12th August 2025
Grace For You Today!
The Father of Glory Gives Us the Perfect Gift of His Friendship
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.’
James 2:23 NIV
Friendship Was God’s Original Intention
God’s greatest creation is man, uniquely made in His image and likeness.
Why?
Because when God created man, His desire was friendship with man.
What Went Wrong?
Man chose to sin and he lost:
• The intimacy with God.
• The ability to walk with Him as a friend.
• The power to restore himself.
Jesus – The Restorer of Friendship
The only antidote to sin is Righteousness.
• Jesus became sin with our sinfulness so that we might become the Righteousness of God in Christ.
• He bore our punishment, died our death, and satisfied the full demand of God’s justice.
• God raised Him from the dead, declaring that the price was paid in full.
The Gift That Removes Condemnation
Today, God declares us righteous because of Jesus’ blood.
But unless we receive this free gift of righteousness, we will:
• Struggle inwardly.
• Live under condemnation.
• Miss the joy of walking with God as a friend.
Abraham – our fountain Head
• Abraham believed God.
• It was credited to him as righteousness.
• He became the fountain-head of those who experience God’s kind of righteousness.
• Through that righteousness, he was called the Friend of God.
Our Shared Blessing
Beloved, we are the children of Abraham.
• His covenant blessings are ours.
• As Abraham was righteous in God’s sight, so are we through Christ
• As Abraham was God’s friend, so are we.
Confession:
“I am the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, therefore I am the Friend of God”
Amen 🙏
Praise the Risen Jesus!
Grace Revolution Gospel Church