LEARNING DAILY

 

Hebrews 11:5, By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

 

Genesis 5:23-24 tells us that Enoch walked with God for 365 years.  Then “he was not, for God took him”.  He was the father of Methuselah and the grandfather of Noah.  That’s about all we know about Enoch.  But Hebrews 11:5 speaks volumes about the who he was.  He became a Hall of Faith member because he walked with God.   If he had had a tombstone that would be written on it.  Enoch – he walked with God.  What a testimony; it should be the desire of every Christian to have that spoken of him or her!  “Enoch was an ordinary man who did one extraordinary thing – he walked with God” (DJSB).

 

Think back to the time that Enoch lived.  It was during the lifetime of his grandson, Noah, that God had said He wished He had never made men on the earth.  This did not happen over a short period of time.  It was during this time that Enoch lived and warned the people about ungodliness.  In Jude 14-15, Enoch warned of the Lord coming with ten thousand of His saints to execute judgment on the ungodly because of their ungodly deeds.  He was a preacher of righteousness.  He denounced sin and the unrighteousness of the time he lived in.  He not only preached against the lifestyles of people, he lived what he preached.

 

 What does it mean to walk with God?  You and I ought to get this figured out and allow Enoch’s life be a pattern for us to live by.  Enoch had no Bible to study; he had to spend time (a lot of time) with God in order to live by faith and to trust Him in all things.  It is necessary to have you read Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”  This verse describes the convictions that are a part of saving faith.  “We must believe in a personal, infinite, holy God who cares for us and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him” (LSSB).  I believe that is what Enoch did; he pleased God.  He pleased God through his life and godliness and God honored him by taking him from this earth to live with Him in heaven for eternity.

 

You and I live in a world consumed with ungodliness and unrighteousness.  This is the “way that is broad and leads to destruction.” Jesus said there are many on it.  The question each of us must answer is which road are we on.  I believe it is biblical to examine our life each day to be sure we are walking on the narrow way that leads to God’s kingdom and eternal life with God.  If not, repent of your wrong doing and be forgiven by the grace God gives to those who do.  The day is coming when God is going to remove those of us who are doing everything they can to walk on the narrow way – just like Enoch.  Like Enoch, we are to walk in holiness, denounce sin, and warn people of the wrath to come.  Are you diligently seeking God? Our hope is in doing so!   

 

From now on DJSB will be used to note information or quotes from the David Jeremiah Study Bible and LSSB will refer to information and quotes from the Life in the Spirit Study Bible.