You've Got a Friend!

Read Job 16.

Job was worn out (v.7).  He believed the hand of God came against him because the LORD "hated me" (v.9).  And, he felt everyone around him was against him.

As he told it, everything was fine until God "broke me apart" and "set me up as his target" (v.12).

In verse 18, Job looked around the earth and asked for vindication.  He did not want his cries to go with being resolved.  Next, he looked to heaven.  Since there were no friends to plead his case on earth, he longed for a friend in heaven who would advocate for him with God.

Several insights for today.
1. God is not mad at us.
We are His creation; we belong to Him.  "For God so loved the world..." (John 3:16)

2. God wants a relationship with us.
"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

3. We do have a Friend in heaven.
"...we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ..." (1 John 2:1)
"...he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them." (Hebrews 7:25)

You've got a Friend.  Just call out His name and you know wherever you are, He'll come.