You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 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 2:22-23
Friends trust each other completely and implicitly. Abraham trusted God like this, so God befriended him. (Those who trust God are trustworthy to God. This only makes sense. If we distrusted a perfectly honest person, wouldn’t that be proof enough that we are untrustworthy, that our judgment was clearly off?)
Friends feel free to talk as much as they want or be silent. They trust that they are accepted and acceptable.
Friends never wonder what each other feel because they are free to share feelings of love or displeasure. Knowing they won’t be rejected, they are safe in each other’s company.
Abraham and God were friends. Even more interesting to me is that the scripture says Abraham “was called God’s friend.” It doesn’t say God was Abraham’s friend, which of course He was. It speaks of God’s feelings for Abraham. The honor of this is staggering to me. I live for God to call me His friend, to have the reputation of being among His best friends:
Enoch
Abraham
Moses
David
I live not only by and for trusting God, but even more than this, to have the honor of God trusting me, the honor of being called God’s friend.
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