Day 29: Walking with God

Week 5, Monday, February 1

Text: Genesis 5:24
“Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”

Thought for the day:
For the past month, you have been sampling spiritual disciplines in order to help you grow in your walk with God. Enoch is a character in the Bible, but we know very little about him. We are only told that he walked with God, and God took him away.

What would you want people to know about you, if your life were to end tomorrow? If you were taken away tomorrow, would you want to be remembered because of your financial savvy? Would you want people to speak of your wonderful leadership abilities? Perhaps you would want to be remembered for your personal integrity, or for the way you loved your family. Enoch is remembered because he walked with God, and in the final day, that is what matters most.

Journal/Exercise:
Write down one way that you want to grow in your walk with God. Do you want to be more loving, more devoted to prayer, or more willing to be still in God’s presence? Would you like to grow in your assurance of God’s faithfulness or in your level of contentment? After you write down one way that you would like to grow, spend some time in prayer, asking God to show you how to develop habits that will help you grow in that area.