Are Friends really friends forever?

A Devotion

By Joe Guagliardo

Proverbs 18:24

“Are Friends, really friends forever.”

September 19, 2023

We’ve all had friends in our lives. Some are what we call best friends. We keep in touch with them through the years, and they are there when you need them.

Some friends are temporary; they are in our lives for a period of time, and then they are gone. This doesn’t make them bad friends. But, sometimes, circumstances cause separation. It might be distance or even walks of life, but they were in our lives for a time and a purpose.

Then there are those we might refer to (as the scripture says) as unreliable friends. There are many we considered friends that are no longer in our lives. At some point, for some reason, they have distanced themselves from us. I’ve found this happens with age. As we get older, the people we thought were friends are no longer there for us or have little or no time for us.

We are Blessed that there is someone who is always there for us, and we can call a friend.

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,

but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

Proverbs 18:24

Let’s understand something. Many of us have earthly friends who are there for us through thick and thin.

The friend the verse from Proverbs is speaking of is Jesus. Yes, we’ve all heard and even sung the song, “What a friend we have in Jesus.” But Jesus is much more than that. He’s always there for us, no matter what. He won’t let us down (although, at times, we all believe He does); Jesus is always there for us and always listens to us.

It would be rather arrogant of us to believe we are always right and always have the correct answers. Speaking from experience, I can tell you that’s just not true. Jesus knows what’s best for us and when it’s the right time for Him to answer our prayers.

Feeling alone? Do you feel like you have no friends and no one cares about you? First of all, that is not true. Whether you realize it or not, there are people in this world who care about you.

But when those moments of the blues engulf you, and you feel you’re all alone, just remember:

You will always have a friend in Jesus. He’s in your corner and will never leave it.