Genesis 5: 23-24 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

The Bible grows more fascinating to me with every reading. And every so often my attention becomes focused on how God singled out individuals for unique treatment. That means he has a different blueprint for each of our lives.

Enoch was one of those people singled out for unique treatment. The text says he lived 65 years before he became the father of Methuselah and that “Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.” (Genesis 5:22). It does not explain what his relationship to God was like for his first 65 years. What about you? What have you done with your years up to now?

For every other person named before and after Enoch, the text says they died but for Enoch it says: “then he was no more because God took him.” This was a sovereign act of God and the longer explanation and implications can be easily researched on line. What I am more focused on here is that he walked with God for 300 years. My goodness, we tend to get so weary in the process of our ‘three score and ten’ if God affords us that many years! I don’t know what Enoch’s routine was like to make sure he stayed on course, but he did. Since God is a Spirit we know his connection to God was spiritual because it enabled him to prophesy against wickedness in his day. (Jude 14-15). We also know that his was a walk of faith because he pleased God and that has earned him a place among the faith-filled named in Hebrews 11.

At this point in my meditation a mental picture from childhood came to mind. We used to run a race in primary school called a three-legged race. Two children would stand side by side and be bound together at the ankles and put their hands around each other’s waist. They would then compete with other pairs to see who could get to the finish line first. Can we see ourselves so bound to God, in communion and lockstep with his purpose for us, so that we absolutely go in the direction he wants us to go? This would also means that his strength becomes our own. Hallelujah!