Greetings.

It was quite a struggle to choose what to share with you today, because everything I read from Proverbs 27 did minister to me, then I settled on verse 10:

“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: For better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.” (Proverbs 27:10 KJV)

For clarity, here is this same verse from the New Living Translation: It will give you better understanding.

Proverbs 27:10 NLT

“Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.”

Three things to note here:

1). Never abandon friends, whether personal or family friends. 

2). You won’t have to beg for assistance from relatives when you maintain good relationships with your friends. Friends are closer than relatives.

3). Be a good neighbor. Neighbors watch out for each other.

These are important aspects of life that you need to improve on, for your own sake.

No man is an Island. We need each other. Be relevant in your community. Reachout!

I have not been good at communicating with friends, family and my community. I will endeavor to make changes for as it is written:

 “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18 KJV)

Let Us Pray:

Father, thank you for the grace of fellowship with you and with others.

Our busy lifestyle which should be a blessing has somewhat made socializing irrelevant. 

Thank you for using today’s Bible verse to draw our attention to the importance of maintaining relationships with others.

Help us with daily reminders that will make us prioritize, refocus, and do the right things at the right time.

For those whose relationships are strained, We ask for forgiveness,  reconciliations and restorations.

Help us Father,  to be more like Jesus Christ in all aspects of life,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Tomorrow is Proverbs 28.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  December 27th, 2024