Developing Intimacy with God

Have you ever considered how dangerous it may be to know the truth without experiencing its life-changing work? Before rewarding us with the opportunity to glorify Him and make His truth known openly, God desires the opportunity to work on us secretly. Prayer gives Him that opportunity.

Both our strengths and weaknesses can pose a threat to an intimate daily connection with Christ. We will always need God's grace. Whether counselor or counselee we are powerless without the Lord. Everlasting strength is available to each of us at His throne! That is all we need.

In pursuit of the victorious Christian life, we may ask God why He is not giving us His grace and power. Yet what would we find if we rephrased the question—what if we asked how much of ourselves we were willing to give to Him? Do we trust Him? Do we know Him?

God is a Father. His desire is to protect us from all evil. What's more, He is able. "The Lord will deliver me from every evil work ..." (II Timothy 4:18). What hinders us from appropriating His fatherly care?