Saturday, 13 June 2020

Gen.5:21-23.

Enoch walked with God-Heb.11:5, Jud.11-15.
Enoch was quite an ordinary person. No healings,  no miracles, nothing spectacular. Enoch walked with God. God's desire was that man would walk with God. Adam walked with God in the cool of the day. Jesus delights to walk in the churches and with His people. Jesus died so that we can have fellowship with Him. We are saved to have fellowship with Him.
The first Enoch who has prestige, died-Gen.4:17. The second one did not die. Only what I do for Christ will stand forever. Whatever I do and do not have fellowship with God is in vain.
God had His messengers right from the start- Enoch the prophet. God never left His people without a witness all through the ages.
Enoch's translation was a sign for the people, but not many believed. When God would not do anything for them, He cast the people aside-Flood.
Similarly today If I do not take heed to the Word, God will have to cast me aside. Enoch- Discipline, regulated. If we are to live with God we must be disciplined ,to live regulated lives. Jesus face was fixed on God. Nothing distracted Him  from God and the Cross.
Unless we  discipline our lives we shall never find the time to serve God. Our circumstances are no excuse. Enoch kept walking with God despite his surrounding circumstances-unbelief, etc. 'Lo I am with you alway'.
Enoch was a family man,he had responsibilities as well. The more responsibilities I have the more in need I am of God's fellowship. If you live as Baalam lived you will die as Baalam died.
Enoch had a revelation when Methusalal died-the judgement  came. Enoch realized the flood was coming,so he decided to walk with God. We must lay up our treasures in Heaven,not on the earth. We may be lonely sometimes in our   walk with God but we should look ahead for Jesus coming when we shall come back with thousands of other saints, We are not the only ones, we are not alone, we are in a tremendous family.
Enoch kept walking with God till the end, not up and down.
Walk before me (secure) Gen 17:1, Walk after (Obedience),Deut.13:4, So walk (live) in Him (Union)
Col.2:6.
Three points implied:
1. There must have been a reconciliation.One mind- Redeemed.
2. There has to be a similarity of nature, Night cannot walk with darkness.
3. A surrendered will. 'Can two walk together except they be agreed? Amos3;3.
Enoch pleased God. Jesus said, 'I always do the things that please the Father' 



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