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Getting To Know God Intimately

Monday September 14, 2020

In Step 11 we are seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out. We have come to understand some things about God, but now desire to have a more intimate relationship with Him, so we can discover the plans He has prepared in advance for us to do.

This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:17 NIV)

Many of us have acquaintances that we know some things about but the only way we can really get to know another person intimately is by spending time with them letting them reveal themselves to us. God knows all about us, but until we meditate on His word as recorded in the Bible, we will be unaware of how much He loves and delights in those who want to know Him and follow His principles in all our affairs.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. (Psalm 37:23-24 NKJV)

Spending time with God each day and living in His presence will delight God’s heart and bring peace to our own.  This is not to say that we will never have any problems for Jesus said we would have troubles in this world, but we were not to fear, for through Him who loves us we would have the strength to persevere to victory.  As we grow in our relationship with God our faith will grow and we will choose to follow Him in all our ways.

We show our love for God by obeying his commandments, and they are not hard to follow.  Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory. (1 John 5:3-4 CEV)


Prayer: Loving God, I want to draw near to You for You are the fountain of life, and in relationship with You my life is complete.  Amen

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