Walking Faithfully

Genesis 5: When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

These verses contain the first mention of the word “faith” in the bible.  Enoch walked faithfully with God. And did you know Enoch was the father of the oldest man mentioned in the bible – Methuselah? A bit of interesting trivia!

This guy Enoch experienced something I wish I and all those I love could experience – that of not suffering death through illness or tragedy – but rather through God just taking us away.

I find it also quite interesting that in a long list of names and years lived, Genesis 5 throws in this extra bit of commentary about Enoch, that he walked faithfully with God.

It IS possible to walk faithfully with the Lord.  And that’s because he breathed faith into our being, the ability to trust him and obey him, believe in him and see him, with our innermost being. 

And that faith will translate us into another world, and produce offspring that live long, healthy lives.