Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

In this journey on the road to humility, my second stop will be an anomaly in the life of the church, two men who never tasted death. The first meditation will be on Enoch, the second will be Elijah.

Enoch, there isn't much to be said about his life. He lived 65 years, and then had a child. He then lived 300 more years and then God took him home. It seems like his life was pretty uneventful, but who actually knows what happened in the saga of a man's life who lived 365 years.

What does it mean to walk with God? This where this meditation crosses into humility. To know God, and to be with God in such a way that it is said that he walked with God I am sure would be life changing experience. It would require ultimate humility. For who can walk with the creator in an intimate relationship and not have a right view of oneself?

However, this brings up an interesting question to ask my own soul. How well do I know God if I don't have an accurate view of self which contains a healthy dose of reality?

So here it is then: Enoch walked with God and knew God so well that God took him directly to heaven without having to taste death. Enoch knew his creator so well that he was said to walk with God in a similar way that Adam had prefall.

This kind of relationship with God is not a pipe dream. This kind of relationship happens when much time and energy are spent building it. This kind of relationship comes when one understands the truth that God is a personal God and cares about me immensely. This kind of relationship happens when the Devil's Lies are unbelieved. His lies about the character and nature of God must be expelled from mind. Then I must come to an accurate portrait of myself and view me the way God views me. This will cause me to seek Him more and desire Him more. If I realize that I am merely a creature, His creation, His vessel, and was created to honor Him and be consumed in Him then the game is changed. For suddenly I am now understanding that I cannot get an ounce of true happiness unless I walk with Him in the way He designed. Unless I expend my life's energy, time and emotion on my relationship with Him then I am missing the road to humility and ultimately to happiness.

Oh God,let me see you for who you are, and me for who I am. Without you O can know nothing aright, I can do nothing properly, and I cannot taste the wonders of happiness that you have for those who know you. Let me taste and see today that you are good, and let my life be a continual walk with you. In Christ, amen.