Honesty

 

 

An honest answer

    is like a kiss of friendship.

 

—Proverbs 24:26 (NLT)

 

 

 

 

God of Truth and Love,

 

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

 

I don’t want to be deceived into believing that there is ever a reason for me not to be straightforward and honest with everyone.

 

For only in speaking truthfully—from a heart filled with kindness, love, and compassion—can I claim to be a true friend.

 

Help me to remember that deep down we all are searching for someone who will just tell us the complete and absolute truth—out of their genuine love for us—exactly like Jesus does.

 

Help me to be that person who always answers honestly—and in doing so, offers the true kiss of friendship.

 

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

An Honest Answer

 

An honest answer

    is like a kiss of friendship.

 

—Proverbs 24:26 (NLT)

 

 

God of Truth and Love,

 

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

 

I don’t want to be deceived into believing that there is ever a reason for me not to be straightforward and honest with everyone.

 

For only in speaking truthfully—from a heart filled with kindness, love, and compassion—can I claim to be a true friend.

 

Help me to remember that deep down we all are searching for someone who will just tell us the complete and absolute truth—out of their genuine love for us—exactly like Jesus does.

 

Help me to be that person who always answers honestly—and in doing so, offers the true kiss of friendship.

 

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Honesty—A Kiss of Friendship

 

An honest answer
    is like a kiss of friendship.

—Proverbs 24:26 (NLT)

 

God of Truth and Love,

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

I don’t ever want to be deceived into believing that there is ever a reason for me not to be straightforward and honest with everyone.

For only in speaking truthfully—from a heart filled with kindness, love, and compassion—can I claim to be a true friend.

Help me to remember that deep down we all are searching for someone who will just tell us the complete and absolute truth—out of their genuine love for us—exactly like Jesus does.

Help me to be that person who always answers honestly—and in doing so, offers the true kiss of friendship.

Help me to give each person that You put in my path the high honor of always and only speaking the truth to them.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

Love So Amazing

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.  And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.  For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.  So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

—Romans 5:8-11 (NLT)

Loving Father,

Thank You for the amazing way that You reached out to me in love—when I was Your enemy—and not only saved me from death, but through Christ, made me Your friend!

Even though I was lost in the filthy grip of sin and even though I was Your enemy in every way, You touched me with a love so amazing—by the sacrifice of Your own Son.  

I was cleansed from my sin and made right in Your sight—by the blood of Christ—so that I could be called Your friend.

Thank You that Your love did not first demand that I love You—that Your love for me is constant and without condition.

Thank You that I now live because the life of Christ lives in me—and I am saved by that life.   

Let me never cease rejoicing in the friendship I have with You.

Thank You for the amazing way that You reached out to me in love—when I was Your enemy—and not only saved me from death, but through Christ, made me Your friend!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.