Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Has anyone ever wondered why do we have friends? The world has coloured our view so much that it seems that friendship is a 2 way thing. They are angels without wings that help us when we are in need and we would help them when they are in need? Perhaps it is just me, but it seems to sound as though we are helping the friend because that person has been for us first. Like, if the person hasn’t been nice to us in the first place, we won’t take the 1st step. So if someone doesn’t show the same kind of kindness we show to them, a friendship is broken. (Don’t say it doesn’t happen to you, who doesn’t expect a friend to take care of them when they are sick. This thought in itself already proves that ypu hold friendship at this value)
Now that’s all we thought about friendship.
It’s such a common idea that we don’t even feel that it is wrong. Friendship is NOT about all these. This is the world’s definition and Jesus did NOT define friendship this way.
Covenantal relationships are based on service. Jesus served us because we are His friend. He served us to the extent that He died on the cross for us. Did he need to do it? Obviously not. But he treated us friends, that’s why He did us such a great service. We should imiate Christ in this. We should serve our friends. We go that extra mile to serve them because we love them, and we know that they will benefit. And they are still our friends even though they might reject us and we continue to serve them. Look at Jesus’ ministry; did he not serve the exact people that rejected him? Did he treat them with any lesser love? No. Are they friends to Jesus? Yes.
And yes, true friendship is servanthood to the other day. It’s NOT two way. We don’t expect anything in return for serving our friends. It’s an expression from the Spirit to take care of someone else. God make us friends with someone else, so that we can be vessels that pour out blessings from Him to the other party, so that we would serve.
Always always, look to God and ask, What would Jesus do? That will answer all the doubts.
Innocence
10:00 PM
