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God's Friend (James 2:23)

Scripture of the day: James 2:23

 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.

 I had another "ah-hah!" moment today. They typically come from someone wiser than me, and today it was my current Beth Moore bible study! 

 I am sure most of you are familiar with the story of Abraham. If you attempt to read the bible, as I do and always start in Genesis, you may have read it quite a lot! But have you every pondered the fact that Abraham walked with the Lord for 100 years? He was 75 when God called him and 175 when he died. 

 In those 100 years he did some great things and some not so great things. To be completely honest with you, I sometimes judge him unfairly for the not so great things! But guess what?! Regardless of those things, Abraham was credited as being righteous and he has gone down in history as God's friend. 

 My walk with the Lord has been much shorter. I have been on this earth for 30 years and I would say that although God was in my path since the beginning, it is only in the last 6 years that my walk has truly been with him! Before that point, and still continuing daily I am sure, I do some "not so good" things. I say things I shouldn't. I do things I shouldn't. I even think things I shouldn't. I screw up.

 But do you know what? God doesn't judge me for those bad things. He doesn't love them, but he doesn't hate ME because of them. Abraham was not perfect. I am not perfect. You are not perfect. But because of Jesus Christ dying for our sins we still have a shot as going down as being God's friend.

 Let us try to live our lives according to God's plan for us. Let's walk in trust and faith. Let us be so bold in our actions that the people around us see many more good things than bad. Let us believe God. Let him be your BFF, if you will! 

 I can't really think of anything better than at the end my days to be treated in heaven (and remembered on earth) as God's friend...

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