Pastor Robbie's Wednesday Devotion: Friendship

Good morning WVBC,

I hope your week is going well and your heart is being encouraged in the Lord.

Today I was blessed in reading 1 Chronicles 27. It wasn’t so much the chapter itself that stood out, because it was just an account of who was helping David rule. There was Jonathan Son of Uzziah, who was over the storehouses, and Ezri, who was over the agriculture. The list goes on from there, but then in verse 33, there is something the writer saw as important in David’s life.

In verse 33 the name Hushai comes up. Now Hushai was not over some great army, or in charge of David’s vineyards, or even in charge of the temple. He is simply known as a friend to the King.

So often we can find ourselves trying to pursue this or be in charge of that. We become focused on the “position” we have or want to have. But we can forget the most important job we can have is just being a friend.

Jesus said in John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Proverb 18:24 says “ A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother”.

My question today is, who has been that friend to you? Take a few minutes and call them today to let them know how blessed you are to have them in your life.