A life pleasing to God
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Genesis 5:24 NIV)
“Walked with God”—what do you think of when you hear that phrase?
Walking with God depicts harmony. “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3) When we are walking with someone, we are usually side by side. We try not to go ahead or lag behind. Learning to walk in step with God is a lifetime adventure.
Walking with God is also symbolic of communing with God. Many of the great thinkers and writers, such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Jefferson, and Søren Kierkegaard, habitually went on walks for contemplation. Adam and Eve communed daily with God, walking in the Garden of Eden.
Walking with God is a way of life. The Bible tells us to “walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us” and to “walk by faith, not by sight.” It also says to walk honestly, walk in truth, walk in light, and walk in wisdom. All of which is summed up simply by saying to walk in Christ.
A life pleasing to God is a simple life of walking in communion with our Creator until one day we finish our journey in this world and safely arrive at our heavenly home. [1]
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
[1] Activated Walking with God
