Thursday February 13th, 2025
Meditate on Proverbs 18:24NKJV
« A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother »
Read Ecclesiastes 4:9-10NLT
9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
Love is a two-way street as stated in Proverbs 8:17.
You show someone love, and typically, they will show you love in return.
If you want to make friends with people, show yourself friendly to them first Proverbs 18:24.
If you want them to favor you, favor them first.
I have seen people arrive at my house frowning but depart with beaming smiles after experiencing my wife’s hospitality.
Indeed, some people don’t have friends because they don’t show themselves friendly.
Several years ago, one of my daughters came to me and said, Daddy, I’m this old, and nobody has approached me to say, ‘Thus saith the Lord…’”. I said, “With the way you glare at everybody as if you are spoiling for a fight, who is going to approach you and say, “Thus saith the Lord” even if God is actually speaking? You never smile; you are always looking as if somebody offended you, and so, if a brother should even be coming your way, one look at your face is enough to make him change his mind. Thank God she took the feedback graciously and made the necessary changes. It wasn’t long after that she got married.
Love should be reciprocal.
Whether you believe it or not, everyone needs good friends.
Our Bible reading for today says for the one who has no friend, when he falls, there would be no one to lift him.
Take note that the word ‘when’ was used, not ‘if’.
Everyone will have times when they need someone to lift them;
God forbid that there is no one to lift you when that time comes. Proverbs 18:24CP says
« but some friends are more loyal than a sibling »
You must, however, choose your friends carefully because, as iron sharpens iron Proverbs 27:17, so one friend influences one another 1 Corinthians 15:33.
- Everyone needs good friends, and the greatest friend of all is our Lord Jesus Christ.
Surrender your life to Him today if you haven’t, so you can also become His friend John 15:15.
Application – are you friendly to your neighbors and colleagues?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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