Enoch is one member of the Hall of Faith that we do not know much about. What we do know is that he lived to be 365. In today’s standard that is pretty impressive, but back then it was not that impressive. Many people lived to be anywhere from 700-1,000 years old back then. Why is Enoch in the Hall of Faith if all he did was live 365 years?
Genesis 5:24 says: “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” That still does not seem that special unless you dig into the words. The Bible goes into detail in a lot of genealogies. The reason behind that is important but in this case we need to pay special attention to the wording. “God took him away.” Enoch was so faithful to God that Enoch did not have to die.
I am not sure I could imagine being so faithful to God that I would not have to die. Other than that we don’t know much about Enoch. We do know that he “pleased God” (Heb.11.5-6). He walked with God so much that he was able to reach his destination: Paradise with God, without having to go through the pain of death. Now that’s what I call faith.
How can we walk with God? We need to spend time with him. The way to do that is pray and dig in the word. Just because we do that does not mean we will not have to die. What it does mean is that we will be doing what we are called to do: walk with God in faith.
So, will you choose to be like Enoch and walk with God? Will you spend time with God? Will you have faith and trust in him?
Deuteronomy 5:33, Hebrews 11, Genesis 5:21-23
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