“There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!” Proverbs 18:24
God helps and blesses us through our friendships, but these are meant only to draw us up to Himself. Jesus is the only man in whom we can have eternal trust. All other friendships are only shadows — His is the perfect friendship.
Behind the sweet, gentle, human qualities in Jesus which make it so easy for us to come to Him and rest in Him — is the power of the eternal God. When we come to His precious human love, for which our hearts crave and which seems so satisfying — we know that His infinite, divine fullness lies behind the tender warmth of the Son of God. His humanity comes very close to us, and we only need to lay our heads upon its bosom. Then when we lean on Him, we are lifted up in the arms of omnipotence.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given . . . and He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!” Isaiah 9:6
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Something to ponder:
J.R. Miller: “The winds and storms make the well-rooted tree stand all the more firmly. So it is with the Christian life which is truly rooted in Christ. It has its temptations, its trials, its struggles–but they only strengthen it, making it cleave to Christ the more closely and firmly, and grow into all the more beautiful character.”
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What truth….What peace …thanks aj for reminding us that we have no Greater friend than Christ. Especially in these times of man’s heart proving to be who and what it really is we need this blessed assurance.
Thanks for writing. I agree…there is no greater peace than this Truth! aj