Hello friends, welcome to In Bolden. I'm Chris Shatter, an ordinary Christian living with and learning about an extraordinary God. We're doing 30 days of giving glory to God here on the In Bolden Podcast and today is Day 21. And our scripture today is 2 Corinthians 1, 20.
For all the promises of God find their yes in Him. That is why it is through Him that we utter our amen to God for His glory. And my prayer today is, perfect and majestic Father, how is it that you open your heavens, reach down and invite us into your perfect world each and every minute of every day? I don't want to miss a chance to say yes back to you when you put out your glorious hand to me.
Holy Spirit, I RSVP today to you, yes in amen. A few weeks ago, my church was studying Proverbs 27 and the theme of friendship which runs throughout it. It hit me how God is always inviting us into relationships that mirror what He wants with us. Jesus Himself changed the status of His relationship with disciples in John 1515 when He said, no longer do I call you servants, but I have called you friends.
The role that Jesus plays in the work of the Trinity allows us to create a personal relationship with the most holy of all holies, God Almighty. In fact, a few of my friends who have spent years in Christian denominations where fearing God the Father is placed higher than other parts of the Trinity recently discovered that it's this close personal friendship with the Lord that has brought them farther along in their sanctification journey. God knows the value of friendships. He has defined what a healthy, beautiful friendship is through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus provided gentle honesty, selfless attentiveness, stubborn loyalty, and intentional pursuit. He didn't overlook sin and He didn't call out sin without love. He doesn't lie to us or betray us. Proverbs 27, 17 emphasizes what friendship can do with iron sharpens iron and one man sharpens another.
You see, Jesus didn't meet a couple of guys and sit around having a beer listen to their woes and their sins and then sign off for the day with a, yeah, see you later. He invested, he pursued, he sharpened. Isn't it amazing that God wants this type of relationship with little old us? The sermon that day about friendship featured a pin drop moment.
The pastor said, quote, me and Jesus, it isn't enough, end quote, the crowd went silent. We've always heard that's all we need, right? But we were made to be love and to love. We were made to be in communion with other believers, to be friends, loyal, intentional, and wise.
We know that because it's what God wants with us and models for us. Friend, today ask the Holy Spirit to put someone on your heart to reach out to someone that you need to make an effort to get to know. Let's honor and glorify God by making a new friend to whom we can sharpen and they will sharpen us in His name. Have a wonderful day.
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