Enoch or Noah? Part I

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

"By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek Him." Hebrews 11:5-6

This is about all that is written about Enoch in the Bible. But one thing is certain: this is just plain cool!

Seriously, Enoch walked so tightly with God, God didn't want him to even taste death. I believe that most professing Christians, and even my non-believing friends, really would want such a life where they were, and then were no more. Simply translated from this life to that one. Wow.

But we, i fear, have Christianized the "walk with God" thing pretty well. When is the last time you've thought about what that literally means, to "walk with God?"

When i go on a walk with my wife, it is known that i am on a walk with my wife. We hold hands. We smile. We talk, deeply (goals, God, the future, fears, etc.) and not so deeply (which means i talk about baseball or she talks about The Learning Channel). It's obvious that i'm on a walk, and on a good walk with my wife.

Could you imagine coming up to me and asking, "How's your walk with your wife going?" Hopefully it's obvious! Hopefully i don't have to tell you! You would know. Wouldn't you?

The next time someone asks you "how's your walk with God going?" or something to the like, take it as a challenge. If they have to ask, it's not obvious enough that you are already walking with Him. Because to literally be on a walk with God has to be life's greatest pursuit and achievement and lifestyle all in one. What would one fear? What would one lack? How could one go wrong hand in hand with God? It's not so much what you do in life, but who you are, and who you are with.

Oh, and if they do indeed ask, please answer them politely. That would be nice. Because after all, my walk with my wife...

Ha! It's going great! Can't you tell?