Your Best Friend

“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you.” John 15:12-14

The number one problem in America is not physical homelessness; it is homelessness of the heart. More people struggle with loneliness than anything else. That is hard to imagine in a society that boasts of an advanced communications system. Yet no other nation knows the emotional devastation of America.
                               
We have become masters at communicating the right words while learning to hide the intimate details of our hearts. We conceal our feelings to gain the acceptance of others. But Jesus doesn’t require that of us. He accepts us just the way we are - all the flaws. The Bible says: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).

Can you imagine having a friend who knows all your mistakes, your secret desires, dreams, yet accepts you unconditionally? In John 15:13, Jesus tells us that He is that kind of friend. There is nothing you can do to cause Him to reject you. The only pressure Jesus will ever place on your life is the pressure of His love and forgiveness. You can relax and enjoy the treasure of His friendship.

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.” Psalm 25:16