yes.............. God the Father so desired a personal relationship with His children. Yet, man could not/can not look upon the face of God the Father.........and that is why He took upon Himself the form of man, came down to earth, and He, God the Son, sacrificed Himself on Calvary's Cross, shedding His precious blood, cleansing man of his sin, and allowing men to be called children of God................AND, the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, is the fulfillment of Gods desire......
God the Father: God OF man
God the Son: God AS man
God the Holy Spirit: God WITHIN man