From the beginning, God intended to build a beautiful intimate relationship with man. God loves man so much that He created him in His own image, and we see God establish a beautiful relationship with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
In the Old Testament, we see that God kept the promises He made to Abraham, Moses, and Noah, and later when the nation of Israel turned away from God, He sent different prophets at different times to bring them back to Him.
Since we see that God loves mankind and wants to have a good relationship with man, he revealed himself through the name of Jesus by having a son of man, and by his death on the cross, he prepared the way for man to join with God.
God has revealed himself to us as a loving father and he is always looking out for our good. He wants us not to get too involved in worldly things but to follow his path and gain divine blessings by having a good relationship with him.
Let us look at the following bible verses that will help us to understand how much God desires a relationship with us.
1 Peter 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”
Proverbs 13:20
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed”
Romans 12:3
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith”
Colossians 3:19
“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them”
2 Chronicles 16:9
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars”
Genesis 3:8
“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden”
Luke 22:42
“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done”
Proverbs 18:24
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”
1 Corinthians 6:18
“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body”
Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh”
John 14:1
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me”
1 John 4:19
“We love him, because he first loved us”
John 15:5
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing”
Ephesians 4:2
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love”
Romans 12:19
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
Exodus 20:12
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”
James 4:8
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”
John 15:12
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you”
John 1:14
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth”
1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
Ephesians 4:29
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”
John 13:34
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another”
Genesis 5:24
“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”
1 Peter 4:8
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins”
Revelation 3:20
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”
James 1:19
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”
Galatians 3:26
“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do”
John 17:3
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent”
2 Peter 3:9
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”
1 Corinthians 7:5
“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency”
1 Peter 1:22
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently”
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners”
1 John 3:1
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not”
Ephesians 4:15
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ”
2 Corinthians 6:14
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
John 14:21
“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him”
1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity”
Romans 5:8
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”
James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him”
Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity”
Hebrews 11:6
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”
1 Peter 5:7
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”
Genesis 2:18
“And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him”
John 1:1
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
Galatians 4:6
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father”
