Becoming a friend of Jesus!

You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:14-15

Jesus desires to be your best friend and have an intimate and embracing relationship with a believer. 

The scripture above explains the contrast between a servant and a friend. The servant must obey his master without any knowledge of the master’s business or reasons for his commands. 

Jesus educates His friends in all spiritual truth. Jesus shares all of His life and powerful attributes with a friend. 

Jesus is not a brutal taskmaster. He just wants a friend to obey His commands. The commands bring salvation, abundance and protection against evil.

He is obedient to the instructions of Jesus regardless of the personal cost or lack of logic.

The friend of Jesus is “sold out” to the Lord. He lives for Jesus above all else. He develops a friendship with Jesus through prayer, reading the Bible, and listening for His voice.

The friend of Jesus submits to the authority of the Holy Spirit and walks in oneness with Jesus by faith and obedience.

Friendship is built on honesty, trust and transparency in a relationship. Jesus is a true friend. He laid down His life for you!