39 Isaiah 42:8 Roadmap or Relationship?

JMD Devotional 39 Isaiah 42:8 Roadmap or Relationship?

I am the Lord; that is my name! And my glory I will not give to another, nor praise to graven images.

How do we react to those precious times when we sense a special closeness with the Lord? Do we take what we were doing at the time as the secret recipe and try to create a formula to use again to give others the same experience? (As if we moved God rather than He moved us?) In our enthusiasm to share there is a tendency to create images in the form of programs and formulas. Is a 'principle' all God is to us? Does a spouse want to be 'solved' or made into a 'project'? God wants us to walk with Him, and foolish people want a roadmap instead. Wake up and see what is being given up---a personal guide, companion and friend!

Dear God,
I want to know You, to sense your presence, to be in harmony with You, and to enjoy our relationship! Lead me, help me to seek You as my vital need, and forgive my iniquity.
Amen

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