Jesus is More than a friend

Jesus is MORE Than Just a Friend

If I hear one more contemporary Christian song saying how much a friend Jesus is, I am going to scream and pull out my hair! Christians who consider their Lord and Savior as only just a friend or pal have no real concept of Salvation! If I offend anyone, please excuse me. I am serious and I will not take it back. He is not just another Homey that you chat with on Sundays or when times are tough, He is our Redeemer, Our Lord, The Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world.
The price He paid for our salvation was steep. We owe him more than friendly allegiance; we who claim to be saved owe Him everything, nothing short of our undying love and devotion. Bible reading and prayer should never be thought of as obligatory or duty, but as intimate moments with our deepest lover. What did Jesus say was the fulfillment of the law?
Was it not, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.”- Matt 22:36-38.
To a Christian who truly understands salvation and the price our Father paid for our Salvation, would not be so cavalier about treating Jesus just as a causal friend that you tell all your dreams and troubles to. He is much, much more than that. We should never forget that we are not our own that we were bought for with a price. – 1Corinthians 6:20.
What is said about the Church, are we not the bride of Christ? And we the members of the Church, the Bride, we are also individually spiritually joined with Christ. - Romans 7:4. Christ is our spiritual spouse, who only talks or interacts with a spouse or boy/girl friend occasionally? He is our life, He is our righteousness, He is our everything, how can anyone treat Him so casually? He is either the Lord of everything in our lives or the Lord of nothing, there is no middle ground! If a person receives a love letter is it not opened and read and reread immediately? The bible is sixtysix love letters, we should be reading them over and over. What is the point of a Wedding feast in Heaven if this is going to be some loveless marriage?
No wonder the church acts as if it is asleep, it is. Christ’s bride is doing the equivalent of laying at home watching television and eating bonbons! The moon in the night time sky has been a classic symbol of the church. It shines in the dark, but only reflects the light of the Sun, it has no light of its own. That is us. We are supposed to be reflecting the light of the “Son” but we are too busy treating Him as if he is a casual pal that we occasionally chat with.
How are we to complete the Great Commission when the Person whom we are to be proclaiming is nothing but a casual friend? It will ring hollow to say that Jesus is coming soon, we cannot wait to hang out with Him! He is such a cool friend…

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16


We return that love by calling Him just a friend, no wonder the Spirit grieves! We should all be ashamed of ourselves…..