Walking: 2 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Walking 

                This commandment so often

                Twisted into personal shapes

                Yet He continues to offer

                Yield into His compassion

                Love that grows into truth

                Living into hearts to trust

                All strong foundation this gift

                Always walking with us step by step.

Psalm 107:31: "Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for wonders to the sons of men!"

                

Faith Seeds: Prayers and Poetry

Walked

Methuselah is known

worldwide—his longevity

the prize record held.

Not connected often

with famous grandson Noah

another universal story,

great feats—family

heritage. Does anyone

remember that his father

Enoch, “walked with God.”

Not much else said

besides genealogy and reputation

“and then he was no more

because God took him.”

A heritage not repeated

in biblical annals,

but to walk with God

how can we ignore.

Faith Seeds: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

1.     Do you think of yourself as being able to walk with God as Enoch did? Why or why not?

2.     Whom do you trust humanly more than any other person? Why?

3.     Is there someone that you give those same gifts of relationship to when you walk with them?

4.     Are these gifts that can only be shared spontaneously or gifts that can be nurtured?

Share: What is most special to you when you can walk with a close friend or loved one?

Faith Seeds: Prayers and Poetry

Hebrews 11:5, “By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and ‘he was not found, because God had taken him.’”

Every time I come to this verse, and the one it refers to in Genesis 5:24: “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him,” I find myself silent and a little stunned at the words.

What would it be like to walk with God? Did he get to walk in person like Adam and Eve in the garden? Did they walk in silence like long time friends often do? Or were they so excited to be able to share their day and feelings that the conversation skipped from subject to subject and time passed into a blur?

And this happened long before the law, long before Jesus’ sacrifice to remove the barrier of sin that keeps us from fellowship. Scripture says so little about Enoch, but we do know he was a man and therefore not perfect—not righteous—not holy. Only Jesus can make that claim. And still, Enoch walked with God.

Richard Foster reminds us that the gift of Simple prayer is the freedom to pour our heart out before Him. “We do not try to conceal our conflicting and contradictory motives from God—or from ourselves.” We are fortunate when we find trustworthy friends with whom we can share with complete honesty and know they will listen all the way to the bottom of our garbage and stay with us until we recognize it as well.

Yet this miracle of fellowship to walk with God is His gift to each of us. Enoch recognized it and accepted it. Lord, help us to receive this wondrous spiritual heritage. Deepen our faith so that we willingly remove any barriers that keep us from walking with you.

Psalm of Worship: Psalm 62:8

“Trust in Him at all times, O people;

Pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.”