And it is impossible to please God without faith." Heb.11:5 ".he was known as a person who pleased God. To walk with God, we have to choose: please God or please man. And yet, God chose to include him in Scripture as an example for us to follow as a man of great faith! So be encouraged that it doesn't matter when you choose to begin walking with the Lord, but that you do!Ģ. ![]() Enoch didn't follow God from his first year on Earth. And yet, God in His mercy, shows us over and over again that no one, besides Jesus, ever was or ever will be perfect. And that gives me so much hope! When I see these men and women of faith mentioned in the Bible, their status can seem unattainable at times. Does that mean he wasn't following God faithfully for the first 65 years of his life? We don’t know for sure, but it appears that way. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God for 300 years." Gen.5:22ĭid you catch that? After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God. "When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. What's most important isn't when you start your walk, but that you start. Enoch walked faithfully with God then he was no more, because God took him away."ġ. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters. ![]() So, how did he live this out? Genesis 5:21-24 tells us this: In Hebrews 11:5-6, we find a few things out right away: Enoch pleased God because of his faith, believed that God existed, and believed that God rewards those who sincerely seek him. So what was it about Enoch that allowed him to find such favor? And what can we learn from him? His name means “dedicated,” which is very fitting because we are told that he pleased God, so much so that he is only one of two people we know of who were "taken" to Heaven without dying. We learn that he came from the line of Seth, seven generations from Adam, and was the great-grandfather of Noah. And it got me thinking more about a Bible hero of the faith named Enoch.Įnoch is mentioned in Genesis 5 and Hebrews 11. ![]() It wasn’t smooth like I hoped it would be. And let me tell you that mine looked more like tripping, falling behind, running ahead, or missing a turn and straying down the wrong path on many occasions. Have you ever stopped and reflected on your “walk” with the Lord? Maybe how it started, how long you’ve been on it, or what the path has been like? Well, I did that recently.
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