Day 6
John 15:15 NIV
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."
When we begin to have an instinctive perception of what the Master is doing, we move from strictly a "servant" status to a "friendship" status. We should prefer to be friends of the Lord.
A friend more quickly recognizes what his friend is doing, because of all the intimate information previously disclosed to him. Because of prior knowledge about important things, he can put "two and two together." Or, he just has a feel for that person and can tell what they are thinking, or what they are up to. Friends are also more informed than acquaintances, because people tell their friends about their plans.
Abraham was informed about God's plan to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. He was classified as a friend of God. Abraham was not living in Sodom. His nephew, Lot, who was classified as a righteous person - meaning he had some type of relationship with God- was a resident of the twin cities. Yet Lot was not informed of God's plans when Abraham was. It was the mercy of God that caused Lot to be rescued just in time. However, Abraham was informed earlier and was given the privilege of negotiating with God over the matter.
I am a friend of Jesus. He tells me everything.