SOMETIMES… I NEED A PUSH

           Jesus throws down the dividing prejudices of nationality, and teaches universal love, without distinction of race, merit or rank.  A man's neighbor is every one that needs help. –Geikie

            Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:36-39

            Loving people is the thing Jesus does best. Because He loved us, He grieves over our sin sick state. Because He loved us, He glorifies His Father. Because He loved us, He gives us eternal life. Love is the motivation of the Lord. What is your motivation this morning? I know I need a push to love people sometimes!

THERE'S NOT A FRIEND LIKE JESUS!

Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life.  Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend. –Spurgeon

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

In our deepest darkest valleys of life God has provided Someone to walk with us. Though those days may be long, He has given us His counsel to be followed. When we recognize His hand in the mist of those trials it is then we can stand up, stand tall, and walk with Him who is walking right along with us…carrying us most, if not all of the way!

I am reminded this morning, “Jesus knows all about our struggles;   He will guide ’til the day is done: There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus: No, not one! no, not one!!” Do you consider Him as your friend?