Our Friend In High Places
In 2025, Zach Williams released a song called “Friend in High Places.” One line stands out: “The Savior stepped in, saw the worst of my sin and just erased it. Guess you could say I’ve got a friend in high places.” That idea connects with how our world works. People often say they got ahead through hard work, talent, or a little luck—but many times there was also someone behind the scenes. Someone who opened doors, made calls, or offered support when it mattered most.
Those of us who love the Lord can say the same—but our connection is far greater. We truly have a Friend in high places. The Bible tells us that because of God’s grace, we’ve been seated with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6–7). That means we’re not facing life alone or from a position of weakness. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). The greater One is with us—going before us, standing beside us, watching our backs, and living within us (1 John 4:4).
God isn’t distant or detached. He’s our helper and our friend—the One who loved us enough to give His life for us. And if God was willing to give us His Son, we can trust that He will also give us everything we truly need (Romans 8:32). While the world brags about who they know and who’s backing them, we can quietly and confidently say we serve the true and living God. He’s the One who holds the universe together, promises to live among His people (2 Corinthians 6:16), and lovingly shepherds us through life (Psalm 23:1).
So when others scramble to find people, places, or things to lean on in hard times, we can stand firm and say: “What a friend we have in Jesus… What a privilege it is to carry everything to God in prayer.” Let’s never forget—no matter what we face, we have a Friend in high places.
Ephesians 2:6-7
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6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:31
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31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
1 John 4:4
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4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Romans 8:32
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32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
2 Corinthians 6:16
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16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people
Psalm 23:1
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1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing
