I've Been Looking For A Friend Like You

I’ve been looking for a friend to share my joys with. A friend I can express all of my sorrows to. A friend that will tell me when I’m wrong and applaud me when I’m right. I need a friend that will give me the right advice when I’m faced with a difficult decision. Not the advice one thinks I want to hear, but the advice I need to hear. I want a friend that will be concerned about the TRUTH according to the Word of God, and not the truths of this world; based on the circumstance.

My friend will be there for me when I’m hurting to comfort me. My friend will be there to pick me up when I stumble and fall. My friend will encourage me to keep going when I want to stop and throw in the towel.

I need this friend to sometimes carry me in my struggles. Sometimes the wind blows mightily and I can hardly stand up. I need this friend to literally carry me, and to handle the situation for me. To coordinate my life in such a way, that when I am ready to stand again, I won’t be unsteady, I won’t be afraid; I will be confident, sound, sure.

Most of all, I want my friend to be there for me, every time I call. Whether it is day or night, I want my friend to be there for me.

I want a loving friend: joyous, longsuffering, peaceful, faithful, meek, discrete and most of all loving.

This friend would be PERFECT. This friend I would CHERISH. This friend I would LOVE…This Friend I KNOW!

THANK YOU JESUS, FOR BEING A FRIEND OF MINE.

Someone's Coming to Town

You better watch out, you better not cry,
You better not pout I’m telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He see’s you when you’re sleeping,
He knows when you’re awake.
He knows when you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake.

Have you ever really thought about that song?
I did this morning. I was thinking how much our children believe in that tune during the Christmas season. How society can persuade our children around Christmas time that they should be on the look out for this man, this Santa Claus that will bring them everything they ask for if they are good.

Well, that’s how we, as followers of Jesus Christ should be, Good. We should be on the look out, watching as well as praying for the coming of the Lord. We should watch what we say, where we go and what we do in anticipation of HIS return. I hardly hear anymore about Jesus’ return, but I think about it quite often, if not every day. I am always aware of HIS presence; hoping that the thing I’m about to do or say next is going to be pleasing in HIS sight.

He does see you when you are sleeping, and whom you’re sleeping with. He knows when you’re awake, and what you are doing while awake. He definitely knows if you’ve been bad or good, obedient or disobedient to HIS word.

So, as an encouragement to all of you and you, myself included better watch out, and don’t you faint, don’t be slothful and a playful saint because Jesus Christ is coming to town...

Then, the clouds shall unfold, preparing HIS entrance, then we shall behold HIM, face to face.
Watch as well as Pray.