name. 

3. Lord, help me to maintain a steady relationship with you till the end of my life in Jesus Christ. 

4. Thank you Lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.