Genesis 5:21-23 “Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah.

After he

begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons

and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five

years.”

There is an implication here that Enoch didn’t walk in a manner pleasing to

God the first 65 years of his life. For 65 years, he walked without God, doing his

own thing. We don’t know what happened but when Enoch became a father

something took place that made him realize he needed to turn his life over to

the Lord and walk hand in hand in constant communion with God. Sixty-five

years of his life were wasted but he woke up and spent the next 300 years

reconciled with God. God does not force a walk with Him on anyone! But when

we say yes to Him, walking with God means abandoning the world’s way,

giving up our right to choose our own way, and following God’s way.

A. Hebrews 11:5 “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see
death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his
translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”
B. When we walk by faith we are placing all of our trust in Him and seek
to honor him by obeying His Word and doing those things that please
Him.
C. When we read 2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” It
is saying that we no longer are relying on our judgment, doing what we
want, following our own dreams, fulfilling our desires. Rather we are
walking a complete reliance on God that He knows what is best for us and
that our only true happiness and fulfilment in life is to be following Him
unreservedly.
D. Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.
E. Walking by faith means living life in light of eternal consequences. To
walk by faith is to fear God more than man; to obey the Bible even when
it conflicts with man’s commands; to choose righteousness over sin, no
matter what the cost; to trust God in every circumstance; and to believe
 God rewards those who seek Him, regardless of who says otherwise.” -
Michael Houdmann

III. Enoch walked consistently by Faith

A. Genesis 5:21-23 “Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah.
After he begot Methuselah, ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD THREE HUNDRED
YEARS!”
B. Enoch walked in intimacy with God for 300 years. Most of us have a
hard time staying close to the Lord for 300 days!
B. I. A.W. Tozer said, “Enoch's daily walk was a walk of faith, a walk of
fellowship with God. What the Scriptures are trying to say to us is this: If
Enoch could live and walk with God by faith in the midst of his sinful
generation, we likewise should be able to follow his example because the
human race is the same and God is the same!”

IV. Enoch’s Faith was evidenced and validated by God

A. Hebrews 11:5 “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see
death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his
translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”
B. Enoch’s life and words stood as a testimony or clear witness for God
before a corrupt vile world.
C. He was rare. Enoch was not conformed to the world and Enoch was not
controlled by the world. Are you rare? Does your walk with God stand out
in the midst of the world you are in daily?
D. George Barna has said, "Every day, the church is becoming more like
the world it allegedly seeks to change.” – “The Third Coming of George
Barna,” Christianity Today, August 8, 2002, p. 34.
E. God’s desire is that through our walking with Him as the children of
God we might be “without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse
generation, among whom we shine as lights in the world.” (Philippians
2:15)
F. Enoch stood out and was commended as someone who walked with
God.
G. The validity of your faith is evidenced by your walk.
H. Your walk and talk go hand in hand. One of the evidences that your
faith is real is a desire to keep God's commandments. If there’s no desire
to do what God says, one might have good reason to question where they
are in their relationship with God. If on the other hand, you have a deep
burning desire to walk with God and to live according to His will and Word
and you strive to demonstrate that in your daily living your life, will
validateand give clear testimony to the genuineness of your faith.