What type of friend is Jesus? image

In Genesis 3, we see people sin against God. This meant that they couldn’t be friends with God. Romans 3:23 says that we have all sinned. We’ve all ignored and rejected God. Therefore, because of our sin, we can’t be friends with God.

The good news? Jesus. Look at what type of friend he is:

John 15:13 - 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he [Jesus] lay down his life for his friends.

Do your friends suck? Jesus doesn’t. Do your friends let you down? Jesus won’t. Are you a bad friend? Jesus isn’t.

You will not find a better friend than the one we have in Jesus. The cross of Jesus is God’s way of saying: LET’S BE FRIENDS. As the nails were pierced into Jesus’ hands, he did it that we could be brought back into friendship with him.

In John 15 Jesus is talking about him being the Vine and His people are the branches. The point? STAY CONNECTED TO JESUS. You don’t just put your trust in Jesus once, you stay connected to him, you keep trusting in him, you keep speaking to him, you keep being friends with him.

FRIENDS MATTER FOR ETERNITY

Are you friends with Jesus? The friendship that matters most, the friendship that will never be ruined, is a friendship with the Creator of the universe. Keep trusting Jesus and you will be friends with him forever. Keep clinging to him, he won’t let you down.