Based on the experience of Balasaheb Deo, how does the scripture describe Sai Baba's relationship with his devotees?

The narrative of Balasaheb Deo in Chapter 41 illustrates Sai Baba's deep and loving nature towards his followers. The text explicitly states that Sai is very loving toward devotees and treats them with great affection. It emphasizes that those who have a 'true taste for spiritual matters' are especially dear to Him. Sai actively works to ward off their difficulties and grants them the company of self-bliss. Deo's story is presented as a prime example of this principle. His intense, yet obstructed, desire to read the Dnyaneshwari represents a spiritual difficulty that he trusts Sai alone can resolve, confident that Baba knows his heart and will eventually fulfill his wish, thereby adding to his devotion.