Relationships

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"You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does no know, what his master is doing; but I have called you friends for all things I heard from My Father I have made known to you."   John 15:14-15   NKJV

We have a relationship with Jesus. He is our friend; our brother; He is also God. Notice how He no longer calls us servants. He recognises us as His friend. Further to this, He trusts us with all the Father tells Him. We have a special place with Him and it's about time we recognised this. He is our friend and we have a relationship with Him. He even sent His Son, Jesus to die for us. What a friend!

A relationship is the condition of being related and associated. This is certainly true of us. We have been adopted into God's family:

'For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry, ABBA FATHER. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.'  Romans 8:15-16

We are connected by blood - the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross. We have a connection with Him. In fact, it is a particular type of connection and involvement that we have. He has made it possible that we will share eternity with Him. So therefore, we have a close relationship with Him. What a privilege that is!

You've just read Jesus' words, we are friends of God, we have a deep friendship with Him, one in which He will never leave us; never cast us aside. He will never talk behind our back, gossip about us or be anything but a true friend. 

We have a partnership with God. He is our Father and through Jesus, we have a membership with Him. We are members of the Kingdom of God. 

You may be reading this and thinking that you never had a father. You never had the close father-figure in your life. However, you now have. You have been adopted into the Family of God and you have a Father to beat all fathers. He will never let you down. It may be that you have lost your father, the best thing in your life. God knows how you feel, He really does,  and wants to build you up and heal the hurt. If you'll allow Him too. 

As a Christian, you have a relationship with Your Heavenly Father- a relationship of child to a parent. He recognises you as His friend, no matter what you have done in the past. Through Jesus, you are classed as 'Not Guilty,' and you now belong in the Family of God, and Your Friend - Jesus, will walk beside you wherever you go. That's a promise!

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard 

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