Walk-a-Thon
Morning Devotion: Genesis 5:24
"Enoch walked with God" -- so very interesting that we uphold Enoch as a godly saint after whom we should model our lives... Since we don't know anything else about him, really! All we know is that in a long list of geneological information, God chooses to tell us 1) How long Enoch lived (365 years - wow!); and 2) That Enoch 'walked with God'.
We don't hear all the outstanding stories of Enoch's personal/spiritual triumphs. We don't hear of his miraculous accomplishments. In fact, we don't really hear of anything he 'did'! He lived for a long time, all the while faithfully walking with God. Faithfully honoring God in the smallness of everyday life. Faithfully bringing up his family -- in such a way that his great-grandson Noah was willing to follow God in incredible ways and was considered the only one on the entire earth worthy of saving during the Flood! Enoch truly must have done something right to raise his children and grandchildren in such a way that truly honored God.
Note! Enoch made a powerful impact in his family and in the entire course of history simply by living his life quietly, faithfully, and in step with God.
What about us? I have said many times before that life is indeed lived in the mundane every day -- not in the excitement of excessive activity. Even in the few words we hear about Enoch -- 'he walked' with God. It does not say he 'ran' or 'jumped' or 'did cartwheels' or 'walked on water'. No. Enoch walked.
We, too, must focus on walking faithfully with God in our every day.
I suppose this means that we clean our home because it honors God and blesses our house/family. It means that we stop spending frivolously because a life of simplicity and savings honors God and makes life better for us later. It means we take care of our bodies by eating properly and exercising simply because it honors God and makes our bodies a more holy place. It means we speak honestly in love to others because it honors God and builds greater unity in the Body. This means we make the choice not to complain... because it honors God.
This is faithfulness in the lifelong, endurance-based journey...a faithfulness that honors God. Plain and simple.
Of course we won't be perfect in our walk with God. Surely Enoch was not perfect and neither can we expect to be perfect. God knows this. God still loves us. God still wants us to try. At least our attitude in the trying can be right and uplifting. At least our attitude can carry us on in our walk with the Lord, even when the feet of our discouragement weigh us down and make us want to stop any forward motion altogether.
Instead of discountentment and resentment in the mundane of the every day, we can instead consider it our divine opportunity to walk with God as Enoch did -- quietly, yet faithfully, making a signficant impact on our world and on history as we wait and see what God will do.
~lk
"Enoch walked with God" -- so very interesting that we uphold Enoch as a godly saint after whom we should model our lives... Since we don't know anything else about him, really! All we know is that in a long list of geneological information, God chooses to tell us 1) How long Enoch lived (365 years - wow!); and 2) That Enoch 'walked with God'.
We don't hear all the outstanding stories of Enoch's personal/spiritual triumphs. We don't hear of his miraculous accomplishments. In fact, we don't really hear of anything he 'did'! He lived for a long time, all the while faithfully walking with God. Faithfully honoring God in the smallness of everyday life. Faithfully bringing up his family -- in such a way that his great-grandson Noah was willing to follow God in incredible ways and was considered the only one on the entire earth worthy of saving during the Flood! Enoch truly must have done something right to raise his children and grandchildren in such a way that truly honored God.
Note! Enoch made a powerful impact in his family and in the entire course of history simply by living his life quietly, faithfully, and in step with God.
What about us? I have said many times before that life is indeed lived in the mundane every day -- not in the excitement of excessive activity. Even in the few words we hear about Enoch -- 'he walked' with God. It does not say he 'ran' or 'jumped' or 'did cartwheels' or 'walked on water'. No. Enoch walked.
We, too, must focus on walking faithfully with God in our every day.
I suppose this means that we clean our home because it honors God and blesses our house/family. It means that we stop spending frivolously because a life of simplicity and savings honors God and makes life better for us later. It means we take care of our bodies by eating properly and exercising simply because it honors God and makes our bodies a more holy place. It means we speak honestly in love to others because it honors God and builds greater unity in the Body. This means we make the choice not to complain... because it honors God.
This is faithfulness in the lifelong, endurance-based journey...a faithfulness that honors God. Plain and simple.
Of course we won't be perfect in our walk with God. Surely Enoch was not perfect and neither can we expect to be perfect. God knows this. God still loves us. God still wants us to try. At least our attitude in the trying can be right and uplifting. At least our attitude can carry us on in our walk with the Lord, even when the feet of our discouragement weigh us down and make us want to stop any forward motion altogether.
Instead of discountentment and resentment in the mundane of the every day, we can instead consider it our divine opportunity to walk with God as Enoch did -- quietly, yet faithfully, making a signficant impact on our world and on history as we wait and see what God will do.
~lk
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