Jesus said
"You are My friends if...."
"You are My friends if...."
John 15:14
Wouldn't it be cool to know what God is thinking about? Wouldn't you like to know His plans, ideas and what He is going to do? Well, Jesus said that His friends will know what God--our heavenly Father--is doing because He will show them! If you are friends with someone you know what they like and don't like. You know where they live and you talk to them a lot. They will tell you what kind of things they've been doing or planning to do. What an awesome thing to be a friend of Jesus!
Jesus told us how to be friends with Him. He said if we keep His commands then we are His friends. His commandment is for us to love each other just like He has loved us. He said the two greatest commandments are to:
1. Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.
When we love like this, we are keeping His commands and we are His friends. Ask Him anything. Ask Him what He likes and doesn't like. Ask Him what His ideas are and what He thinks about. Jesus loves you so much that He even died for you. But God raised Him up from the dead and now He wants to be your friend!
John 15:12-17; Mark 12:28-34
