Our Best Friend Is Jesus - In Touch Ministries - Charles Stanley

Jesus is our Friend—what does that mean to you?

John 15:9-17

There’s a children’s Sunday school song with a little chorus that says, “My best friend is Jesus.” As adults, we probably don’t sing this song on a regular basis, but we should not forget the truth that Jesus is indeed our friend.

As believers learn more about God, they rightly elevate Him. It is easier to think of our Creator, Savior, and Lord as high and mighty than to “lower” Him in our estimation to the status of a friend. But Jesus makes a point of telling His disciples that He is both the Son of God and their companion (John 15:15).

His offer of friendship extends to us as well. Like the original 12 followers, we are privileged to say that Christ laid down His life for us in a supreme act of love and devotion (v. 13). What’s more, His Spirit reveals the truth of Scripture to our heart so we can learn more about God and His ways. In other wo