Among many names and life-spans, there is this remarkable statement:
"Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took
him away" (Genesis 5:24). This closeness to God develops as we learn to
delight in the Word of God. Together with "Noah" who "found favour in
the eyes of the Lord" (Genesis 6:8), Enoch stands in stark contrast to
the general tenor of human life at the time - "how great the wickedness
of the human race had become on the earth ... every inclination of the
thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time" (Genesis 6:5).
The story of good and evil, God and the devil, is highlighted in the
story of Jesus and Herod. Concerning Herod, we read this - "those who
were trying to take the child’s life are dead" (Matthew 2:20). Herod is
dead. God remains the living God. The human situation is described in
Psalm 3:1 - "Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!"
There is, however, something else we must never forget - "From the Lord
comes deliverance" (Psalm 3:8).
(One Year Bible - Day 3: Genesis 4:17-6:22; Matthew 2:19-3:17; Psalm 3:1-8)
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