Reading your Bible for today December 19

December 19: John 15:14-17

KJV Key Verse: John 15:16
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Devotion:
As friends, we should be willing to do things for each other. We should be willing to listen to the needs of others and to be able to do things for them to fulfil those needs. Not to have to wait until we are asked, but to do them willingly... just because we love our friends.

Jesus made sure the disciples knew He was treating them like friends, that He wanted their relationship to be a close one. His love for us continues to be shown in the same way it was shown to the disciples. He continues to love us unconditionally as a friend should. All we have to do is to show Him a bit of that love back by following His commandments that He has already shown us. We don't have to wait, because He has already asked us. I may have said this a few time already, but this is because it is important.

He wants us to be friends because friends know their friends better than a servant knows his master. He wants to show us He knows us better than we think! He wants us to know Him as well as a best friend should know a friend. We can do that by following His commandments and by reading up on His Word. Yes it is important!

He wants us to be sure He has not hidden any secrets from us from the beginning of time right through to the future. He wants us to know He has been 100% open with us and has shared everything with us. A friend should be able to share everything with a friend no matter what it is and to know those words are safe. The best thing is that anything is possible through Christ Jesus, so this friend we have is actually able to do everything for us! But probably the most important thing God wants us to do is to share His gospel with others. How else are the others going to get to hear about the gospel in this dark world?

Points to Ponder:
Do you share everything with friends?

Do you share the Gospel with them?