Jan 16 - WHAT A FRIEND!

“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

       
       We may have many friends but they may not be near at the time of our distress and trouble. But in Jesus we have a Friend Who is “a very present help in trouble” When we are in despair He fills us with heavenly peace, as He is the Prince of Peace; when we go through darkness He gives light, as He is thelight; when we seem to lose the way He shows the way, as He is the Way. He feeds us when we are hungry, as He is the bread of life.

       There are many fair weather friends in this world. When our money and materials fail, they leave us and forsake us. Jesus is One Who will never depart from us whether we go through poverty or prosperity. In our poverty He is our eternal riches; in our prosperity He is our exceeding joy. He will never allow us to go astray as “He will be our guide even unto death.” He goes with us all the way. He has promised us saying, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” Two thousand years have passed by, and billions of people on this earth have proved Him to be faithful to what He has promised. In fact, His very name is “Faithful and True” (Rev 19:11).

       There are some friends to whom we cannot open our hearts; they may not understand our pain and sorrow. They cannot feel the hurt we feel and the distress or rejection we go through. Sometimes even our closest friends may misunderstand us if we open our heart to them. In Jesus we have a Friend to Whom, we can ALWAYS OPEN our heart, no matter what the trouble we are going through and what the trial we are facing. In fact He says, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest – I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls” (Matt ll: 28 Amp).

       There are friends who are too busy to help us. Our heavenly Friend is ever mindful of us. He sends His holy angels to keep us day and night. He Himself watches over us without sleeping or slumbering.

O, what a Friend we have in Jesus!

– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion