{"id":1057,"date":"2015-08-01T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2015-08-02T05:15:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T11:15:32","slug":"best-friends-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/?p=1057","title":{"rendered":"Best Friends Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best Friends Forever\u00a0BFF! – What an exclamation to the world!
\nFriendship is one of life\u2019s greatest gifts. True friends seek a special kind of good for their friends: the highest good, which is that they might know God and love Him with all of their heart, soul, and mind. German pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, \u201cThe aim of friendship is exclusively determined by what God\u2019s will is for the other person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan, David\u2019s friend, is a sterling example of true friendship. David was in exile, hiding in the Desert of Ziph, when he learned that \u201cSaul had come out to seek his life.\u201d 1 Sam. 23:15. Jonathan went to Horesh to find David. The significance of this scene lies in Jonathan\u2019s intent: He helped David find strength in God or, as Scripture puts it, he \u201cstrengthened his hand [grip] in God.\u201d 1 Sam. 23:16.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan & David – 1 Sam. 23.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That is the essence of Christian friendship. Beyond common interests, beyond affection, beyond wit and laughter is the ultimate aim of sowing in others the words of eternal life, leaving them with reminders of God\u2019s wisdom, refreshing their spirit with words of His love, and strengthening their grip on God. – David Roper. Daily Bread.<\/p>\n

Pray for your friends and ask God to give you a word \u201cin season\u201d to help them find renewed strength in our God and His Word.<\/p>\n

Best Friendship Song Ever – Bruno Mars<\/p>\n