Yahweh wants us to know Him. He has wanted closeness with humans since he created us in the beginning. He created Adam and Eve for relationship and intimate fellowship. He created us with a spirit that is compatible with His Spirit.
I am impressed with the multiple layers of intimacy in John 14. It is a hyper-dimensional relationship with Yahweh because of our relationship with the Father, Son, and Spirit and also because we are in each, and each is in us. Below, I emphasized relational words/phrases in bold, and I underlined references to or pronouns of the Father, Son, and Spirit.
John 14 NIV
15 "If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them."
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" 23 Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25 "All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Practically, what it comes down to is spending time together. Especially, unstructured time.
So, how do I convince myself to spend time with the most valuable person in the universe? The one who created me and everything else and wants to spend time with me so much that He sacrificed is own Son.
Father, I want to value time with you. My heart and mind are distracted by many things. I want to dedicate time daily to spend with you, like Jesus did. Holy Spirit, how do I do that? Please guide me. I want to grow in closeness with you. Not just knowledge about you. I want to really know you. I love you.
