‘Enoch walked with God 300
years.’ Genesis 5:22
Life is a journey with a
definite beginning and end. And if you’re wise you’ll do what Enoch did for 300
years - he walked with God. Can you imagine how well you’d know God after
spending all those years with Him? There’s nothing dull or boring about walking
with God. The psalmist says, ‘You have made known to me the path of life; you
fill me with joy in your presence’ (Psalm 16:11 NIV 1984 Edition). God made you
for Himself, and only when you discover His purpose for your life will you find
peace and joy. If you were to take a fish out of the ocean and place it on the
beach, you’d see its scales dry up as it gasped for breath. Is that fish happy?
No. If you covered it with a mountain of cash would it be happy? No. Would an
iPad, a good book, and a cool drink make it happy? No. Would a new wardrobe?
No. Only one thing will make it happy: putting it back in the water. That fish
will never be happy on the beach because it wasn’t made for the beach. It was
made for the ocean, in the same way you were made for fellowship with God.
You’ll always feel like a fish out of water - never knowing peace and joy -
until you find Him. And the good news is He’s as close to you as a prayer. Once
you ask Him into your heart you’ll never feel empty again. Do you know why
Jesus came that first Christmas? He tells us: ‘So that [you] may have the full
measure of my joy within’ (John 17:13 NIV 2011 Edition).
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