Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 4 December 2025 (In Touch) Thursday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: Our Best Friend Is Jesus
TODAY’S SCRPTURE: John 15:9-17
There’s a children’s Sunday school song with a little chorus that says, “My best friend is Jesus.” As adults, we probably don’t sing this song on a regular basis, but we should not forget the truth that Jesus is indeed our friend.
As believers learn more about God, they rightly elevate Him. It is easier to think of our Creator, Savior, and Lord as high and mighty than to “lower” Him in our estimation to the status of a friend. But Jesus makes a point of telling His disciples that He is both the Son of God and their companion (John 15:15).
His offer of friendship extends to us as well. Like the original 12 followers, we are privileged to say that Christ laid down His life for us in a supreme act of love and devotion (v. 13). What’s more, His Spirit reveals the truth of Scripture to our heart so we can learn more about God and His ways. In other words, Jesus has made known to us the things He heard from His Father, just as He did to the men who followed Him in the first century.
Teaching children to sing of their friendship with Jesus is a good idea. But it’s also wise for grown believers to acknowledge that special relationship. May we never become so religious, so pious, or so full of our own maturity that we cannot say, “My best friend is Jesus Christ.”
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Corinthians 9-13
MEDITATION: Jesus is our Friend—what does that mean to you?
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life