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In the hit movie Shrek the Third, Shrek is in a royal mess, wondering, “Who are my friends?”

Shrek and Fiona have been watching over the kingdom of Far Far Away when King Harold falls ill. Shrek, of course, is looked to as the heir to the land of Far Far Away , but Shrek and Fiona have no desire to take the throne. They want to return to the simple, less complicated life of their beloved home in the swamp. They must now find a suitable heir to the throne of Far Far Away and the most promising candidate for the position of king is Fiona’s younger cousin, Arthur (or, Artie, as he is called).

Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to journey with him to find the rebellious Artie and convince him to be the new king.

Unfortunately, Artie proves to be much more of a problem than Shrek, Donkey, and Puss had bargained for. And to make things even more complicated, while Shrek is away, the cunning Prince Charming attempts a coup to take the throne.

The Prince organizes a force made up of Captain Hook, the Wicked Queen, a Cyclops, Rumpelstiltskin, Mabel the Ugly Stepsister, and Little Red Riding Hood, as well as an army of witches and walking trees.

The pregnant Fiona; her mother, Queen

Lillian; and Doris the Ugly Stepsister recruit four of Fiona’s closest princess friends, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Cinderella, to help them hold off Prince Charming’s quest for the throne, with added help from Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Gingerbread Man.

The Shrek movies are always fun. And this one is filled with intrigue, suspense, and betrayal, and even features Little Red Riding Hood joining forces against Shrek and Fiona. This story points to a real life situation, which we all wonder about: “Who are my real friends, and whom can I really trust?”

In the Bible we read, “There are ‘friends’ who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.” 1

But who can be such a friend?

Ultimately, in this life we can never be totally certain of our friends. But there is a friend who will never forsake you or leave you, and His name is Jesus. If you are one of Jesus’ friends, He promises to “be with you always, even to the end of the age.” 2

And Jesus has proven that He is your friend “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” 3 “God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” 4

Jesus has done His part to be your forever friend. Now you must do your part. You must decide to be His friend. Here is how the Bible puts it: “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.” 5

A simple prayer to express your desire to be a forever friend of Jesus:
Dear Jesus, thank You for demonstrating on the cross Your great friendship and love toward me. I want to turn from my old ways and fully trust You with my life. Thank You for the forever friendship that You offer me freely. I now accept You as my personal friend, Lord, and Savior. Amen.

There is no better “happily ever after” than to be a forever friend with Jesus.

1 Proverbs 18:24 ; 2Matthew 28:20; 3John 15:13 ; 4Romans 5:8; 5John 1:12