“Intimate Relationship With Jesus”

Psalms 69:32

Intimate is defined as associated in close personal relations; devoted; confidant; special; trusted. 

Trust is at the heart of intimacy. The more we trust someone, the closer we let them get to us. The degree to which trust is compromised in a relationship is the degree to which intimacy evaporates. One common mistake is thinking that nearness to God can be achieved through knowledge accumulation. Now, of course, to intimately know God, we must know crucial things about God. Jesus said, “you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” and he pointed out that many worship what they do not know. We are not abounding in Enochs, saints who walk with God in a profoundly intimate way. Why? Because knowledge is not synonymous with trust. That’s why Jesus said to the religious leaders of His day, some who possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of scripture. In John 5:39-40 it says; “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.” Biblical knowledge is far better than gold when it fuels our trust in God, because it fuels our intimacy with God. But when biblical knowledge replaces our trust in God, it only fuels our pride. Amen!!! The secret to drawing near to God and having Him draw near to us is through faith in Christ who alone gives us access to him and we put our trust in all of “His precious and very great promises” which find their Yes to us in Christ. God is impressed with our faith, not our feats. Where faith is lacking, He is not pleased with the quantity of our knowledge or the quality of our aesthetic events. And without faith it is impossible to please him. 

I come by this blessed afternoon to let you know Jesus wants an intimate relationship with us. When God sees whose heart fully trusts His promises and lives by them, God comes to strongly support that saint and manifests Himself to him. God loves us with an intimacy that surpasses all our dreams. He wants us to have a close, personal relationship with Him of intimacy, simplicity and obedience. This is an extraordinary honour and privilege. Moses, David and, of course, Jesus had an intimate relationship with God. And we can too. Be blessed and I love you!!! JE