Walk With The Lord
Earlene Davis
“… let us walk in the light of the LORD.” Isaiah 2:5
Enoch is a wonderful example of walking with God. He was no super being. He was an ordinary man who made a choice and he choose to walk with God. We all have a choice to either walk with God or go our own way, which is the way of the flesh. Enoch choose the high road.
Gen. 5:21-23, “… And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years.” He lived 365 years and of those years (300) he walked with God. He was a family man that had sons and daughters.
V. 24, “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” What a marvelous testimony, and God translated him. For 300 years Enoch enjoyed fellowship with God as he walked in this life. His name means “dedicated” and he certainly was a consecrated man. He represents the full overcomers of this end time. He walked and talked with the Lord, and went to heaven without dying, translated. We have that hope of translation.
Enoch is mentioned in Lk. 3:37 in the genealogy of Christ. He was the 7th generation from Adam. He is also in the roll call of the heroes of faith. Heb. 11:5, “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” Enoch had faith for translation. He believed he should not see death and God honored his faith. He had the testimony that he pleased God. We all should desire such a testimony. How can we please God?
Heb. 11:6, “… without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” May we seek God as Enoch sought Him. When we seek Him, we are talking to Him. God desires our communication, it pleases Him. “He that cometh to God,” Enoch sought God, he trusted God, he pleased God. He not only talked to God but also listened, for we read in the book of Jude that he prophesied – Jude vs. 14-16. In other words he spoke to others for God. God gave him a message to speak, (Words from God to the people).
Think of it, to walk with God is a high privilege and this privilege is ours. But only a few seize upon the opportunity. Those few esteem such privilege worthy of their time and attention in their lives and seek Him for Himself. Most follow from afar and seek Him only in times of great need. But some want to know Him intimately. He has made Himself readily available to those who hunger and thirst for Him.
Apostle Paul in Philippians told of his desire, “that I may know Him,” I follow after, reaching forth, I press toward the mark for the Prize of the high calling. I count all things lost to win Christ. Oh, may we seek Him for Himself. Ps. 84:2, “My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.” Oh, may we seek Him for Himself, to know Him, to win Him. Ps. 84:11, He is our “sun,” our light (delivering us from the power of darkness to life everlasting); and “shield,” our protector. Who can separate, who can pluck us out, who can penetrate, when our life is hid with Christ in God? Col. 3:3. “The Lord will give grace and glory.” He Himself is the rewarder. He has given grace and He wants us to share His glory (I Pet. 1:10-11". The Lord would have us to behold it here and now by faith - II Cor. 3:18.
In Ps. 84:11, “No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” There is only one way to truly walk with God. Our God is indeed upright, faith and fellowship with Him makes us likewise upright on the way. The serpent lost his upright physical condition by submitting to Satan, (food for thought).
Some might think, “Oh, poor Enoch, he had to leave.” But what a privilege he had, 300 years walking in fellowship with the Lord. For that, he was highly favored with an unusual trip, a unique route – what a wonderful way to go! Walking with God is to make steady progress. What is the path of the just? It is to walk by faith, walk in the Spirit, walk in love, walk in the light. These are giant steps of a walk that is out of this world (an intended play on words). Heb. 11:6 again, He that comes to God “Must believe that God is (He exist”). Only a fool says there is no God – Ps. 14:1. He must believe God’s worth causing him to diligently search. And he must believe God’s faithfulness to reward.
