Jesus wants to be your best friend and He is very accessible. And, He is not looking for squeaky clean people.
Abraham became a friend of God because He believed in Him and was obedient to the instructions of God. Abraham was far from perfect just like you and me.
There are two choices in making a decision for Jesus. You can enter through the wide or narrow gate.
Most believers enter through the wide gate because it is less threatening with fewer hardships.
The narrow gate is very difficult and few enter this gate. They do not want to experience what Paul endured.
He said “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
The friend of Jesus is willing to give up his independence and rights to himself. He severs the ties to the world and surrenders to Jesus.
The believer who wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
The Christ follower invites the Holy Spirit to have authority over his life.
The friend of Jesus has a personal and passionate devotion to Him. He walks by faith and hears the voice of God. He is obedient to Jesus regardless of the personal cost or the lack of purpose.
For in Him, we live and move and have our being!
Hal Hollister Ministry 