Friday's Footnote

Job 10:12

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Good morning, my friends.... It's Friday!

A very precious part of life is the blessing of friendship. I love to talk, laugh and even cry with friends. Whenever I am privileged to go home for a few days, there is one friend that I make time to see because being with her is such a comfort to me (and she always tells me that the feeling is mutual). Our husbands are often finished talking long before we are even halfway through all we have to share!

Even though I thoroughly enjoy visiting with friends, there is one friendship that stands out above all others, and that's the deep, beautiful relationship with Jesus. Job wrote that he had been visited by God, and as a result of that visitation, his spirit was preserved. When God is our guest, communion with Him leaves us so much better off than we were before. Like Job, we can say that His visitation preserves us - keeps us safe from harm; keeps us up; maintains our spirits. Even if we rarely get to see family members and close friends, we MUST make time to welcome God into our daily affairs. We cannot hold up under life's daily pressures without time alone with Him.

Close friends share their deepest fears, frustrations and feelings with each other; they love each other's company. Imagine sitting in your favorite room, be it the living room, den, sun room, or kitchen and the guest in the room is the Lord. Wow! Talk about a wonderful visit; it is too much to comprehend. Yet, when we are Spirit-filled, it doesn't matter what room we're in or where we are, God is in us so He's there with us! It's comparable to a 24/7 visit with the best of friends!

Once again, like other mornings, a song came to mind, another old hymn (written by Joseph C. Ludgate), but so fitting for the spoonful we are digesting today: 

Friendship with Jesus

Fellowship divine

Oh, what blessed sweet communion

Jesus is a Friend of mine!

Let's make sure to keep our schedule open for a visit from our God today (and every day)!

"At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent." (or God- my addition)  - Barbara Bush

Footnote: Find a friend on this Friday, but most of all, find the Father who created friendship!