Bible Study - Sabbath School Podcast - Episode 6 - Lesson 6 - Tuesday May 05 - Enoch walked and talked

Enoch Walked and TalkedRead Genesis 5:22-24. What, exactly, do we know about Enoch?The Bible doesn’t share a lot about Enoch’s life, but it does tell us that he walked with God for 300 years until God took him to heaven. How beautiful that a person’s consistent devotion to God is what defines their life!One thing we know is that Enoch must have been “continuing steadfastly in prayer” (Rom. 12:12, NKJV), persevering and growing closer to God in faith through his daily experiences. The earth was becoming increasingly evil in the time in which he was living, and Enoch kept busy serving God, but he couldn’t do this well without abiding in Him. “In the midst of a life of active labor, Enoch steadfastly maintained his communion with God. The greater and more pressing his labors, the more constant and earnest were his prayers.… After remaining for a time among the people, laboring to benefit them by instruction and example, he would withdraw, to spend a season in solitude, hungering and thirsting for that divine knowledge which God alone can impart. Communing thus with God, Enoch came more and more to reflect the divine image.… Even the ungodly beheld with awe the impress of heaven upon his countenance.”--Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 86, 87.God doesn’t ask us to live like hermits or monks, so separate from the world that we are of no earthly use. Like Enoch, we can be productive and aware of the needs around us, but it’s only by walking and talking with God through a steady, abiding relationship that He can reflect His wonderful character through us.We can pray anytime, anywhere. There is nowhere on earth that God doesn’t see or hear us (Ps. 139:7-12); He always hears the cries of our hearts, no matter where we are (read Lam. 3:55-57). Yet, there is something to be said for praying out loud instead of just in our minds. When we pray silently, we might become distracted or not even finish our train of thought or our sentence, and it can be harder for our thoughts to remain focused. But when we pray aloud, whether in a whisper or in our usual tone, it’s a reminder to ourselves that God is real, that He’s listening, and that we have something specific to talk about with Him.As you go about your day today, where or how will you whisper a prayer in communion with Jesus?