"Enoch and Us" 2-29-12

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

Wow. Today we find a man in the Bible that walked so close to God, that God just snatched Him up! This is about all we know about this man, but just this little passage says an incredible amount! What if we walked so close to God that He just instantly translated us into heaven? What if one minute I'm walking down the sidewalk, or riding in my car, and the next minute I'm walking on streets of gold through gates of pearl? As unbelievable as it might sound, the Bible says that it will one day happen! There is coming a day when the Father will look to Jesus and declare that it's time to go get the church, and Jesus will step out of heaven and call His people up into the heavens. His voice will have so much authority that even Christians that are in the graves will come up out of the ground to meet the Lord in the air! And for those of us who are alive during this time, we will be just like Enoch...........one minute we are here, and then, quicker than you can blink, we will be in the clouds with our Saviour! What a day that will be, but it is an invitation only kind of affair. You see, Enoch wasn't just an ordinary man living like everybody else around him. Enoch walked with God, and that's saying a lot! You too can walk with God. You might feel disqualified because of an ugly past, and you might be fearful because of your weaknesses, but you can walk with God. You can do it, because God came and walked with you! Jesus came into the world, not to condemn it, but to save it. He walked in our shoes and lived a perfect life. So perfect that the grave couldn't hold Him down, and when He went back up to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to come and walk with us each day, and for those of us who believe in Him, we will walk with Him, and just like Enoch............God will one day snatch us away. Let's comfort each other with these words today :)