The Lord does not need our help, but he does want our effort, company, attention, our requests, our dependence and presence. All these and more we do through reading, prayer, listening and being with people. I think of God as Jesus – the man with us, present with us. He is the one who said, “. . . you are my friends. . .”, “. . . a friend that sticks closer than a brother . . .” He wants to know what we need, what we want, what is troubling us.
Of course, he is also the one who created all, the one that sits on the throne, the one we bow down to. He is the severe but fair judge. We stand up at attention when he comes into the room. When he commands something, we do it. While we may question the purpose and timing, we do it.
He always appreciates thankfulness.
