0544. 533. Lord’s Friendship

533. Lord’s Friendship

1. A Loving Friend. “A Friend loveth at all times” (Pro_17:17). The times cannot alter His constancy, change His affection, alienate His sympathy, nor check His love.

2. A Lasting Friend. “A Friend that sticketh closer than a brother” (Pro_18:24). The word “sticketh” means to adhere to, to cleave closely. He will not let us go, He holds us fast, and always.

3. A Living Friend. “As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend” (Pro_27:17). “Shar-peneth” signifies to make sharp, acute, to give an edge. His life will make us live and laugh.

4. A Lifting Friend. “A Friend of publicans and sinners” (Mat_11:19). He is no friend of sin, but He loves to lift the sinner from the pit of sin, and fit him for the palace of His love.

5. A Lavish Friend. “Gavest it to the seed of Abraham, Thy friend for ever?” (2Ch_20:7). Jehovah loves to give the best He has to His own. There is no stint with Him. He gives like God—Isa_41:8.

6. A Listening Friend. “The Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend” (Exo_33:11).

7. A Lovely Friend. “My Beloved is white and ruddy… this is my Friend” (Son_5:1-16).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH