How does the story of Balasaheb Deo demonstrate Sai Baba's love for devotees who are spiritually inclined?

Chapter 41 introduces Balasaheb Deo's story as a prime example of Sai Baba's profound love for His devotees. The text first establishes a principle: "Those who have a true taste for spiritual matters are very dear to Sai. Warding off all their difficulties, He gives them the company of self-bliss." It then explicitly states that the sweet experience of this very principle is proven by Deo's story, referring to it as the "wager of Balasaheb Deo." By presenting Deo's spiritual struggle and his ultimate decision to rely solely on Sai's command, the narrative sets the stage to show how Sai intervenes to ward off the devotee's difficulty and fulfill his spiritual aspiration for reading the Dnyaneshwari.