31st December

Christ our Friend

"The soul needs to know Christ, not merely as a master but as a Friend (John 15:13-15) Most Christians seem not to have apprehended the condescension of Christ sufficiently to appreciate fully, not to say at all, his most sincere regard for them. They seem afraid to regard him in the light of a friend, one whom they may approach on all occasions with the utmost confidence and holy familiarity, one who takes a lively interest in all their trials and feels more tenderly for them than they do for their nearest earthly friends." (Finney)

1st January

Christ our elder brother

Mt 28:10 Romans 8:29 Hebrews 11:10-18

Christ is not merely a friend but a brother. He is a brother possessing the attributes of God. He is not ashamed to call us brethren and shall we refuse or neglect to embrace him in this relation and avail ourselves of all that is implied in it? He says to the desponding and tempted soul, "Am I not a man and a brother?" He is the first born among manhy brethren and yet we are heirs with him, heirs of God and joint heirs with him of all the infinite riches of the Godhead." (Finney)



Happy New Year

God bless

Carol