David Jeremiah 12 January 2024 Devotional
Read David Jeremiah 12 January 2024 Devotional, Friday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: What a Friend!
I cry out to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
Psalm 142:1
Recommended Reading: John 15:14-15
Those who have a best friend are blessed with a relationship of transparency and acceptance. For some, it is a sibling, for others, a non-family member. That may be what Proverbs 18:24 refers to as “a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
A friend is a person to whom you can pour out your heart, a person who will not judge you for the feelings you express. For David the psalmist that friend was God Himself. When David found himself alone and oppressed by those who opposed him, he cried out to the Lord. That is, he used his voice to tell God what he was experiencing and how he was feeling (Psalm 142). He didn’t hold back; he trusted his covenant friendship with God was strong enough to withstand his flood of words and emotions. In John 15, Jesus introduced a new relationship with His disciples: He called them His friends (John 15:14-15). Their relationship changed from Master/servant to Friend/friend. And so it is with us.
When you are lonely, discouraged, or confused, tell Jesus. He invites you as a friend to come unto Him (Matthew 11:28-30).
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
Joseph M. Scriven
Read-Thru-the-Bible: Genesis 39 – 41
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