Posted on 03/22/2009 5:04:21 AM PDT by tenger
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. Hebrews 11:5
Pleasing God. It's what many of us aspire to do. We yearn for God to find favor in the things we say and do. We long for His approval. Enoch did just that and God commended him for it.
Enoch was a unique individual. He was one of three Bible characters (Melchizedek and Elijah were the other two), who was translated from life to eternity without stopping at death. So if we seek to please God, what are our chances of this happening to us? Researchers estimate that 106 billion people have ever populated the earth. Three have never died. It's not likely that you or I will be the lucky ones to experience this.
Enoch walked with God, he was married, had children, and lived 365 years (Genesis 5:21-24). Another reference to him in Biblical literature is in Jude: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
Other than a brief bio in Genesis and his only recorded words, we see a man who walked with God and pleased Him. It's probably the highest compliment we could ever receive from others. It's certainly what we long to hear God say about us.
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