After saying that no greater love exists than laying down one’s life, Jesus added something important. He said, “You are my friends if you do what I command.” Friendship with God is not automatic. It is defined by obedience.
Jesus did not call everyone friends. He said servants do not know their master’s business, but friends do. Servants may know enough to carry out assignments, but friends are trusted with secrets. Secrets come with friendship, not with mere service.
Moses was called God’s friend, and God told him things He did not tell others. Abraham was called God’s friend, and God said He could not do certain things without telling him. Friendship gives access. But friendship is built on love proven by obedience.
A servant does what he is told so he can be paid. A friend serves because he desires the well-being of the one he serves. A friend goes beyond what is required, not because of reward, but because of love. That is the difference.
Some people serve God only as a job. They do what is required and stop there. But the servant who becomes a friend is the one who serves out of love, not just duty. That is why Jesus said, “If you do what I command, you are my friends.”
The friends of God are those He places in your company, those He makes you responsible for in some way. Loving them is part of loving Him. That love is proven by sacrifice, endurance, and obedience, not by popularity or applause.
This is not theory. This is the structure God Himself laid out. Friendship with God grows where love is expressed through obedience, not through words.
Full communiqué: https://youtu.be/Kq2bbpUVNe0?si=gx2vxRnHNIX0PAyr
[Published On 21/1/2026]
