Saturday, January 5, 2013

Fiend Like That-Hawk Nelson

I may be biased, but I have the best friends in the world. They are always there when I need them. They are always honest with me even if I don't want to hear the truth. They encourage me, inspire me, and challenge me on a daily basis. However, as great as my fiends are, there is an even greater friend...Jesus.

Proverbs 18:24
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Jesus is a friend who never leaves and never turns His back on you. No matter how faithless we are, He remains faithful. He is there with every tear we cry, every smile on our face, and every blah day we have. Jesus is our friend on the inside. He knows our heart and our thoughts so there is nothing to hide from Him. We never have to be perfect or put on a front. There are no masks to wear with Jesus, we come just as we are.

Hawk Nelson sings of having this type of friend-relationship with Jesus in Friend Like That:
I, I need somebody on the inside
I, I want somebody who can set me free
I'm not the only one who feels like this
I've got a few others around me

Hey let me hear ya say
Make some noise if you feel this way
Hey if you got a friend like that
Hey let's scream and shout
If you know what I'm talkin' `bout
Anybody got a friend like that

Hawk Nelson encourages us to share Jesus with others so that they too may know the awesome friend that Jesus is. Our tendency is to want to keep Jesus for ourselves as if He isn't enough to go around. But we must not be selfish. Jesus, himself, commanded us to go and tell others about Him (Matthew 28:18-20). So, if Jesus is your friend, then go out, scream and shout, and let everyone know you have a friend like that!

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