2.16.14 (One Endeavour)

2.16.14
This One Endeavour

Religion requires devotion.
Devotion
- not an activity; an attitude toward God
- e.g. Enoch

Enoch in the Bible
1. Walked with God
Gen. 5:21-24
2. Pleased God
Heb. 11:5

Implied in Enoch's Walk with God/ Walk with God implies...
1. Reconciliation with God
v. Amos 3:3
2. Moral Fitness
- cease taking our own way (problem of Cain)
3. Willing Surrender
- out of love; free surrender
4. Spiritual Communion
- walk: steady progress

Results/Consequences of Enoch's Walk with God
1. Growth in Grace
- humility
2. Growth in Knowledge of the Lord
- living contact with His Word
- appreciate His excellence and perfection
3. Deep Settled Joy and Peace
v. Ps. 23:4
- ensures protection
4. Clear and Powerful Witness for God
v. Jude 14,15
- testifies the coming of God
5. Special Departure from the World

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