The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Genesis 5:21-24,
“When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”
Twice in this passage we are told that Enoch “walked with God”. This implies to me communion and fellowship with God. I order for that to take place, God would have to make himself available to a member of a lost and fallen race for communion and fellowship to take place.
We certainly have to admire a man of whom it is said “he walked with God” and I certainly wouldn’t want to diminish that thought. But the other side of this is here we see God making himself available to those who seek him, to those who desire him. I don’t think enough can be said of the tremendous love our God has for us. As objects of his divine wrath for our sin and rebellion, in his great forbearance our God reaches out to us in a love and compassion I can scarcely conceive of.
In an interesting observation we see that Enoch was taken by God and so did not experience death. While this draws our fascination I can’t help but notice that he was taken at a much younger age than his contemporaries. Apparently there are much better rewards in the eternal scheme of things for us than living a long life here in this present age. I am reminded of Paul’s words, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far”, Philippians 1:21-23.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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