The Grateful Dead have a song entitled "Friend of the Devil" that I really like. The music is rolling acoustic and the lyrics are catchy. Although the original intent wasn't what I have distilled from the song, I think there is some wisdom in the lyrics for all Christians. "A friend of the devil is a friend of mine"... How often have we seen Christians who withdraw from the world and the people who most need Jesus rather than befriending them so that we might have the opportunity to share the gospel, the greatest thing in our life, with them!
Philip Yancey has a quote that has always stuck with me..."Jesus was a sinless friend of sinners, something that should convict us on both counts."
Perhaps the church needs to do a better job at making sure that the friends of the devil are who we are befriending...after all that seems to be the model of Jesus!
Tony
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