“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,”
Father, it is almost incomprehensible that you would
call any man friend. I sense the inadequacy of the Psalmist who said: “What
are people that you should think about them, mere mortals that you should care
for them?” Psalm 8:4 (NLT)
Yet
it was of a mere man you said: “…… Abraham my
friend…. How
extraordinary this man must have been. And yet this special relationship is
within our reach through the same faith that Abraham exercised.
James 2:21-23 (NLT)
21 Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.
21 Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.
Father it was through Abraham’s faith that your friendship with him was formed. As I meditate on the word friend this acrostic comes to mind:
Faith is the trust
of a friend. Reliable
is the consistency of a friend. Intimacy is the passion of a friend. Educate
is the learning aptitude of a friend. Not perfect is the honesty of a friend. Dedicated
is the abiding strength of a friend.
Father
through our faith in you we desire to be such a friend. And thank you Father
that this friendship is possible and personal through our relationship with
your Son Jesus, our Savior and Friend.
Amen
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