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Honey From The Rock Psalm 81:16 |
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ENOCH'S FAITH This entry was posted on 02-24-2009 and is filed under FAITH. "By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, 'and was not found, because God had taken him'; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God" (Heb. 11:5 NKJV).
What an interesting account we have here. "By faith" Enoch was "translated" (KJV), "taken from the earth" (Weymouth), "transplanted from earth" (Williams). He is The Man Who Never Died. Everyone looked for him but no one could find him. He could not be found because God had "removed him" (TCNT), "promoted him" (Phillips). Why? Pay special attention to the last part of verse 5. "For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God" (NIV). His life of faith was so pleasing to God that he was "taken to heaven" (Moffat) on the spot. If we go back and look at Enoch's life in Genesis 5 we will notice a phrase that appears twice in the text: "Enoch walked with God" (vs. 22, 24). Faith in God will cause us to walk with God. This is what pleases Him. How is your daily walk? "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Cor. 5:7). Hymn: "Walking alone at eve and viewing the skies afar, bidding the darkness come to welcome each silver star; I have a great delight in the wonderful scenes above, God in His power and might is showing His truth and love. O! for a home with God, a place in His courts to rest, sure in a safe abode with Jesus and the blest; rest for a weary soul once redeemed by the Savior's love, where I'll be pure and whole and live with my God above!" (Thos. R. Sweatmon, 1917). |
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