Where does friendship start? This thing of great cost and even richer dividends- where does it begin?
With God.
Every gift starts with God.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” (New King James Version, James 1:17)
This good gift, this sweet gift, comes down from our Father above. Just like jazz music and mountains, cheesecake and sweet baby cheeks, sunsets and orchestras, hearts to love and hands to hold.
And in our longing for relationship, we see our Father’s longing for relationship.
The Great Creator made us one day, we went astray, and He swooped down, stooped down to rescue us. All because He wants to know us. He wants to be with us. For the rest of eternity.
There is no friendship like our God’s. But through earthly friendships, He gives a tiny taste of what awaits us in Him: the richest of fellowship feasts. Amen.
Love your words Elyce. In those times when we feel lonely….it is good to remember who our one true friend is. Love u
Indeed, AP. 🙂 Love you!! Thank you!
awesome! Bless you!
Thank you, Brenda! Thanks for your encouragement. 🙂
That’s great, Elyce. I love the transition from us wanting friendships with one another to God wanting a relationship with us. It causes us to think about how much deeper we can go in our relationship with Him. How often do we think of the term friendship when we think of God?
Very good thought, Donna. Makes me want to be closer to Him. 🙂