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Friends With God - Part 3

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
John 15:15

The second way in which friendship with God is maintained is through continual meditation! It’s impossible to be God’s friend apart from knowing what He says. You can’t love God unless you know Him and that’s possible only through His Word. Listen: "He revealed Himself to Samuel through His word" (1 Samuel 3:21). God still uses that method! While you can’t spend all day studying the Bible, you can think about it throughout the day, recalling verses you’ve read or memorized, mulling over them in your mind. Meditation isn’t some difficult, mysterious ritual; it’s simply focused thinking - a skill anybody can learn. When you think about a problem over and over again in your mind, that’s called worry. When you think about God’s Word over and over again in your mind, that’s called meditation. If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate! Just switch your attention from the problem to the solution. The more you meditate on God’s Word, the less you’ll have to worry about. The Psalmist said, "Oh, how I love Your law! I think about it all day long" (Psalm 119:97). The more time you spend meditating on God’s Word, the more you’ll understand its secrets. Listen: "Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence Him. With them alone He shares the secrets of His promises" (Psalm 25:14). So, if you want to cultivate a friendship with God, start by practicing constant conversation with Him and continual meditation in His Word.

Prayer
Heavenly Father – help me meditate on Your Word today and all days – instead of my worries! In Jesus’ Name, Amen