Inside Access!

John 15: 14  NKJV

¹⁴ You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

Last night was the culmination of the Presidential debates.

Now the choice is up to the American people, about who will serve this country for the next four years.

Jesus used some important criteria when He made a choice regarding friends.

He didn’t go about it in a haphazard sort of way. He was intentional.

Jesus first prayed about who would be His friends, and He chose folks who were willing to obey.

Jesus also chose people who were willing to fulfill a Heavenly purpose.

He chose folks He could trust with some very important information.

His selection was very much influenced by those who desired to receive, as He shared His deep and intimate heart.

Christ took a proactive approach in choosing friends. He was not reactive like so many of us are.

And one of the more important things that influenced His choice of friends, was picking those who could receive His often times, hard teaching.

Finally, one of the more important rules for making this serious choice, was picking people who would stand by Him when things got out of hand.

Sometimes those who claimed to be His friend, turned out to be only informal acquaintances.

Not everyone who wanted to be a friend of Jesus, had inside access.

Do have inside access? Are you willing to receive the hard teaching of Jesus? Are you a friend of Jesus, or only an acquaintance?

Our friendship with Jesus is determined, if we’re willing to do whatever He commands us to do...and that’s a serious choice...