What is the purpose of your life? Really? Are you aware of the biblical truth that God wants you to know Him?  Deep down, I truly believe every Christian wants to experience a deeply personal and intimate relationship with God. And I also believe it’s possible.

If you want to know God… I mean, really know Him… there is a prayer He wants to hear from you. It’s a prayer like Moses prayed in Exodus 33:13. This is one of the greatest prayers in all of Scripture: “Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight.” And then Moses added Exodus 33:18, “Please, show me Your glory.” The Hebrew word for “glory” literally means “weight, mass, or substance.” So in essence Moses is saying, “God, I want to know what You’re made of. I don’t just want to know about You. I want to know You. I want to know who You are.”  Prayers like that touch the heart of God because not too many people pray them!

I read a story about Abraham Lincoln. A woman came to the White House and somehow got in with a plate full of cookies. When she saw the President, she said, “Mr. President, I don’t want anything at all. I was just thinking about you today and the load that you are carrying… and I just thought maybe some cookies would brighten up your day.” Lincoln began to weep and said, “Madam, I see a great many people every day, and they want a great many things from me. But of all the people I’ve seen since being in office, you are the first one that has ever come not asking something of me but wanting to bring something to me.”

While God delights in answering our prayer, He also desires for us to bring something to Him. But how often do we... do you… come just to bring Him something?  It’s the kind of prayer that says, “God, I want to know You. I just want to hang out. I want to find out who You are. Show me what You are made of.”

Paul cried out in Philippians 3:10, “(For my determined purpose is) that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him…understanding the wonders of His person more strongly and more clearly…” (AMP)  Life is about knowing God! So let me challenge you today to pray a prayer like this: God, show me who You are. I’m not coming with a request. I’ve got a long list, but I’ll leave it outside the door for now. God, I’m just coming to You because I want to know You. I just want to make Your heart happy. I want to make You smile. God, show me Your ways.