+++Great friendships in the Bible:
•God and Abraham
•Jesus and the Church
•David and Jonathan
•and Ruth and Naomi

John 15:12-15 NKJV
[12] This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. [13] Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. [14] You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. [15] No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Five Principles of friendship.

1. Love like Jesus

2. Lay your life down for Jesus

3. Be totally obedient to Jesus

4. Know that you are a friend of Jesus

5. Jesus reveals to us all the things of Our Father, because we are His friend.
+++In all the various types of relationships that you have, you can always have a friendship in the midst of them all.
+++Some people have relationships but have no friendships.
+++Everyone cannot be your friend but you can be a friend to everyone.
+++Everyone was not a friend to Jesus, but Jesus was a friend to everyone. He was a friend to His enemies and even those who betrayed Him.
+++Jesus had many friends and showed Himself friendly. May the Lord continue to keep you His friend and use you to demonstrate to others what it is to be a True and Godly friend.
+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”(Isaiah 53:5, NKJV)

Psalms 107:19-21 NKJV tells us:
[19] Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. [20] He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. [21] Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Matthew 4:23-24 NKJV says:
[23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. [24] Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

James 5:15-16 NKJV
[15] And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. [16] Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Imagine Jesus sitting at the right hand of the Father and hearing us pray, “Lord, if it’s Your will, You can heal me.” He says to the Father, “So after I took all those stripes, endured all that pain for them, to take their sickness, now they’re wondering if it’s My will?” That doesn’t honor God. After the price He paid, the way to honor God is to have the attitude: “Lord, I know You want to heal me.” We see all through the Scripture that healing is His will. One of the best things we can do is to remind God of what He says. If you want to pray with confidence, bring His stated will to Him. Pray what He promises. “God, You say You will restore health to me. You say You took my infirmities, carried my sickness, and by Your stripes I have been healed. You say You wish above all things that I prosper and be in good health.” When you pray the promises, you won’t say “if it is Your will,” because you know His will. Infect, when we say “YES” to Jesus, Healing is in the package of “Salvation”. That means Healing have already given to us. All you need is to call forth and use it.

Let’s pray:

Almighty Father God in the name of Jesus through the Holy Spirit, Hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as in Heaven. Father, thank You that You have come into my life as my Savior, as my provider, and as Jehovah Rapha, the Lord my healer. Thank You that it is Your stated will to heal and restore. I will trust You to keep me strong and healthy, always taking new ground. In Jesus’ Name, I do pray and declare it all. Blessed are we and blessed we will always be and to our Lord Jesus Christ be all the Glory. Amen.
Praise the Lord as we pray for one another.
Your brother in Christ,

Jude 1:24-25 NKJV
[24] Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, [25] To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.