Tag: friendship
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There is no greater Friend than Jesus – 2026.08.20
John 15:12-17 (WEB) Jesus Christ said:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.15 No longer do I call you servants,…
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When Betrayal Hurts, Christ Heals – 2026.08.04
Psalms 41:9 (WEB) Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me. Here is a contemplation of this from someone anonymous. Betrayal hurts the deepest when it comes from someone close. The wound is not only what was done; it is the shattering…
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Separation and wisdom – 2024.06.19
Proverbs 18:1 (ASV) He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.The word separates in some translation like the NIV and NLT is translated as unfriendly person/people and the NKJV it is translated as Isolates.In the Stong concordance it is defined as: H6504 פָּרַד pârad paw-rad’ A primitive root; to break…
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How to keep friends – 2024.06.09
Continuing on from yesterdays devotion “How to gain a friend – 2024.06.08” http://missioncommunities.network/2024/06/08/how-to-gain-a-friend-2024-06-08/. From yesterdays devotion we see that being friendly is important and to keep a friend one has to continue to be friendly and all that it entails. Now let us look at one particular way to keep friends as it is written…
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How to gain a friend – 2024.06.08
Proverbs 18:24 (KJV) A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.Having friends is so important. “Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV) Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his…