“No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.”
— John 15:15
As you may know, the nation of Israel can be traced back to Abraham. And Genesis 22:18 says in Abraham’s seed “all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.” But what exactly does that mean for you and me today?
Galatians 3:14 tells us that the blessing of Abraham has come upon everyone who puts their faith in Messiah Jesus. So even if you are not Jewish by birth, if you have come into a relationship with the God of Israel through Yeshua, the blessing of Abraham has come to you. In light of that, consider this: in Isaiah 41:8 the Lord calls Abraham His friend. That means through Yeshua, you are also in friendship with God because you share in the blessing of Abraham. You have been “grafted in.” And “now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”
This should excite you, beloved one! God is not holding us at arm’s length. He doesn’t treat us like strangers or, worse, like enemies. When we put our trust in Yeshua, He brings us into His confidence and calls us His friends. Let’s respond by talking to Him about everything and making Him our best friend.
Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, Entering His Presence (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2023), Used by permission.
