Posted in friendship on Sep 3rd, 2015
If you see somebody today who really needs a friend — even if just for a moment — please be to him or her what Solomon wrote everybody needs.
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone […]
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Posted in friendship on Jul 10th, 2015
We all need more real friends.
And more people need us to act as real friends.
We can have plenty of acquaintances we label as friends.
But unless those people are actually willing to intercede to help us when needed, are they really friends?
If we’re not willing to help somebody that we’ve described as our […]
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Posted in friendship on Nov 7th, 2014
It would be good if the Lord used you today to sweeten the air around a friend.
For you see, your Spirit-led words can be as perfume to the heart and soul of that friend.
The Bible says so:
“The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.” (Proverbs 27:9)
Have a friend […]
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Posted in friendship on Oct 22nd, 2014
Everybody needs an Onesiphorus in his or her life.
Someone who is a friend through the toughest of times.
The Apostle Paul had a friend like this and it made a big difference in his life.
You know, of course, the very difficult times that Paul faced because of persecution against his faith.
Onesiphorus loved Paul, […]
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Posted in friendship on Sep 12th, 2014
We know of the wonderful teaching in Colossians 3:17 that all of our words and actions should honor and serve God, whether toward Him directly or toward the people He created and loves.
The same principle is also taught in a verse from today’s reading in the One-Year Bible:
“Everything we do, dear friends, is […]
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