Pleasing God!
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.
Hebrews 11: 5
Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel and the
former murdered the latter. The
seventh - generation
descendant from Adam in the line of Cain was named
Lamech, known for his carnal ways.
After Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve had another son named
Seth. The seventh-generation descendant from Adam in the
line of Seth was Enoch, who “pleased God.”
Enoch’s great-
grandson was Noah.
The generations leading up to Noah were characterized
by darkness, men like Enoch and Noah being exceptions.
Of both these men it's recorded that they “walked with God”
(Genesis 5:24; 6:9). And God singled out both of
them.
Noah was commissioned to build an ark and save a
remnant of creation with which to restart the earth after
a great flood. But Enoch was removed from the dark
earth by God and taken to heaven like Elijah (2 Kings
2:11) an apparent reward for his faith
and faithfulness.
Walking by faith in a dark world is not easy,
but we can follow Enoch’s example and be
Christ’s light for the world.
"We are not here to commune
with darkness but to conquer
it."
Vance Havner
