Good Old Friends

Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD” – 1 Samuel 20:42

This weekend our family had an opportunity that too many people do not get.  We were able to tour the house that we lived in for three years when I was in seminary and our three older kids were little.  The house has since been moved to a different location and newly remodeled inside and out.  Although all these changes have been made, and it has been many years since we had been in the house, it still seemed like our home.  We walked through each room as memories came flooding back reminding us of the times we enjoyed together in that house.  It was as if we had never left. 

Visiting that house was like visiting a good old friend.  A good friend is one who you can be away from for many years and changes take place in your lives, but when you reunite it is as if you had never been apart.  A good friendship is an important part of Christian life.  Jonathan and David understood the importance of having a good friend in your life.  The prophet Daniel had close friends.  At the end of many of his letters, the Apostle Paul provides a list of his close friends.  Even Jesus surrounded himself with twelve very close friends.  Thomas Aquinas once said, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”

Prayer:  Thank you Lord for blessing me with good friends.  Help me to not take my friends for granted.  Help me to strengthen my current friendships and make new ones.  Amen.

Faith Tip:  Today let a friend know how much their friendship means to you.

    

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson