The Name this week for "Praying the Names of Jesus" is FRIEND... why not join us this Friday through the weekend, link up and share Jesus as your Friend?
* photo from God Speaks Today Thanks Sandy ~ yours was the best one that Google Images gave me to choose from for Crown Jesus ...
The Name of Jesus for this week with Ann Spangler at Crosswalk.com
Hope you will join us each Friday through the weekend, sharing from what we read or would like to share about the Name of Jesus for that week (or anytime during that weekend) however you'd like to share and link up here.
The Name
Jesus is not only Lord and Master but the greatest of all friends, who willingly proved his friendship by his death on the cross. By this costly gesture he has won the friendship of millions of men and women from every tongue and tribe and nation. When you pray to Jesus your Friend, you are praying to the One who loved you before you were loveable and who links you together with his many friends throughout the world. ~ Ann Spangler
The Greek word philos (FEE-los) means “friend” or “relative.” Occurring twenty-eight times in the New Testament, it is also used to describe the close relationship that exists among believers, related to each other by virtue of their faith in Jesus. This word is related to phileo, the most general term for “to love” in the New Testament, and to the word philema, which means “a kiss.” In fact, the early Christians used to greet each other with a holy kiss, signifying their close relationship. ~ Ann Spangler
The word "philos" is also where "phileo" love comes from, meaning brotherly/ sisterly love as compared with "agape" love. Phileo loves leads to agape love.
Phileo - means to have an affection (sentiment, passion or feeling) for. A fondness based in the heart. What the Greeks meant by Phileo love is what we normally think of the words "brotherly love" meaning today.
Agape - means to choose to seek the best for others. This is a love based in the mind. We can chose to show agape love by actively thinking about, and deciding how we act toward other people. Agape is the word used when the Bible talks about Christian love for one another. Agape love is talking about our behavior towards others, not our feelings.
Phileo love is about feelings. Agape love is about how we act toward others.
Thank Christ today for being the only Friend capable of loving you always. Let His friendship bring joy to your heart.
SEE YOU ON FRIDAY or THIS next WEEKEND, for how Jesus reveals Himself as Your Friend this week...
I've had questions, without answers I've known sorrow, I have known pain But there's one thing, that I'll cling to You are faithful, Jesus, You're true
When hope is lost, I'll call You Saviour When pain surrounds, I'll call You Healer When silence falls, You'll be the song within my heart
In the lone hour of my sorrow Through the darkest night of my soul You surround me and sustain me My defender, forevermore
When hope is lost, I'll call You Saviour When pain surrounds, I'll call You healer When silence falls, You'll be the song within my heart
And I will praise You, I will praise You When the tears fall, still I will sing to You And I will praise You, Jesus praise You Through the suffering still I will sing
When hope is lost, I'll call You Saviour When pain surrounds, I'll call You healer When silence falls, You'll be the song within my heart
Oh yes, You are good to me You've always been good to me So trustworthy
When hope is lost, I'll call You Saviour When pain surrounds, I'll call You healer When silence falls, You'll be the song within my heart
And I will praise You, and I will praise You When the tears fall, still I will sing to You (I will sing to You) I will praise You, Jesus praise You Through the suffering still I will sing
How faithful and true Sustain me through and through You are hope and truth You're my spring of living water You're my spring of living water
In the lone hour You are there
Whose springs never fail Be faithful and true Like a spring it never fails You're my spring it never fails
There are so many times that I come upon a song and it ministers to me, right where I am and it seems as if God is speaking to me or playing it for me. That's how it was when I encountered this song from Newsboys. I did not know it nor much about Newsboys. That's why I say it was God directed. HE IS THE SONG within MY HEART, HE is the One who brings me hope and HE most definitely is My Healer, the Only One I have with me, to bring healing to those deepest parts of me (not usually shared with many anymore as I did when I was younger).
It is times when I am weak, or at my lowest, that I may not 'feel' like lifting my arms in praise, yet as the tears fall and I lift my arms and praise Him and sing unto Him alone, inspite of not feeling like it, that's when He does sustain me, picks me up, dries my tears and somehow, it's in those moments, I know HE is THERE, He knows me, fills me and restores me with springs of living water. I hope that these words and singing this song will lift your spirit and you will PRAISE HIM just for who He is: Savior, Lord Jesus.
As I encountered this song, I went to their site as I do on most artists to link you to them so we can find out more about them together. (God knows this, that it's my M.O.) and He led me there so I could discover this & share it:
Interested in coming to Baja, Mexico this summer with us (Newsboys) to build houses for the poverty stricken of the Baja Peninsula? Check out the all new “Homes 4 Baja”mini-site. Its got all the details on what’s bound to be a historic trip. We’d love for you to join us (Newsboys)!
Maybe you or your church or youth group may want to get involved. Newsboys new CD "Born Again" is being released July 13th.
This part belongs on my MISSION blog but I already had the song here! This is kinda like what Homes of Hope does where I live in Mexico through Youth With A Mission (YWAM) but Baja California has been hit strong with hurricanes last year and now the earthquake of 7.2 on Resurrection Sunday ...
