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“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.” —Hebrews 11:5
“Enoch walked with God, and he was not,” —Genesis 5:24
Why Did Enoch’s Faith Please God?
He walked with God during a wicked, perverse time.
He raised Godly children when ungodliness was the norm.
“Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah…” —Genesis 5:21-22
- He made his life about God and disappeared.
“God does not exist to make much of us; we exist to make much of Him.” —Max Lucado
“There’s a deep desire within all of us to be out front, a desire to lead the parade, a desire to be first, a desire to be praised, a desire to be recognized for our accomplishments and it runs throughout our whole lives – it’s the Drum Major Instinct.” —Dr. Martin Luther King
“Stay close
Stay small
Stay out of the way
Stay out of the limelight
Stay childlike
Stay in awe
Stay broken
Stay in step
Stay wasn’t” —Joseph Garlington
“Enoch walked with God and He wasn’t” —Genesis 5:22
- He spoke out for God in the face of guaranteed criticism.
“It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.’” —Jude 1:14-15
“And without faith it is impossible to please him,” —Hebrews 11:6
How Can We Have Faith That Pleases God?
“for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” —Hebrews 11:6
- We come to Him for everything
- We believe that He is
- We trust Him to keep His word
“He broke fresh ground – because, and only because, he had the courage to go ahead without asking whether others were following or even understood. He had no need for the divided responsibilities in which others seek to be safe from ridicule, because he had been granted a faith which required no confirmation.” —Dak Hammarskjold