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Iron sharpens iron, 
and one person (friend) sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 CSB
Can we see Jesus tucked away in this Proverb?
We are certainly sharpened, changed, shaped, made useful to meet our design, by Jesus.
But does that happen to him?
Luke says this:
"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people."
Luke 2:52 CSB
Did Jesus change as a result of living with the people he did?

The writer of Hebrews:
"Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered."
Hebrews 5:8 NLT

"So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people."
Exodus 32:14 NLT

And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
Matthew 14:14 NKJV

Our God is relational, and he is not unmoved or unchanged by His interactions with us. 

"...just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her"
Ephesians 5:25 NLT

We are beloved. 
When we love, whether it's a place, a person, a group of people, that love changes us. 
Love brought Jesus into the story to give Himself up for us.
We are beloved. 
Will we allow the One who loves us to shape and sharpen us today?
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