“We Have One True Friend” “Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets. If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.” ~ Psalms 55:11-14 NIV Have you ever wonder what Jesus must have felt when He was betrayed by Judas and then denied by Peter. Remember Jesus Christ teaching on the End Times, He said that many will turn away from the faith and will betray their friends who choose to remain faithful (Matthew 24:10-11). Throughout the Bible we can find many examples of betrayal by family and friends. Cain betrayed his brother Abel; Joseph was betrayed by his own brothers; Jacob betrayed his brother Esau. And David recounted numerous instances of his friends turning against him, read Psalm 31:11; 38:11; 41:9; 55:12-13. It pays to choose friends wisely, though even a wise choice doesn’t guarantee loyalty. True friends are made for adversity, Proverbs 17:17, and there are friends who can be more loyal than family, Proverbs 18:24. One way to cultivate true friendships is by being the kind of friend you desire to have, Proverbs 18:24. We must always give thanks everyday that Jesus Christ is our truest friend, and please take a moment today to meditate on John 15:14-17. “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!” ~Joseph M. Scriven “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” ~ John 15:13 NIV Amen…