Enoch Walked With God -- Genesis 5-6

“Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.” Genesis 5:24

I used to think if I were going to die, dieing in my sleep or going quickly would be the way to go. However, with further reflection, just walking off the scene with God would be supreme!

“Enoch walked with God…” There are countless ways you can describe a relationship to God, I would think none sweeter than that. Push your vocabulary to the limit attempting to paint a picture of discipleship, there would be nothing that captures the scene like those four words.

In his book Growing True Disciples, George Barna asked four hundred and fifty born again Christians “What is the Single Most Important Thing You Would Like to Accomplish in Your Life?” 20% of those who answered responded with something related to spiritual growth. I’m not certain whether that surprises me or not. Nevertheless, I have decided that if someone were to ask me that question, my answer would be…. “To walk with God”.

Sounds pretentious when you say it, but what greater goal could any Christian have than to walk with God. To be in step with Him. To find harmony and community of spirit sufficient enough that you can “walk” with Him.

That does not mean that we “causualize” God’s presence or image. This is not some after meal calorie burn off we’re talking about. This is the kind of walk that fosters communication and engenders love. As one of my professors said about prayer, “You ask me what it means to pray, this is what it means to me, I talk to God, He talks to me.” When you walk with God, it would seem that the relationship would be so intimate that it is almost off limits. So personal as to be close to invasive. So inner-circle that you almost fear to put both feet inside. How can one even conjure up the appropriate image of this kind of walking? Yet how can we not long for it in our life?

Father Spirit, to walk with you dare I ask. To walk with you, equip me for the task. Let me prepare myself as though that walk will be this afternoon. In Jesus Name.