THIS MONTH'S BIBLICAL THEME IS: God is Wise
Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs after God answered his prayer and gave him great wisdom. We should seek wisdom. Wisdom is understanding a situation and knowing what to do. God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins, but His love doesn’t stop there. God has much to say about friendship and how we use our words and resources. We can trust His ways and apply what we learn from Him.
God’s Wisdom with Friends (Proverbs 13:20, 17:17, 27:17)
The Bible has much to say about friendship. It is extremely important to be wise about who we spend our time with. It is wise to choose friends who are loyal, kind and have good character. True friends always stick by us. They help us rather than hurt us. True friends avoid gossip, anger and other harmful traits. God wants us to build wise friendships and to be a godly friend to others. Wise friends help each other become more like Jesus. Jesus is the best friend we will ever have and showed His true friendship by giving His life for us.
Jesus is the very best friend of all. Jesus is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. He loves at all times. He is the perfect friend and is an example to us of how to be a friend. But that’s not all. In John 15:13, Jesus said: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Jesus proved that He is the greatest friend we will ever have by dying on the cross for our sins and making a way for us to live forever with Him.
