A Walk To Remember

"A Walk to Remember"

Genesis 5:24

If you were alive, July 16th, 1969, you probably remember the countdown of Apollo 11, as it blasted off from earth to embark on a 250,000 mile journey towards the moon.  Four days later the “Eagle” module separated from the command module and made its daring and daunting descent towards the moon.  That’s when 38 year old, Neil Armstrong, a legendary American hero and unquestionably the world’s most famous astronaut, who now sleeps the long sleep, spake these memorable words, “Tranquility Base here, (static) the Eagle has landed.”  About six and a half hours later at 10:56pm eastern standard time on July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.  That’s when he uttered the now-famous phrase: “That’s one small step for man, (static) one giant leap for mankind.”  I wasn’t alive, but if you were, I’m sure that was a walk you’ll always remember. 

 I am sure if the technology were readily available, Enoch could have sent the same unforgettable message as he was transferred or translated from temporal and terrestrial to eternal and ethereal.  He didn't walk on the moon, but He too walked where no man had ever walked before.  One major noticeable difference is Neil Armstrong returned to tell his story.   Enoch never returned and his remains were never found.  He was here one day and then he was gone, because God took him.  (Genesis 5:24).

 Have you ever considered what was so memorable and mesmerizing about Enoch's life that it is left in Biblical Memorial,  in the obituary section of the Bible?  What was it about Enoch's life that honored God to the extent that God honored Enoch to never see death?  

The writer to the Hebrews in Chapter 11:5-6 helps us decipher some of the bio data deposited on the dash between Enoch's birth and his translation.  Enoch had a faithful walk.   It says his pre-translation testimony was he pleased God because of his faithfulness.  But without faith it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:5-6)  Enoch had a focused life.  Gen 5:22 says Enoch walked with God for three hundred years after the birth of his son. This is not to highlight the duration of his walk, but the depth of his discipline, determination, and decision to walk with God for the rest of his life.  Enoch had a fruitful walk. He had other sons and daughters.  If Enoch had accomplished nothing else, at least he left a rich legacy of righteous living for his children who saw their father walk with God every single day of his life. Enoch had a fearless walk.  He stood for righteousness when no one else in this antediluvian age would.   He stood for and spoke of the imminent judgement of God on the ungodly in a time when everyone was practicing pragmatism: everyone did what was right in their own eyes.  Enoch had a walk worth following.  Enoch and Noah were the only two persons in over ten generations of a family to be characterized as having walked with God.  

Enoch had faithful, fruitful, focused, and fearless footsteps that will forever serve future generations as a paradigm to follow and that pleases God.  

What kind of footprints are you leaving in the sands of time that will impact your generation?  Make your walk one that God and the people of God will always remember.