24/10/2020
Being God’s friend.
This is what I want to talk about today; I take this time to thank you for being there, May God be with you. Welcome again to our church service that is ongoing weekly, in Rain of God Church, a part from teaching God’s word, we praise him by singing praise and worship, talking to him through prayer in Jesus name and also counseling, we are here to teach you about God. We are situated at mukuru kwa-njenga slum, opposite Embakasi Girls Scondary School. I am evangelist Michael ochomo.
To be God’s friend, you must be ready always to walk in his ways and follow his commandments; you can’t please God if you sin. A friend is someone who is always there for you in time of need, and no other friend who is there for you than God. For God to call you his friend, you must hear his voice, and if you don’t, he will cut off his friendship with you, so we must listen to his voice. Adam was the first human to become a friend of God, he used to do what God told him to do, and indeed he became God’s friend, but when he listened to another voice (Genesis 3) he sinned and annoyed God, so he was to face the consequences by being chased away from God’s presence. You may be a good servant of God but if you sin, now to be God’s friend, you must have faith in him, you must believe in him, (James 2:23) and the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. Abraham became a friend of God because he believed in him, you must have trust in God, that if you ask, God will answer you. This trust, this faithfulness, this believe, are what today’s generation is lucking, we ask God but we don’t trust that he will give to us; Abraham believed that God will fulfill his promise and he did. If you believe in God and have patience in you, God will do it, ISAIAH 41:8, God is still calling Abraham, ‘”his friend”, why? Because of his faith fullness in him. He told Abraham, kill your son Isaac for me, (Genesis 22) God saw Abraham as a real faith full person to him, and he made him his friend, the faith Abraham had in God, you also can have it, and God will make you his friend. If you become a friend with God, His favor will follow you. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 says “but the lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.”
Become Gods friend today. lets meet in church for more teaching,
may the grace of our lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the holly spirit be with you. amen.