intimacy with God – Allen Mather

Giving God What He Desires

Post author:Allen Mather
Post published: February 20, 2023
Post category:Thoughts

Much of Christianity is man-centered: thanking God for all He has given us—our food, our salvation, the forgiveness of our sins. Even common expressions like “God is good all the time” and our continual asking for things, followed by thanking Him for supplying our needs, all revolve around us. This is good. We should be grateful. But if we are not careful, this approach to God may be backward. Yes, He loves us and provides for us, but is this the kind of relationship He is looking for? Is He just an endless provider, or is He a lover who…

God is Love

Post author:Allen Mather
Post published: February 16, 2023
Post category:Thoughts

In the book of 1 John, John makes an amazing, profound, and all-encompassing statement—one of the most powerful in the entire Bible. He writes: "GOD IS LOVE." This statement tells us what God is. In our culture, God is defined in many ways, but here, John makes it clear: God is love. The emphasis must be on love because that is who He is. But understanding love can be challenging and confusing. Anyone who has fallen in love knows this struggle. How does it work? What is this mysterious thing called love, and what is it not? Sorting this out…

How do we go deeper?

Post author:Allen Mather
Post published: December 15, 2022
Post category:Meditations

How do we go deeper with God? There is a desire in the heart of man to be connected to the eternal God. He is our Creator, our true Father. He is the one who passionately loves us. There is also a great desire in God to be closely connected with us. God’s passionate desire is to be one with the people He created. Jesus’ whole life on earth was spent calling people into a relationship with Himself. His last prayer before He was betrayed was: "Father, My desire is that those You have given Me (as a love gift…