Such a friend

(Thomas Brooks, "Apples of Gold" 1660)

"There is a friend who sticks closer than
a brother." Proverbs 18:24

Such a friend is Jesus. He is so a friend
to every one of His people, as if He were
a friend to none besides. Jesus is . . .
an omnipotent friend;
an omniscient friend;
an omnipresent friend;
an indeficient friend;
a sovereign friend;
an immutable friend;
a watchful friend;
a loving friend;
a faithful friend;
a compassionate friend;
a close friend,
a universal friend--a friend in
all cases and in all places,
our first friend,
a constant friend--"Whom He loves,
He loves to the end." John 13:1

How much do we treasure Christ?

John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Are we doing what He has commanded?

John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

We will be hated but let us love one another.