"Friends With God"

"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." (Psalms 119:165)

  Some things come easier than others; being friends with God is probably the easiest things that we can do! How so, you might ask? Well, to begin with, there is no one that loves you as much as God loves you; so, if you need a friend that will never leave you, no matter what, there is none better or easier to cling to; absolutely none! I couldn't help think of Peter, as I was reading this verse this morning. Three times Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him; but the third time was the one that cut him to his core, because it was the one that ask if he loved Him as a friend. Jesus said it Himself: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) So, with that, we need to ask ourselves, What does it mean to love His law? The law spoken of is that of instruction or doctrine; a thing that we follow because there is simply no other way that makes us feel the way this way does! I liken it to Peter's answer to the question Jesus asked when many that followed Him turned away, He said, "Will ye also go away?" And Peter said, "Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life." (John 6:67-68) This is why nothing shall offend us, because there is simply no greater love that we can ever experience like the love we find in God. I watched a movie the other night that spoke to this, and it showed a woman that went from being a strong believer to being very judgmental of God; acting as if God was not interested in her prayers and that He was leaving her on her own in the greatest trial of her life. Funny, or not so funny, but the thing that should make us take notice when that might happen to us or someone around us, is that was exactly what everyone else said, who loved Jesus, when He was hanging on the cross. The words that Jesus spoke last, are very good words to practice saying, just in case you find yourself thinking that He has abandoned you...

"And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." (Luke 23:46)