BE HIS FRIEND
MEMORY VERSE
Henceforth I call you not
servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called
you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known
unto you.
John 15:15
READ
Genesis 18:17-18
Gen 18:17 And the
LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Gen 18:18 Seeing
that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations
of the earth shall be blessed in him?
MESSAGE
The God we serve
is not only a God of choice and promise but also a friendly and loving God.
Genesis 18:17 says,
“And
the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?”
By this, God meant
that because of his friendship with Abraham, it has become difficult for Him to
hide certain future events from him. As high as God is, yet is He not ashamed
to make the works of His hands His friends. Our Lord Jesus Christ also
exhibited the same character. In John 15:15, Jesus declared:
“Henceforth
I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but I
have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have
made known unto you.”
In other words,
when you newly give your life to Christ, He may keep some secrets from you until
He tries you out and sees you are ready and worthy of being trusted with divine
secrets. In the Kingdom, a child is seen as no different from a servant until
he grows into maturity (Galatians 4:1-2).
If you are wise
and move on from being a child who may or may not obey Him, to being His bond
servant – who would always obey Him, you will begin
to earn His trust and confidence. Then, He will start to share some secrets
with you, and would wait to see how you handle such privileged information.
When He has tested your level of commitment, love and loyalty, and He is
satisfied, He will upgrade the relationship by making you a friend. Abraham was
a friend of God and Christ's disciples were also elevated to become His
friends. From that moment onwards, He told them virtually everything the Father
revealed to Him. At what level are you operating? Becoming His friend has
nothing to do with the number of years spent in the Kingdom. There are
believers of 5, 10, and 20 years or more who are still children and hence like
servants. They have not been able to upgrade their relationship to friendship
status; yet, there are converts of six months or one year of whom the Lord is
almost finding it difficult to do without. They are already operating as His
friends, enjoying lots of divine secrets. Locate yourself where you are and
move up.
KEY POINT
God wants to
upgrade you to the level of friendship but it will take your cooperation and
willingness.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
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