Jesus Is A Friend That Is Closer Than A Brother

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for January 18
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Jesus Is A Friend That Is Closer Than A Brother


There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Prov. 18:24.

Disappointments you will have, but ever bear in mind that Jesus, the 
living, risen Saviour, is your Redeemer, your Restorer. He loves you,
and it is better to share His love than to sit with princes and be
separated from Him. . . . 
Come daily to Jesus, who loves you. Open your heart to Him freely. In
Him there is no disappointment. You will never find a better counselor,
a safer guide, a more sure defense.
Through all your trials . . . you have had a never-failing Friend, who
has said, "I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
But how often is the Lord neglected for the society of others, and for
things of no value! . . . We dare not let His name languish on our lips,
and His love and memory die out of our hearts. "Well," says the cold,
formal professor, "this is making Christ too much like a human being;"
but the Word of God warrants us to have these very ideas. It is the want
of these practical, definite views of Christ, that hinders so many from
having a genuine experience in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. This is the reason that many are fearing and doubting and
mourning. Their ideas of Christ and the plan of salvation are vague,
dreary, and confused. . . . If ever there was a time when men needed the
presence of Christ at their right hand, it is now, so that when the
enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a
standard against him.
Communion with Christ-how unspeakably precious! Such communion it is our
privilege to enjoy, if we will seek it.
The everlasting assurance shall be yours that you have a Friend that
sticketh closer than a brother.

>From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 28, 29.