Benefit of Walking diligently with God

Call To Prayer

Title: Benefit of Walking diligently with God

By: Simon Maina Nuhu

Date: 07.07.2023

”And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”(Genesis 5:24)

Enoch was a righteous and upright man who lived a life that God was so pleased with him that He did not allow him to taste death (Hebrews 11:5). Since after the incident in the garden of Eden, subsequent generations of mankind degenerated, hence grieved God so much so that He declared His spirit shall not continue to be with man forever on earth, and the Bible recorded that “…every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was only evil continually” (Gen 6:5). Nonetheless, Enoch found great favor in the eyes of God that earned him the escape of physical death, and indeed he was the first human that experienced such. One could wonder what Enoch had done differently from other human beings in his generation. Well, even though there is no detailed information about the life Enoch lived, however, one can be assured that Enoch walked with God diligently. Walking with God with extreme passion and enthusiasm grants us incredible advantages, for God is a faithful rewarder of those who genuinely walk with Him (Hebrews 11:6). We can also see other examples of great men of God in the past, people like Elijah, Elisha, Moses, Joshua, David, Daniel, Esther etc who were exceptional for God. How about the Apostles like Peter, James, Paul, Barnabas and Silas? who gave literally their all (resources and life) in demonstration of their commitment to walking with God. They stood out among their mates, they dedicated their lives to God and He did not disappoint them. Walking with God is a massive opportunity, imagine having an intimate relationship with the maker of Heaven and Earth, I mean what could have been more honourable, noble and beneficial than that?

Dearly beloved, there are several benefits of walking with God, a few of which are; all-round security and protection (Isaiah 43:1-3), long life (Psalm 91:16), and also eternal reward of everlasting life in heaven with Him (Revelations 21:4, 22:3-4, 7:15-16). The Lord would like to implore us to be encouraged in maintaining a close relationship with Him, for He is ever faithful, sometimes we may feel discouraged by the unpleasant difficulties that come with walking with God, for instance being ridiculed by friends and peers, being tempted, being treated unfairly or persecuted for Christ sake. May God grant us the grace to continue walking with Him even amid trials.

Prayer point:

Let’s Thank God for the message today. Let us ask Him to show us how to walk with Him diligently.