THE FRIENDS OF GOD The Scripture says, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called the friend of God (James 2:23, NKJV). What higher privilege and experience could be granted to humankind than to be granted admission into the company of those called Gods friends? God first established the forum for divine/human friendships to exist. It would be inexcusably presumptuous for any person to say, I am a friend of God unless God had first identified that being His friend was possible. As part of our heritage and spiritual inheritance, we are given this unthinkable privilege that must be pursued and attained through Gods grace. Our generation will be remembered as the season of friendship with God because of the numbers of people who will discover that reality. Numerous pioneers went before us to blaze this spiritual trail. They became acutely conscious of the presence of God. They gave everything to maintain that realization for the remainder of their lives. Men and women like A. W. Tozer, Maria Woodworth-Etter, John G. Lake, William Branham, Alexander Dowie, Walter Beuttler, and many others who perhaps were never known publicly—men and women who tasted union with God and discovered His rest. Human history records the amazing power for good that God exercised in those who ascended to the experiential reality of friendship with Him. These men and women walked in conscious communion with the tangible presence of God and lived with the mindful conviction that their prayers were expressed to Someone perceivably present. In our day, this alone is our highest aspiration and one that will be attained by many.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:51:40 +0000
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