Walking With God

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What does it mean to walk with God?

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Enoch lived to be 365 years old. The Bible says that he walked with God and God took him away. A little girl described this experience to her mother. “Mamma,” she said, “one day Enoch and God took a walk together. They walked and they talked, and they talked and they walked, until Enoch finally said, ‘Oh, my, dear Lord, it’s getting late. I’d better go home.’ And the Lord said, ‘Why, Enoch, we’ve been walking so long together, I believe we’re closer to my home than yours. Why don’t you come home with me tonight?’ ” So Enoch went home with God.296
 Michael P. Green, 1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000), 94.

“Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him” ().

By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (NKJV)

5By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
The fact that Enoch was taken because he “pleased God” refers to Enoch’s walk with God, because 11:5 is based on the Septuagint for : “Enoch walked with God.” “Walked with God” and “pleased God” mean the same thing.
The fact that Enoch was taken because he “pleased God” refers to Enoch’s walk with God, because 11:5 is based on the Septuagint for : “Enoch walked with God.” “Walked with God” and “pleased God” mean the same thing.

“Walked with God” and “pleased God” mean the same thing.

“Walk” is the familiar NT term denoting the believer’s daily conduct (1:10; 4:5; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; , ; , , ; ; ; , ; ; , ; ; ; , ).
To walk in Christ is to live a life patterned after His.
our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with him by a walk of faith in him.

our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with him by a walk of faith in him. Colossians 2:6

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death … he had this testimony, that he pleased God. ()
6Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
(ESV) 6Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
(ESV) 6Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

Walking with God simply means living in the presence of God ().

our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with him by a walk of faith in him.  
Walking with God simply means living in the presence of God (). A life regulated by His will, inspired by His Spirit, and devoted to His purpose.

A life regulated by His will, inspired by His Spirit, and devoted to His purpose.

James Smith and Robert Lee, Handfuls on Purpose for Christian Workers and Bible Students, Series I–XIII, five-volume edition., vol. 2 (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971), 255.

The name Enoch means “dedicated,” one yielded up to God, to be conformed to His mind and will.

The name Enoch means “dedicated,” one yielded up to God, to be conformed to His mind and will.
Now what does this implies:

Walking with God includes reconciliation, obedience from the heart, and ongoing faith.

When Scripture speaks of walking with God, it’s referring to one’s manner of life. For example, Paul prayed that the Colossian believers (and us) would be “filled with the knowledge of [God’s] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,” so they could “walk [live] in a manner worthy of the Lord” (). To the Ephesians he said, “Walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind … [but] be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you” (; ).

First, Enoch’s walk with God implies reconciliation.

says, “Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” (niv). Two people can’t have intimate fellowship unless they agree. Obviously Enoch wasn’t rebellious toward God but had been reconciled with Him through faith.

Second, walking with God implies loving service. (2 John 6)

says, “This is love, that we walk according to His commandments.” We obey Christ, but our obedience is motivated by love, not by legalism or fear of punishment.

Third, a godly walk implies continuing faith (, Col. 2:6-7)

“for we walk by faith, not by sight” (). adds, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith.” By grace Enoch believed God and pleased Him all his life.
What is the conclusion

(ESV) And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

6And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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