Friendship With God

quatrain with anapestic trimeter Jesus Christ, holy God, pardons sin; I give praise and respect to the Christ. His good grace as I ask - is a win since for His love, no price would suffice. In no way does no price mean no cost. For God’s mercy's a gift He presents. Left unopened, this present is lost for eternity – wasted expense. The real cost for our Lord was His blood; lives redeemed, sinners suffer no loss. And our God sends His Spirit to flood the new life with the pow'r of the cross. Sin's a breach between man and his God. He deserves no mere shallow embrace. No believer with simply a nod understands the full cost of His grace. When we forfeit expedience, how does a friendship with God e'er begin? Jesus Christ wants obedience now unto God, the Forgiver of sin. Hear this proverb and wonder thereof, A friend's worth, your intent and its end. Hear it well, "There is NO greater love than to lay down your life for your friend.” John 15:13