[Discoveries] 01-16-08 Walking away from death -- Hebrews 11:5

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience 
death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before 
he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. -- Hebrews 11:5*/

Enoch is a man who captured my imagination from the time I was a young 
boy. What would it be like to go for a walk with God and end up at His 
home? Maybe that's part of the reason I take a walk often and use that 
time for prayer.

Enoch, of course, is the father of Methuselah, the oldest man recorded 
in the Bible. I've been told that the name "Methuselah" means "after him 
it will come." If you do the math, you find that Noah's flood came the 
year Methuselah died.

How did Enoch know?

By faith we will be taken from this life. The world will look for us, 
but we will not be found, because God will take us away. Enoch lived 
during a time when violence filled the earth. Yet he walked with God, he 
saw the future, and curse of death lost its hold on him.

I'm glad God works outside the box -- who would have guessed Enoch would 
walk away from death, and who can guess what God has in store for us!

Be encouraged!
Dwight



You may freely post, reprint or redistribute this devotional provided a 
reference or link back to _DwightClough.com_ 
<http://www.dwightclough.com> is included.

Discoveries Devotional -- Inspiration in Your Inbox is provided daily by
Dwight Clough Ministries, Inc.
1223 West Main Street #228
Sun Prairie, WI 53590 USA
Dwight Clough Ministries is supported by your donations.
Visit _www.DwightClough.com_ <http://www.dwightclough.com> for more 
information.

Change your subscription: 
_http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/discoveries_

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/discoveries/attachments/20080112/10e80a57/attachment.htm>