Reading Genesis 5, from start to finish, you'll find the chapter talks a lot about Adam's family line. This person lived 905 years and had XYZ children; this person died after 830 years and had so-so amount of sons.
The story (recorded) was pretty much the same for all them - Adam, Seth, Mahalalel, etc. - until you get to Enoch. For the first time in the entire chapter, something other than just how old they were when they died, and how many kids they had was documented about someone!
Of course, each of the men in Genesis 5 weren't 100% identical, with the exact same experiences, relationships with God, attributes and talents, but only Enoch got the chance to have a more significant part of his story told - and centuries and centuries after, people are still reading/talking about him.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Gen. 5: 21-24)
You might be thinking: Big deal? It's two lines! But think about it this way: Of all the 10 different men written about in this part of the Bible, only one stood out. Why? Because he "walked faithfully with God," so much so that God chose to honour him forever and ever by including his story in the #1 best-selling book in the world, for generations to come to know of him.
That is a big deal.
It got me thinking if my story would stand out when I eventually die. Have I walked faithfully with God? In a world of sin and confusion, am I any different? Is my story exceptional?
I'm not looking to have a statue built in my honour, or be the most famous person on Earth; I just want to love God so much that He can say what He said of Enoch, of me. It's not about having the honour of being written about in the Bible (as it's a bit late for that now); it's about standing out from the crowd.
Will my story be exceptional? Will I go the extra mile to be close to God, and for the kingdom of God? Will I be an Enoch in the sea of Adam's sons?
Will you?
Love,
Kunmi
The story (recorded) was pretty much the same for all them - Adam, Seth, Mahalalel, etc. - until you get to Enoch. For the first time in the entire chapter, something other than just how old they were when they died, and how many kids they had was documented about someone!
Of course, each of the men in Genesis 5 weren't 100% identical, with the exact same experiences, relationships with God, attributes and talents, but only Enoch got the chance to have a more significant part of his story told - and centuries and centuries after, people are still reading/talking about him.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Gen. 5: 21-24)
You might be thinking: Big deal? It's two lines! But think about it this way: Of all the 10 different men written about in this part of the Bible, only one stood out. Why? Because he "walked faithfully with God," so much so that God chose to honour him forever and ever by including his story in the #1 best-selling book in the world, for generations to come to know of him.
That is a big deal.
It got me thinking if my story would stand out when I eventually die. Have I walked faithfully with God? In a world of sin and confusion, am I any different? Is my story exceptional?
I'm not looking to have a statue built in my honour, or be the most famous person on Earth; I just want to love God so much that He can say what He said of Enoch, of me. It's not about having the honour of being written about in the Bible (as it's a bit late for that now); it's about standing out from the crowd.
Will my story be exceptional? Will I go the extra mile to be close to God, and for the kingdom of God? Will I be an Enoch in the sea of Adam's sons?
Will you?
Love,
Kunmi
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