WALKING WITH GOD.

I want God more involved in my life.

But as I search through the Scriptures

I find I must consider these requisites.

"So then, submit yourselves to God.

Resist the Devil, and he will run

away from you. Come near to God,

and he will come near to you."

(James 4:7,8 GNT)

"I am the high and holy God,

who lives forever.  I live in a high

and holy place, but I also live with

people who are humble and repentant,

so that I can restore their confidence

and hope."

(Isaiah 57:15 GNT)

"No, the Lord has told us what is

good.  What he requires of us is

this; to do what is just, to show

constant love, and to live in humble

fellowship with our God."

(Micah 6:8 GNT)

"God walks with the humble; he

reveals himself to the lowly; he

gives understanding to the little

ones; he discloses his meaning to

pure minds, but hides his grace from

the curious and the proud."

- Thos. a Kemis

THE BEST COMPANION

The best of friends, you bet.

They are supposed to be.  They claim

they are.  They are husband and wife.

No.  I did not ask them if I could use

their picture.  That is my granddaughter and

her husband.  They throw their pictures all

over Facebook just like you do - so why

ask them?

But even more, I am proud of this couple.

True, by my standards they are just a couple

of kids growing up.  But they love the Lord

Jesus Christ and are living for and serving 

him the best they can.  And I do not know

many people that way.

However they are not my subject.

Companionship, fellowship, camaraderie

come closer to my thinking.

Way back at the beginning of the human race

it looks to me like God let mankind live a  lot

longer so he could populate this earth in a hurry.

And one of these early guys really stands out

to me.  His name was "Enoch".

Let me tell you about Enoch.

"When Enoch was 65, he had a son,

Methuselah.  After that, Enoch lived

in fellowship with God for 300 years

and had other children.  He lived to

be 365 years old.  He spent his life in

fellowship with God, and then he 

disappeared, because God took him 

away."

(Genesis 5:21-24 GNT)

Did you get that?  Enoch lived his life

in fellowship with God almighty, the 

very creator.

O God.

My I spend the rest of my days in 

fellowship or companionship with you.

May I be at one with you as Enoch was

until you take me home.