OUR PRECIOUS FRIEND

“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.”

John 15:15 KJV

Eliza Edmunds Hewitt wrote a beautiful hymn about Jesus.  “The Precious Friend”.  I love the words in this hymn because they describe how wonderful Jesus is and how compassionate and loving He is to us.  What a privilege we have to be loved by the Saviour of the world and to be called His friend. 

What a healing balm it is to know Jesus is our Friend.  “Jesus is the precious Friend, Brightening life’s changeful story; To His Name be all the glory, He will guide me and defend; Joy, joy, happy songs ascend; He will comfort me in sadness, Fill my heart with peace and gladness, Jesus is my precious Friend.”

Yes, Jesus is our precious Friend.  Are we His friend?  If we are His friend, what are we doing to prove to Him how much we love Him?  O that we would shut off the television set, get out of our comfort zones and tell everyone we see that Jesus loves them so much He died for them.  I love Jesus so much.

Joanne Lowe

April 8, 2017