5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Enoch pleased God, he lived by faith, he believed God, he sought God. MacArthur has a very interesting sermon on Enoch - I didn't know we knew so much about Enoch from the few verses about him in Genesis, Hebrews and Jude!
To please God, we must believe that He is, and that He is the God that He claims to be. Like Enoch did.
We must seek Him with our whole heart, believe that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Like Enoch did.
We need to walk with God - in reconciliation, as a new creation, cleansed of our sin and dedicated to living in holiness, surrendering to Him as Lord of our lives, enjoying spiritual fellowship with God, by faith. Like Enoch did.
We need to speak the truth as well. Enoch preached (see Jude 1:14-15) judgment of God on sinners because God told him to and he believed Him (he never saw the judgment, he never saw the flood, he certainly never saw the final judgment still to come, but God told him and he believed Him). He didn't just keep his faith in his heart, he put it on his lips. We need to speak the truth, like Enoch did.
And what happened as a result?
By faith he was taken into the very presence of God.
May we live like Enoch!
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