All in Friends with Jesus

What kind of friend do we have in Jesus? Is He one of those friends whose mouth is filled with honey, and who tells us only those things He knows we want to hear, or is He the kind of friend who delivers the hard truths to us? Is Jesus someone we trust with our darkest sun because He will keep it to Himself, and give us a hand as we struggle to overcome it, or is He a fair weather friend who only stands by us when we make Him look good? Well, Jesus is the truest of friends who counsels us, listens to our troubles, and helps… He has done this even when it cost Him His life… but if we reverse these questions, and ask what kind of friend we are to Him, what do we say? Are we His true friends? Do we give Him our lives in exchange for his friendship?

What does our relationship with Jesus look like? Are we His followers, servants, subjects, students, disciples, siblings, companions, or perhaps His joint heirs? Well, depending on where we are in our journey of faith, or the section of the road we find ourselves walking with Him, we can be any, or all, of these things at one time or another. But, there is one part of our relationship that best shows the depth and breadth of our relationship, and that is the friendship we have with Him. Jesus looks upon us as friends, but do we consider ourselves worthy to be friends with Him?