What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Goooood morning everyone! I hope you are having a blessed day.

Today, I would love to share with you about our wonderful Saviors' friendship. Each of us are called to have a personal relationship with our LORD and Savior because that is the only way we can truly tell others of Him and His love along with His many other kind traits.

In God's word it tells us how many great things that JESUS did for us on this earth and now He continues to do miraculous things in Heaven. If we just read a few things of what He did we would know that He truly is a friend. He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother according to Proverbs 18:24. Proverbs 17:17 tells us, "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." So a friend is to love at all times. JESUS loves us at all times, He has unconditional love for us no matter what we do or how far gone we think we are if we just turn from our ways and we do what's right, He still is there waiting on us and loving us. Aren't you glad that He is such a patient friend, and such a loving friend. But more than that He is our Savior. He died for us because He loved us, the Word says greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. 

There is a song from the hymn books at my church and it is called "What A Friend" but most of us today know it as "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" I will post the lyrics below. I want you to really look at the lyrics and of course you can go through and sing it once ;) but I do want you to look at the lyrics because if we really grasp on to it then we will have a better understanding of His friendship. When we look at this song it will encourage us to take all our sufferings to JESUS and lay it down at His feet and He will take it. Matthew 11:28-30 says to give our troubles to Jesus because He will give us rest for His yolk is easy and His burden is light.

"What A Friend"

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

If we just give JESUS our cares and worries we would all be happier, and no just because we are Christians doesn't mean that we are never upset or nothing is ever wrong it's actually quite the opposite, there usually is always something happening because we got fought by the devil so hard for doing the right thing. But like it says "we should never be discouraged, take it to the LORD in prayer". JESUS knows how we are feeling better than we do and before we even tell Him, that is a wonderful friend. He is the one that we can always tell things to when someone hurt us and He will be the one to understand. JESUS will be the best friend you'll ever have. You will find in this life people will leave you and treat you like dirt beneath their shoes but JESUS will never leave you. He is there in the middle of the night when no one else is, He is there whenever you are in a crowded room and you feel alone and most of all He is still there when we are feeling just fine, that is the best time to continue to serve Him and honor your friendship because it isn't a crutch it is a precious gift.

JESUS is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. -Proverbs 18:24

God bless you and have a wonderful day! 

Be The Change

Everyone wants a change in our dying society, but nobody wants to put in the work to change their selves and the part of the world around them. And so today I would like to share in 2 Timothy chapter 3 about the times we are in. Let us begin.

2 Timothy chapter 3 says,
"1- This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous *lovers of money*, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
3- Without natural affection, trucebreakers *irreconcilable*, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4- Traitors, heady *reckless*, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5- Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6- For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly woman laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7- Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8- Now as Jan-nes and Jam-bres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9- But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
10-  But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11- Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at An'-ti-och, at I-co'-ni-um, at Lys'-tra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the LORD delivered me.
12- Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ JESUS shall suffer persecution.
13- But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14- But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15- And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ JESUS.
16- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished into all good works."

In light of what is going on in the world, and in this country I was led to make this post as I spoke a little bit on pre-scriptures. These scriptures explain what is going on in the world exactly, and it's just preparing us of what is happening and for what is to come, because God, of course, already knows. It also, tells us what to do during these times to be set apart like we are called to be.

We are called to be set apart from the world because if we act like them they don't see the need to change, for we have not given them a reason to change. They think well they say they're a Christian but really they act just like me so I don't really need to change I can just put a label on me. Christianity has to have a substance of action, you have to be set apart and act different from the world so you can let your light shine (Matthew 5:16).

So, today I hope as you read this that you found hope and truth and peace, along with a deeper understanding of what is going on in this hurting world. I hope you found the something you were looking for to make you keep going and to tell you that you are called to be set apart. Let today, right now be the moment you start to be set apart if you are not and if you are and you know that without a shadow of a doubt then I ask you that you would help others to learn how to live set apart.

I have three words I ask you to remember, maybe even write down somewhere, Be The Change.

God bless you all and have a wonderful day.
-Kadesia Owens