I am sitting here in my bed thinking about a Twitter I just received.

This follows a Twitter I got during church yesterday. That one let me know some good friends of ours were at the hospital delivering their twin girls. They entered this world safely wrapped in all the innocence that comes with a newborn.  Sadly, it won’t be long before the reality of a fallen world and our own sinful condition impacts the lives of these precious girls.

The Twitter I just received was from another friend sharing with us that their two sons had just invited Jesus into their hearts!  These parents are experiencing the miraculous rebirth that all believers pray for their children.  These boys still live in the same fallen world and sinful condition, but now they possess a new nature to combat the old.

I am already praying for these new parents to experience the joy that our other friends experienced tonight.  Having experienced both, I have to say that as awesome as the experience was bringing each of my children into this world, nothing compares to the exuberant celebration of knowing they are secure for all eternity with Jesus!

I am thankful for good friends to share life with.  I am honored to be able to celebrate their joys and comfort them in times of need. Friends are a treasure from the Lord and I am blessed by those close to me who consider me their friend.  Thanks for sharing your life with me!

Proverbs 27:10 (NIV) – “Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.”