ENOCH A LIVING EPISTLE OF JESUS CHRIST




ENOCH A LIVING EPISTLE OF JESUS CHRIST

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. (HEBREWS 11:5) And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (JUDE 1:14-15) And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begot Enoch: And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters: And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech: And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed. And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters: And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth (GEN 5:18-28) What does it mean to walk with God ? Enoch , in the midst of a godless generation walked with God. Enoch went the same direction God went. Enoch goes the way of Jesus. Enoch knows the way of Jesus. The Lord leads the way and Enoch follows the Lord. Satan destroys and wrecks human life. God saves life. God opposes that which destroys human life. Enoch walks with God against Satan. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. This is God's plan for Adam's salvation. This is God's plan for Enoch's salvation. This is God's plan for our salvation. This is God's plan for man's salvation. Man can never save himself. Man needs the Lord to save him. Enoch keeps in step with God. The Lord leads Enoch in the path of righteousness. Enoch lives on the verge of a fall. The devil finds every opportunity to destroy man. If God is not there to support and strengthen him, Enoch would have fallen. Enoch learned to count on the Lord to come through for him. Enoch depended on the Lord to keep him steady. When Enoch walks with God, Enoch always reached out to others with love. When Enoch walks with God , Enoch is never satisfied to remain in a quiet state when people are perishing. Enoch is a postman for the Lord. Enoch is delivering the good news of Jesus Christ to the world with love. Enoch is a living epistle of Jesus Christ. Enoch and God are in agreement when Enoch walks with God. If we are going to walk with God , we must agree with the will of God. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16) For you were sometimes darkness, but now are you light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. (Ephesians 5:8-10) For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his (Romans 8:5-9 ) (Ezekiel 36:26-27) A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put within you ... I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statues. (Ezekiel 36:26-27) Enoch walks with God in a Spirit of love. You must be born again in Spirit and truth. First walks with God as a spiritual baby. As you walk with God , you will grow spiritually mature. Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Believed in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved , and your household. (Acts 16:31) He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned (Mark 16:16) Adam and Eve, Seth , Kenen, Mahaluleel , Jareb , Methuselah , Lamech . were still living when Enoch walked with the Lord. JESUS said, I am the way , the truth , and the life. No man comes unto the Father but by me. (John 3:16) The Lord Jesus Christ is the Shepherd of Enoch. Enoch holds the truth. Enoch holds the Lord Jesus Christ. Enoch lives the life of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ abides in Enoch. Enoch walks with God. God accepts Enoch as righteous. And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ. But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done: and there is no respect of persons. And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Enoch lived sixty five years, and bogot Methuselah. And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years. Enoch walked with God against the devil. For three hundred years Enoch walked with God against the devil. With the sword of the Spirit and the prayer of the Spirit , Enoch walked with God against the devil. Apostle Paul wrote, Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. ( 2Corinthians 3:3) You show that you are a letter of the living Lord God , written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human heart. Clearly you are a letter from Christ . The letter is written not with pen and ink , but with the Holy Spirit. It is carved not in tablets of stone, but in human heart. You show that you are a letter from the Lord Jesus Christ, written not with computers but with the Holy Spirit of the living God , not in computer tablets but in tablets of human heart. You are demonstrating that you are the Messiah’s epistle , written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God , not in tablets of stone , but in tablets of human heart. It is clear that you are Christ’s epistle. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Holy Spirit . You are a letter written not in tablets of stones but in human heart. You are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ, written not with ink , but with the Spirit of the living of God, not in tablets of stones but in fleshly tablets of the heart. You are the living letter of the Lord Jesus Christ. Your hearts are the substance which God’s writing is made. The Holy Spirit produces the love in your heart and the mark of love becomes the evident to the world. You are an living epistle of Christ. You are an living epistle of Christ that speak for Christ .You are an epistle of Christ that minister Christ to others. How much of the Lord Jesus Christ has been written in you by the Holy Spirit ? How much has the Holy Spirit written in each of the believers ? How much has the Holy Spirit written in Enoch a living epistle of Jesus Christ ? How much has the Holy Spirit written in you ? The real disciples of Jesus Christ are with the word of God written in them. Each believer is a living epistle of the Lord Jesus Christ. In the beginning the believer is like a baby in spiritual matters. Then the believer grows spiritually with the help of the Holy Spirit. Then the believer grows into a spiritually mature believer. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1Corinthians 13:8-13) As the believer matures spiritually , the word of God increases. Jesus approves of Enoch's expression of love for Him. Jesus also approves of Enoch's love for Him by preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. When people see Enoch , a living epistle of Jesus Christ , they are reading the living epistle written by the Lord Jesus Christ. People see that Enoch loves the Lord Jesus Christ with all his mind , with all his heart , with all his soul , and with all his strength. Enoch gives all his heart to the Lord when he tells the good news of Jesus Christ to the people. We can see the everlasting of love of the Lord Jesus Christ expressed by Enoch. Evil can not defeat evil. Only love can defeat evil. God is love. And God can defeat evil Satan. Praise the Lord. God's plan for man's salvation through Jesus Christ is a everlasting truth. Enoch sees God's plan for man's salvation. Enoch proclaims that Jesus the Lamb of God is slain from the foundation of the world. For God so loved the world that he gave His Only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life .(John 3:16) God wants not great men but humble common folks who will dare to prove the greatness of their God. Before God called Enoch, he was a pagan. It was not by his own human effort that Enoch became what he is. Enoch did not do it by his own efforts and works, God did it. God raised up Enoch to be what he is. Not by might, or by power but by my Spirit Thus says the Lord. Man's very best comes far short of God's lowest and least requirements. Man can never save himself by his own efforts. Only the Lord Jesus Christ can save us. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No man can come unto the Father but by the Lord Jesus Christ. Enoch was an ordinary person just like you and I . God's Word clearly tells us that Enoch's mighty works were not the result of some rare combination of personal qualities, but were the result of his faith in God. There are only two ways. God's way is to life. And the devil's way is to death and destruction. Enoch choose God's way to life. Many people make a mistake in thinking that the mighty people of God have extraordinary qualities of courage, and strength of body and soul. These people of God were not any different from the ordinary folks , except in their faith. What lift them above the ordinary people is that they have strong faith in God. They are obedient to God's call. But they did not do these mighty works with human strength. It was God who did all these wonderful works through them who had faith in God. The message that Enoch is saying to us is, God did it. Enoch did it not by might nor by power, but by the Holy Spirit. Enoch has faith in the Lord. Enoch believes God. ........................... Title: ENOCH A LIVING EPISTLE OF JESUS CHRIST ISBN 13 978-0-921947-48-6(paperback) ISBN 13 978-0-921947-69-1 (HTML) Author : Anthony Ing