Memory verse wall: Friendship

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Friendship
Truly, as Christians we have a friend who sticks closer than a brother. If you have a brother or sister, then you may understand the dynamics of sisterhood or brotherhood. When you have a brother or sister that you’re close to, you may have certain activities that you love to do together for example, watching television, listening music, going to the beach, going for drives/walks or talking about heart matters with him or her. We can imagine then, that when we have a friend who sticks closer than a brother, that that friend must be very close indeed since they’re even closer than a brother. While we may have friends in our lives, who are like brothers and sisters to us, the truest friend that we have is Jesus Christ. As Christians, He is with us and in us. He stays close and is with us at all times to protect, guide, love, comfort and help us. 

When I think of friendship, these are a few scripture verses that I think of:

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 (KJV)

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” – Proverbs 17:17 (KJV)

“One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.” – Proverbs 22:11 (NIV)

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