God, being God….I owe him absolute allegiance, absolute obedience.  Yet, He calls me “friend.”  I do not deserve it, I did not earn it, but this prodigal Father calls me His friend, demonstrating the lavish nature of His love.  Now, you might question that God calls us His friend.  In the Old Testament, it says that God spoke with Moses face to face, as one would speak with his or her friend.  And, in the New Testament, Jesus calls His disciples His friends.  So, we see, and must recognize both sides.  That God is Holy, and we must revere and obey Him.  But we also see this delighted Father, who desires to be our friend!

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