Dying for A Friend, Would You do It?

Would you lay down your own life for a friend? Jesus did for us while we were His enemies (Romans 5:10). Doing this is the greatest expression of love in action. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s own life for one’s friends. This is a part of the character of God. He has demonstrated this love for us by sending Jesus the perfect sacrifice for our wrong doings; to die on the cross. Justice must be satisfied so we needed redemption from a source outside of ourselves, because we were helpless in saving ourselves from eternal punishment. The love of God makes it all possible. A friend that sticks closer than a brother will do this, His name is Jesus Christ, Savior of the world (Proverbs 18:24). Our part is to have this attitude in serving one another. We may not have to give up our life for a friend but we need the motivation of that action to stay love-connected with the body of Christ. Dying to self is the way of the faith believing Christian. Preferring your brother or sister before yourself is an act of love (Romans 12:10). We may not ever be required to give up our physical life for a friend but we can die to our fleshly desires and immoral appetites.