Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. — Genesis 18:2
There is something greater than talking to God—and that is being like God. In the physical world, for two things to become close, they need to be next to each other. But in the spiritual realm, two entities become close when they are similar to one another. If we want to be close to God, we need to be like Him.
How can we be like God?
Just as the Lord clothes the naked as He did with Adam, so you clothe the naked; just as the Lord visits the sick as He did with Abraham, so you visit the sick; just as the Lord comforts the bereaved as He did with Isaac, so you comfort the bereaved; just as the Lord buries the dead as He did with Moses, so you bury the dead.
The way to become like God and get closer to Him is to treat all people with kindness and love. We are created “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27), and the more we reflect His image, the more we will feel His presence in our lives.
