Friends for 75 years Kris on the left
and Wanda my wife on the right.
Father, you created and redeemed us for many reasons and one was for friendship. It is quite astonishing that you, the infinite Triune God, desires friendship with us. It is an amazing friendship that is rooted in your truth, love and goodness. Your wonderful friendship is the basis for all true friendship and is revealed in the following Scriptures.
The dignity of friendship: God said: “Abraham, my friend;" Isaiah 41:8 (ESV)
The intimacy of friendship. "God's intimate friendship blessed my house, Job 29:4 (NIV)
The foundation of friendship. "The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him...." Psalm 25:14 (ESV)
The privilege of friendship: "....Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me." John 15:15 (NLT)
The loyalty of friendship: "A friend loves at all times," Prov. 17:17 (ESV)
The compassion of friendship: "Our friend Lazarus...." John 11:11 (KJV
The influence of friendship: "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." Proverbs 27:17 (NLT)
The witness of friendship: “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5:19 (ESV)
The council of friendship: "The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense." Proverbs 27:9 (NLT)
The communication of friendship: "The LORD would speak to Moses personally, as a man speaks to his friend...." Exodus 33:11 (GW)
The confrontation of friendship: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend;" Proverbs 27:6 (ESV)
The reach of friendship: ".... a friend of tax collectors and sinners!" Luke 7:34 (ESV)
The commitment of friendship: "....there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)
The sacrifice of friendship: "There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 (NLT)
That you Father for your gracious and generous gift of friendship. And thank you for the friends in my life that follow your example of true friendship. "Surely God is my help (my Friend); the Lord is the one who sustains me." Psalm 54:4 (NIV)
In the name of our dearest friend, Jesus. Amen.
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