December 6th
"What did it mean for Enoch to walk with God?"
Genesis 5:18-24 is a short paragraph about his life, and it shines like a diamond amid the earthly record of deaths. In a storyline where the funeral bells tolled out their mournful drone (“and he died” is repeated eight times in the chapter), there is a ray of hope... Enoch walked with God.
What did it mean for Enoch to walk with God? It describes Enoch’s close communion with God—as if literally walking by His side. Also, it refers to Enoch’s unswerving obedience to God in a corrupt culture. God rewarded Enoch’s faithfulness by taking him to heaven while he was still alive. Death would not have the final word in God’s creation. Enoch’s walk with God reminds us that it is possible for all of us to enjoy intimate communion with the Lord.
Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 5:24
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