For most of us, the very thought that the Lord cares about us, loves us dearly, and paid such a severe price to save us is an overwhelming thought indeed. If you are anything like me, you feel so unworthy to be so loved by such a One.

That’s what grace is all about. Come with me to a verse that pulls back the curtain of the Lord’s most intimate affection for His people. It takes places a very brief time before His death for us.

“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you” (John 15:15).

It would not be long before the betrayer, Judas, would arrive with the band of officers to bind and arrest the Lord Jesus. Calvary was only hours away. I don’t think there could have been any tenderer, intimate words spoken by the Lord Jesus.

There is a closeness in His words.
There is tremendous compassion in His words.
There is connection in His words. “I have called you friends.”

What else could be said? If you know Christ as your Savior, stop and think about this right now. He loves you! He cares about you! You are special to Him. How thrilled we ought to be to remember that we are special to Him. Amazing, isn’t it?