Luke 5:20 When I put my faith in Jesus, He calls me His friend.
John 15:13 Jesus showed me how great His love is for me, His friend, because He laid down His life for me.
John 15:15 I know that I am Jesus' friend and not just His servant, because He has shared with me everything He learned from the Father.
John 14:26 The Holy Spirit comes in Jesus' name and teaches me and reminds of things I tend to forget...things that are true about Jesus. He counsels me to stick to the truth and reject the lies.
Proverbs 17:17 As my friend, Jesus loves me...all the time, no matter what I do to mess up. He sticks by me, more than my own sister, and He is there in my trials.
James 4:4 If all I want is my own way, if all I want to do is flirt with the world every chance I get, then I will no longer have Jesus as my friend; I become an enemy of God. This will break His heart, for He loves me with a jealous love. I need to stick with the truth that what God gives me in love, is far better than anything else I find.
Friend of God by Israel Houghton
When I was growing, I longed for a friend. My best friend moved to a new town when we were about ten, and I felt so alone. I had brothers and sisters, lots of them(!), but I wanted a friend at school, and a friend to do stuff with after school. A friend who went to church with me, because that was a very important part of my life.
In high school, God gave me two very dear friends at my church, but they didn't attend my high school. So I had church friends and school friends and it still felt like not enough.
After marriage, I longed for that girl-friend that I could share things with and talk with. You know, girl stuff. I kept looking. Kept thinking, maybe she's the one, that bosom friend, as Ann of Green Gables would say. I knew that I had my true friend in my husband, but often he didn't understand me. Who would ever truly love me and totally understand me? I remember the day when I was reading in Philippians 4 and came to these verses:
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him!
5 Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
6Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.
7 Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
And the Holy Spirit whispered to me, Jesus, your best friend, is right by your side. He is here! Always here! He knows you better than anyone else, and He is always beside you. You are never alone to face any problem, or worry, or pain, or disappointment, or struggle.
So I claimed the promise in Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Jesus, you are my best friend. You are the one who holds my hand all day long and whispers in my ear, "Don't be afraid; I will help you." You are my bosom friend, the One who fills the longing of my heart. I love you, Jesus.
