"Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me."
Moses 6:34
I like this message from God, asking Enoch to walk with him. These are some amazing things that Enoch is promised because God's spirit is upon him, and to me the important thing here is that we also have this potential. Enoch didn't walk with God because God singled him out and blessed him more than anyone else. He chose to follow God first, and gained his spirit as a constant companion... and then all of the blessings followed.
It's true in the world that we have to work with different circumstances and obstacles in our lives, and sometimes it seems that a lot of people have shortcuts to different kinds of success (although of course we can't know without knowing about individual circumstance). With God though, there are no shortcuts. The prophets, and even Jesus Christ himself, had to follow the straight and narrow path, and learn precept upon precept, learning the basics before being able to learn anything more complex. And the first step is always asking God... talking to him, getting to know him, and including him in our decisions and our priorities. As we learn to do this, we begin our walk with God, and we have his spirit... which is the same way we need to go for miracles and salvation. :) Today, let's start (or continue) down the path, learning a little bit more, so that someday we can be like Enoch, and be part of building a community like the one that he led.
Moses 6:34
I like this message from God, asking Enoch to walk with him. These are some amazing things that Enoch is promised because God's spirit is upon him, and to me the important thing here is that we also have this potential. Enoch didn't walk with God because God singled him out and blessed him more than anyone else. He chose to follow God first, and gained his spirit as a constant companion... and then all of the blessings followed.
It's true in the world that we have to work with different circumstances and obstacles in our lives, and sometimes it seems that a lot of people have shortcuts to different kinds of success (although of course we can't know without knowing about individual circumstance). With God though, there are no shortcuts. The prophets, and even Jesus Christ himself, had to follow the straight and narrow path, and learn precept upon precept, learning the basics before being able to learn anything more complex. And the first step is always asking God... talking to him, getting to know him, and including him in our decisions and our priorities. As we learn to do this, we begin our walk with God, and we have his spirit... which is the same way we need to go for miracles and salvation. :) Today, let's start (or continue) down the path, learning a little bit more, so that someday we can be like Enoch, and be part of building a community like the one that he led.
No comments:
Post a Comment