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Devotional - 16th Sep 2020

 'A friend loveth at all times but a brother is born for adversity'
(Proverbs 17:17).

A true friend loves at all times, in good circumstances and during difficult times and great hardships. Jesus shows us what it means to be a true friend and a loving brother in the expression of "a friend who is willing to give up his own life for a friend" - giving up his own desires and needs for his friend's.  A true friend never fails to be honest and sincere, correcting you in love and with sensitivity, because he loves and wants the best for you. A friend who loves at all times will give wise counsel and encouragement to enhance your spiritual growth; will have a genuine interest in your well being and will be there in times of adversity and prosperity. True friends will not leave you when there is a change in your condition and stay afar off from you. Christ was a friend to all men; he was a friend to His church to publican and sinners, calling them to repentance because He loved and wanted to save them. Christ the perfect friend and brother saved us from our sins through His death and resurrection so we could be part of the family of God. He, the Sovereign Lord came down from heaven and enter in our mess, as a faithful friend who love at all times, to save us for eternity. We ought to emulate Christ and be able to see each other and our relationships through the lens of Christ. By beholding Him we become changed! By His blood we are connected to our heavenly Father and become part of the family of God. In Christ we find a friend who loves us when we are unloveable, and a brother who willingly dies for us when we don't deserve it. Let us through the lens of Christ seek to be a true friend and a brother to each other. Let us put away gossip and not bear a grudge or give up on each other. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to work upon our hearts as we experience God's love for us, to be true friends and brothers and sisters born for adversity.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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