“You Are My Friends”
📖 “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”
—John 15:14 (NKJV)
The thought is almost too intimate to imagine:
Jesus calls you His friend.
Not just His servant. Not merely His follower. But His friend—if you walk in obedience to His Word.
That’s not a burdensome demand. It’s a loving invitation.
Because obedience flows out of love—not fear, not religion, not performance. Just love.
When you live in surrendered obedience, you don’t lose yourself—you find Him. You experience fellowship, peace, and joy that can’t be shaken.
Jesus doesn’t call everyone His friend—but those who abide and obey? He draws near to them in the sweetest intimacy.
He laid down His life for you. Will you walk with Him in obedience today?
Reflection Questions:
- In what ways have you treated Jesus more like a distant king than a personal friend?
- What is one area where you can walk in loving obedience today?
Prayer:
Jesus, thank You for calling me Your friend. Help me walk in Your Word—not to earn Your love, but because I already have it. Draw me closer as I obey. Amen.
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I’m a follower of Christ, learning daily to walk the narrow path laid out in His Word. Through Rooted & Raised: Anchoring Women & Children in Christ, I simply seek to point others back to Scripture, tested by the Holy Spirit, lived out in faith, and anchored in truth.
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