Devotion: Closer Than a Brother

 Have faith and stay in prayer!!!!!!!

Daily Bible Verse

And hereby we do know that we know him if we keep his commandments. ~1 John 2:3

Daily Inspiration

The best way to show our love for God is to obey Him. When we are walking in step with God, we are assured of our relationship with Him, and others also see what a life lived in communion with God looks like. But when we ignore God and follow our own way, we not only hurt our witness to others, but we invite doubt into our own minds.

Daily Prayer

Lord, thank You for revealing Yourself in Jesus and calling me into a relationship with You. It is a joy to know You and to have the assurance of being known by You. Help me walk in obedience, that I may live each day in the knowledge of You and that others may know I am Yours. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

God is my Hero!!!!!!!

Closer Than a Brother

By Chipo Biti

Closer Than a Brother: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ~Proverbs 18:24

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother and his name is Jesus Christ. Jesus loved you way before you were born and he will continue to love you when you leave this earth. His love is not seasonal and it is not conditional. He loved you way before you knew of him or even chose to receive him into your love. He values you so much that he counted it worthy to die on the cross for your sins. No one on the face of this earth will ever be able to match the love that Jesus has for you. When friends come and go, you can be assured that there is someone you can rely on without fail. He will never leave you and he will never turn his back on you. He is you and He desires you to walk in the freedom that he has given you.

There are also people on earth that God uses to be close to us in the good and the bad times. These friends are not many but when they come into your life, they have no intention of leaving. These are friends you can call on at any time and they will gladly help you. These are the friends that you can trust, no matter what. They are gifts.

You should also desire to be the kind of friend people can rely on. Good friends may be hard to find but you should strive to be someone a person should strive to be someone a person can consider a friend who sticks closer than a brother. The love of God should compel you to be someone who can encourage, exhort, and comfort others when they need it.

Prayer

God’s love should be your guide when it comes to how you treat your friends. While we may live in a world where it is hard to find people to trust, you should be one of those people who can be trusted. Your friends should be comfortable knowing that you will always be there, no matter what.

Jesus led the way so that we could follow his example on how to love and how to be friends who are always willing to give.

God is the reason why I remain strong today!!!!!!

How to Get Along with Fellow Men

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: ~Romans 12:4