Intimacy is what FATHER desires with HIS Sons and Daughters. There is a difference in knowing someone versus knowing about them. When you experience fellowship with someone, you begin to know their ways.
You and I can read about God, His Words, and His acts as recorded in the Bible. However when we receive salvation, we have taken the first step to really know Him. When we receive the Baptism of The Holy Spirit, we begin to mature in our relationship in a much greater manner. We have submitted ourselves to hearing and potentially responding and obeying His Divine Intent for our lives. This begins to shrink the distance in our relationship and allows us to move toward intimacy with Him. We begin to take down any walls of protection which were created for self-survival. These walls were erected in an effort to keep us from being hurt by others. Some walls are rather formidable and only Father can remove them completely.
The closer the relationship with Father, the greater the intimacy!
If you only received salvation so that you would go to Heaven at some point in time in the future, you are missing the point of the gift of Eternal Life. He wants us to experience the fullness of Him now, not just later when we die and go to Heaven. The main purpose of salvation is intimacy with Father, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit… now!
John the Baptist spoke by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 3:
31 “For the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks from the natural realm. But the One who comes from Above is above everything and speaks of the highest realm of all! 32His message is about what He has seen and experienced, even though people don’t accept it. 33Yet those who embrace His message know in their hearts that it’s the Truth.
Who are you going to listen to and heed the words spoken forth? Someone who is an expert on the temporary nature of this world or the Person Who comes from Above and speaks of the highest realm of all? How simple is that reality!
34“The One whom God has sent to represent Him will speak the Words of God, because God has poured out upon Him the fullness of the Holy Spirit without limitation.
Consider the importance of The Holy Spirit when we represent Father. Father deemed it necessary for Jesus to walk in the fullness of The Holy Spirit while ministering on the earth. Shouldn’t we take our cue and follow the exact same path?
35 The Father loves His Son so much that He has given all things into His hands.
Do you realize that Father Loves us with this same Love and is willing to give all things we need to minister on this earth as well? Didn’t Jesus tell us that He expects us to do greater works than Him? Who is limiting you and me from these greater works? The mirror provides the answer.
36 Those who trust in the Son possess Eternal life; those who don’t obey the Son will not see life, and God’s anger will rise up against them.”
Where is your trust, in man’s opinions or the Truth expressed by Jesus? We are to walk in the reality of Eternal Life now and activate our gifts so that we can expand the Kingdom here on earth. Let us no longer be passive in this area for we have a Commander Who expects us to be obedient respond to His commands. People’s lives are counting on it whether they realize it or not. Intimacy with Our Heavenly Father, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit remove all reluctance to do Father’s Will on earth.