Enoch walked with God, and God took him home without
going through death (Genesis 5:24).
Prior to this event, Enoch fathered Methuselah, the oldest man in the Bible
(Genesis 5:22). Enoch
and the other Saints of faith chronicled in Hebrews Chapter Eleven are examples
to us.
Due to their testimony, we
have faith, hope, confidence and assurance that God has His plan for our life
as well (Ephesians 2:10). All that He requires of us is for us to
walk in His ways, even when we cannot see the path.
Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews
11:6). Thankfully, every trial that we experience builds our faith and proves
God's faithfulness to us. He always works out everything for our ultimate good
(Romans 8:28).
Circumstances may not evolve as we had hoped or desired,
but they end up being better for us than what we originally wanted. So many
times in life we erect towers (Genesis 11:1-10) of goals that we want to attain
in a certain order or by a particular age.
However, once we accomplish those goals, we realize that
we no longer want them, or that they did not include the fulfillment that we
envisioned them bringing into our life.
We learn obedience to God through the things that we
suffer during our lifetime, just like Jesus did (Hebrews 5:8). God uses
discipline to keep His children on His chosen path for us. If He does not
discipline us, it is because we are not yet His child (Hebrews 12:4-11).
Life has its inherent issues that we all face with
health, finances, relationships, employment, etc. However, the more we walk
according to the direction of God's Holy Spirit during each moment of our day,
the fewer trials we experience.
Those issues that do arise from time to time are easier
to handle too, because we see God's purpose in them; or due to our experience
with God's care, we know without a doubt that there is a definite seed for a
miracle in every trial that we face.
Prayer:
Father God, it is not hard or impossible for us to earn
Your favor and to please You. You only require one thing of us: obedience to
Your will. When we do walk in Your ways, we find that we experience true
fulfillment, peace and joy.
We
are protected in trials by Your power. Your hope fills our hearts with joy and
peace. By the power of Your Spirit in us, our hope abounds (Romans 15:13). We
trust in Your complete salvation for us of body and soul. as well as spirit,
which is ready to be revealed to the whole world at the end of time (1 Peter
1:3-6).
Thought for the Day:
Our
living hope is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, who gives us an
incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that never fades away; the good news is
that it is reserved for all Believers who please the Lord with our faith in His
gift, which is free to us all.
