"A man that hath friends, must show himself friendly, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

The friend that sticks closer than a brother is Jesus Christ. No one can be with you all of the time, even if you live in a household of people, there will still be times when you will find yourself alone, or feeling lonely and that is the time my friends to know this ONE that sticks closer than a brother. He is with you wherever you go.

In the Gospels we are told of the many places Jesus went that the religious people of His times didn't think he should go. He ate with tax collectors and fisherman, he sat with sinners and was anointed with oil by a former prostitute. Jesus may take us places we never thought we would go, or wouldn't want some of our friends to know about, but thank God, Jesus is not stopped by man. If there is a soul that needs to be saved, Jesus will be there. All we need to do is be willing to follow Him by His Spirit. That is how close He is too us, that wherever we go, wherever He wants to go, we can always be assured in our hearts that He is with us and He is there to touch a life through these earthen vessels He chose to dwell in. Jesus is your best friend and He will stick closer to you than anyone else, no matter what, so I pray this day you will know Him and you will always know how close He is too you.

Romans 8:38

"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus Our Lord."

Nothing, absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God that is ours through Christ Jesus. I know there are many who think they have gone too far away, or they have done too many bad things, or they could never be good enough and think God no longer loves them. Oh my friends, nothing, just as this verse says can separate you from His love. God is not man, His love is from everlasting to everlasting. Nothing can come between you and His love. He will never stop loving you, no matter what!

I know the love of Jesus is real. I know if you turn to Him today you too will know His love. He died for you, He paid the price and there is nothing this world, or the enemy of our souls can do that can take that dying love away from us. All we have to do is trust in His love, trust Him with all of your heart and know that He is God. His plans are for good and not for evil. He will never turn you away no matter what you have done. Jesus came to save those who were lost, He came to heal those who were sick, He came to give us life and life more abundantly. Trust His love this day and turn to Him that you may know the love that will never fail you and can never be taken from you.

Ephesians 5:18:21

"And do not be drunk with wine, to which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks awalys for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of the Lord."

There is a river that never runs dry from the throne room of God into our hearts. It is the living water of Jesus Christ, the water He spoke about to the woman at the well. When we are filled with His living waters it is easy to speak to one another with psalms, and hymns, with songs in our heart and it is easy to make melodies in our heart to Him. And as we do there is a grateful heart that gives thanks no matter how dark the storm may be that hovers over our livse at times.

I remember the first time I had a song in my heart, rather than a battle between good and evil. All of my life I had felt as if two people lived within me and I wanted only to have peace. God in His faithfulness gave me that peace and He also gave me a song. It was so foreign to me I had to ask a friend if it was normal. I did not know the verse above, neither did I know the Lord promises to give us a new song. Now I wake up with a song every morning. There are times in certain situations that God will give me a song to hold on to as He brings me through that situation. I can be talking to someone on the phone, praying with them, ministering to them and the Lord will put a song in my heart that is just right for the moment. I feel as if I have my own radio station inside my spirit that is controlled by God. He changes the channel and just in case I am not listening He will even turn up the volume so that it becomes louder than me and louder than the situations I am dealing with. How awesome is Our God to take a person like me, who always had a battle raging and replace that battle with songs in my heart.

Jesus will give you a new song. He will give you a new heart if you ask Him. He will carry you through every storm of life and He will lead you by His Spirit to victory over that storm. We do not need to be drunk with anything of this world, we only need to be filled with His Spirit and when we are speaking to one another in psalms and song and submitting to one another in the fear of the Lord is made easy. Jesus is so in love with us, His joy is unspeakable as His word says, nothing can separate us from His love and His mercy is everlasting.

If you heart has a battle inside, if you do not know peace and joy then I pray today that you will call upon the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, ask Him to forgive your sins and to fill You with Holy Spirit. He will answer you and You will know Him and you too can know what it is to have a song in your heart and peace in your soul.