friendship

God is so good. Praise His name.  :)

As you know, I bought a 'counterfit' Rosetta Stone Spanish course.  I had to go to the bank and file a claim, and then, return the counterfeit to CHINA.. yes, I wrote out a bunch of Chinese words I have no idea what it was, but there was a zip code, so off it went. This morning I was looking at my checking account online, and guess what? I have been credited ALL the monies I spent of the counterfeits. (including the currency exchange rate!) PRAISE GOD.  Isn't our Lord good to us!

I did get the new job, but haven't started yet. I have to wait for my background check to come in. I am very excited and looking forward to this new adventure at the skilled nursing facility. 

This morning as I was reading my daily devotion in 'my utmost for His highest', by Oswald Chambers,  he is speaking of friendship and what it means to be a friend.  He states; it is a wonderful intimacy, Friendship is rare on earth. It means identity in thought and heart and spirit. (Jesus calls us His friends) The whole discipline of life (interesting to consider this a disciplining now) is to enable us to enter into this closest relationship with Jesus Christ. We receive His blessings and know His Word, but do we know Him?
It is a joy to Jesus when a disciple takes time to step more intimately with Him. Fruit bearing is always mentioned as the manifestation of an intimate union with Jesus Christ. (John 15:1-4)

Then I read in Luke 15:13-17
and in that reading, Jesus says; (13) Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. (14)You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
(16) You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. (17) These things I command you, that you love one another.

This means WOW, Jesus IS my friend, I can count on Him, He has told me 'to go' and bear fruit, (fruit of His Holy Spirit) that this vine, should remain in Him in order to bear that fruit.  He will provide for ALL my needs according to His will.  What shall I fear? nothing. PRAISE BE TO GOD.
Hold your head up, look up to the Father and His loving kindness. What father does not give to his child what is best for him? How much more then, that our heavenly father should give to us what we need? Spiritually and physically? For He IS LOVE.

be blessed in His mercy and grace today as you 'go out' in to the world.

Kim