In a relationship

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Rev. 3:20 ESV)

Relationship:The condition or fact of being related; connection or association; connection by blood or marriage; kinship; a particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other.

In a relationship

When you look at someone’s social media profile there is a category called “In a relationship”. The moment you receive Christ you are adopted into His family and you become a child of God with all the family benefits. You are then “in a relationship” with God! He is your loving Father and you can boldly come to Him with any care or concern you may have. 

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” (1 John 3:1 ESV)

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Heb. 4:16 NLT) 

Therefore…

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” (James 4:8 ESV)

“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” (1 John 4:9-11 ESV)

“Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23 ESV)

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;” (2 Cor. 5:17-18 ESV)