Please read devotional number 26 from Deuteronomy 4:7. Isn't it a remarkable thing that the living God desires a relationship with us? God, who is often viewed as someone very distant, has a desire to be to be in close relationship with mankind. The Lord Himself initiates the contact with us. With Moses, the Lord provided a bush that was not consumed by fire. There, Moses heard the voice of the Lord. With Paul, it was the bright light or perhaps a bolt of lightening that got his attention. Then he heard the voice of the Lord. (God, knows how to get your attention as well.) Intimacy is important to God and it should be to us.

A faithful servant of the Lord retired only to find he needed emergency by-pass surgery. He was sent a distance from his home to a hospital that specialized in cardiology. He met the surgeon just before the procedure. The doctor asked if he could pray for him. The patient asked; "who are you going to pray to"? The living God has directed us to pray in the name of Jesus. The Lord desires intimacy with us in relationship. While He knows how to get our attention, we are the ones who can maintain the closeness in relationship. While we we seek favorable answers to our prayers as we call upon His name, our greatest gain is drawing near to Him.