Jan. 7 - We Need Friends
Jan 7th, 2008 by Brian
“So I stationed people behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.” - Nehemiah 4:13
Steven is my good friend. I sang in his wedding. He ushered at mine. When he developed Hodgkin’s Disease, he called me. When Kathy and I lost a baby to miscarriage, I called him. When the foster child he was trying to adopt was taken from him, I prayed with him. When I returned to my New Orleans home after Hurricane Katrina, he came with me. He’s my good friend.
Nehemiah stationed those working n the wall to stand guard by families. He knew that people needed to be with others with whom they have a relationship. He realized that it is easier for people to overcome discouragement when they know that somebody “has their back.”
Today, remember to make contact with your friends. Remember that God gave you your friends to help you go through difficult times. Remember also that god gave you to your friends to help them go through difficult times.
Lord, thank You for the friends that You have given me.
No I don’t personally come up with these devotionals. Although I do type them, they are not personally mine. My wife is very confused about my other spouse named Kathy. Anywho, these devotionals come to me through a subscription that I have that allows me to copy and give to those at our church. Sorry for any confusion.
HA!! Yes,I too was wondering about Kathy and didn’t know you lived in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina. That’s o.k. we all mess up once a year.