He sticks closer than a brother

​“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24)

We have experienced disappointments, a friend might have let us down, or plans might have fallen through, but Jesus has proven to be a faithful friend. 

“There were two brothers of the name of Forsythe; one of them fell prostrate on the earth, and would have laid there and died, but his brother, though barely able to drag his own limbs across the white desert, took him on his back, and carried him along, and as others fell one by one, this brave, true-hearted brother carried his loved one on his back, until at last he himself fell down overcome with fatigue, and died. His brother, however, had received warmth from his brother’s body so that he safely reached the end of his journey and lived. Here we have an instance of one brother sacrificing his life for another. I hope there are some brothers or sisters here who would be prepared to do the same if they ever face the same challenge, ‘a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.’”

Hence, Jesus is the friend that sticks closer than a brother. Even after all the things that we have done, for he knew about it before we did it and still befriended us. He has never abandoned us but loved us anyway, going so far as to die for us while we chose to do what we wanted to do, rather than receive Him as our Lord and Savior. (Romans 5:6) Yes, that is the kind of friend that sticks closer than any brother. 

GiGi❤️