Enoch
walked with God. This was the testimony that Enoch exhibited before God and his
neighbors. Enoch also instructed his family in the ways of God, even his great
grandchildren.
Scholars
tell us that Enoch saw great visions from the Lord about heaven, Satan’s
rebellion, worldly nations throughout the ages, as well as the consequences of
wickedness and the rewards of the just.
Jude
tells us that Enoch was the seventh generation from Adam, and that he
prophesied about the Lord returning with His Saints and executing judgment on
the ungodly for their unbelief (Jude 1:14-15).
Enoch
walked in the ways of the Lord and all went well with him and his descendants
(Deuteronomy 5:33). He lived to around the age of 365. He saw a vision of the great
flood and told his children about it.
Noah
lived by his great grandfather’s example, and walked with God as well (Genesis
6:9). The more Enoch knew God, the more he loved Him, and his love for the
world dwindled (1 John 2:15).
Enoch
was a man of integrity and a pure heart. He saw righteousness flowing like
water, and mercy scattered like dew over the whole earth. In a wicked and
perverse world, Enoch longed to dwell with the righteous.
He
realized that the Lord strengthens the spirit of the righteous for the sake of
His own righteousness, and that many actually see Heaven without tasting the
sleep of death.
Therefore,
rather than allowing Enoch to enter heaven through the path of the grave, God
translated Him to Heaven and he did not see death (Ephesians 5:10; Hebrews
11:5).
Prayer:
Father
God, we want to walk with You, commune with You, listen to Your wisdom and
direction, and walk by Your Spirit moment by moment throughout the day. Reveal
Yourself to us in Your secret places, and teach us to walk in Your ways (Palm
91:1). Your mercy is great as is Your patience with us.
All
of your powerful works are wondrous for us to behold. You reveal all things to
Your Saints, to Your elect. You write all of our deeds in Your books, and nothing
we do escapes Your sight. Let us walk in justice and righteousness for Your
name’s sake now and forever. If our ways please You, translate us to Heaven as
well.
Thought
for the Day:
If
Enoch can walk with God in this devoted intimacy, we can too.
