HOLY WEEK DEVOTION WEDNESDAY
March 31st, 2010 | 
Author: WEDNESDAY – JESUS, THE FRIEND
Have you ever loved someone as a close friend? Someone you were willing to share your deepest, darkest secrets with? You might think I am talking about Jesus, but I’m not. Jesus is indeed a close friend with whom you may share your innermost thoughts and secrets with, but have you ever thought that Jesus considers you to be a friend He can share His heart with?
I was looking through the Gospels and was amazed at how often Jesus plainly told His disciples His secrets, things He did not share with everyone. Bluntly, He tells them in Matthew 26, verse 1, that He is going to be crucified. Then again in verse 17 of the same chapter, He tells them that He is going to be struck and they are going to be scattered. You see, He didn’t just tell them the pretty things they wanted to hear, but He told them the truth. That’s important to any friendship, isn’t it? Would you want a friend who only told you what you wanted to hear, or would you desire a friend who was honest with you?
In John chapter 15, Jesus calls His disciples His friends. He tells them plainly that a master doesn’t confide in His servants, therefore He considers them His friends because He told them everything the Father had told Him. He kept no secrets from them. They had the closest of relationships.
But, He didn’t just share the hard stuff with them. He comforted them when He knew they were fearful. He rejoiced with them when they were happy. He spent countless hours with them, teaching them and sharing with them. He loved them more than they had ever been loved before or since, and He never stopped loving them.
It is that same relationship that Jesus desires to have with you today. He desires to hear all your innermost thoughts and desires. He has shared His heart with you through His Word, the Bible. If you want to know Jesus and experience the deepest love relationship of all, first, read His Word and think about it all day long. Listen to what He says to you through it. Secondly, talk to Him through prayer. You can share every thought and every moment with your friend, Jesus, every day.
Bible Verses from NLT
Posted in 
Tags: One Response to “HOLY WEEK DEVOTION WEDNESDAY”
Good afternoon, I don’t go along with everything in this write-up, but you do make some very decent points. I’m very involved in this matter and I myself do alot of research as well. Either way it was a well thoughtout and nice read so I figured I would leave you a comment.