In Genesis 3:6, we see the first time people sinned against God: “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.”
The consequences were devastating. The man and woman were banished from the garden of Eden and the way humans and God relate has never been the same.
And the Bible makes it clear that you and I are no better than Adam and Eve. Romans 3:23 says that we have all sinned. We’ve all ignored and rejected God. Therefore, because of our sin, we can’t be friends with God.
But wait … there's good news! Jesus. Through his death and resurrection, he restores our relationship with God. No wonder the old song said “what a friend we have in Jesus!”.
Jesus, the ultimate friend
Look at what the Bible says about Jesus in John 15:13…
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Do your friends sometimes hurt you? Jesus never will.
Do your friends let you down? Jesus won’t.
Do you know the pain of broken friendship? Jesus will always be there.
Do you want to be friends with Jesus?
You will not find a better friend than the one we have in Jesus.
Are you friends with Jesus? The friendship that matters most, the friendship that will never be ruined is a friendship with the Creator of the universe. Keep trusting Jesus and you will be friends with him forever. Keep clinging to him, he won’t let you down. Discover more about how to become friends with Jesus here.