Faithful Friend - Day 10

My dear friends, as we conclude our study of the Beloved I hope and pray that we all can go away changed by and grown in our knowledge of Him. Thank you the time you have given to this study. This last day, especially is humbling and touching as we look again at His love for us....

This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends.” (Jn 15:15) Jesus, amazingly, lovingly, unreservedly calls you and I His friends. Pause and think about the honor of this. Consider what this means! He is that Friend mentioned in Proverbs that sticks closer than a brother. He promises never to leave us or forsake us. He says that He will be with us always, even to the end of the age. What a friend! All that He is, and all that He has done, is doing and will do expresses His devotion to us. Oh that we would return such dedication! And His friendship is not like so many others we have in the world that are prone to misunderstanding, dependant upon reciprocation, forgetful, unthoughtful, powerless to truly help, ignorant of what we really need. No, for He says, “I do not give as the world gives.” He is perfect in knowledge and compassion and is mighty to save.

How do we know this? How do we develop and enjoy this Heavenly Friendship? By doing what we have just done. By looking deeper into God’s amazing Word with eyes ready to see Him and hearts prepared to love Him. These verses we have studied are but seven out of thousands that describe and define our Beloved. Search for Him, for He is near! Call out to Him, and ask other to help your search just as the Shulamite did, and you will find your heart amazed and overjoyed by the Presence and Person you will see.

Jesus said that knowing Him is eternal life. (Jn 17:3) That we should know Him was the desire of His loving, leading, heart. It was the plan in His holy, blameless, compassionate mind; the work of His powerful, sacrificial body. All of His work and will was to give Himself for us, that we might then be given back to Him for eternity. There is no limit to the depths in the storehouse of great and amazing truths in the God’s Word regarding our Beloved Savior and King. To seek and find them is our greatest privilege; to ask for eyes to know Him is our greatest need. Upon hearing the loving, powerful description of this amazing Man, the daughters of Jerusalem rose up and responded excitedly, “We will seek Him with you!” (SoS 6:1) Will you too, my dear brothers and sisters, rise up and run after Him with me? Let us make this experience of studying our Lord in these seven beautiful verses just the beginning of a passionate, life-long quest.

“We will run after You. We will be glad and rejoice in You. We will remember Your love more than wine.” (SoS 2:4)


“My Beloved spoke, and said to me,
‘Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come…
Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!”
(SoS2:10-13)

Application: Please email or comment if any of you have completed this study. What stood out to you the most? What did you appreciate or learn from it? What would you suggest for changes? I greatly value your feedback and your willingness to give so much precious time to study with me. Again, thank you. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.