My Friend
“This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend”
(Song of Solomon 5:16).
Even those who had no love or use for the Lord when He was here on earth said many things that were gloriously true of Him. One of those things was that they tagged Him as “a friend of publicans and sinners” (Matthew 11:19).
Although this was a title given to the Lord in derision and criticism, it reflected His grace. He was interested in the unpopular, the socially despised and the politically incorrect. He drew near to those whose careers were at a dead end, to those whom no one else bothered themselves for, those who had nowhere else to turn because of the weight of their sin upon their consciences. In other words, you and me. On another occasion we read, “And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them” (Luke 15:2).
By His grace I have known the Lord Jesus as my Saviour and Friend for 50 years. Do you know Him too? He wants to be the best Friend you have ever had … “a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24).
