Enoch walked with God. David had a special relationship with Him too. The Bible tells of many who lived out their days on earth while their thoughts and hearts were with the Lord. Christian history is also filled with remarkable people and their amazing stories. They all enjoyed privileged positions with the Spirit. His presence was with them. They spoke with Him often and with such familiarity that it is an inspiration to us all. Yet, this closeness the great people of faith had can also be ours. A most intimate relationship with God is something we each should be enjoying every day!
Dear Lord, when we hear of remarkable relationships with You, let us be inspired. Let us rejoice for them and then set to work on the one we share with You. Set a fire within us to grow this bond between us. We will not settle for what the rest of our peers settle for. We need to experience Your presence now. Bring awareness of how near You are. Let us enjoy sweet moments together, even as we go about our daily lives. Amen
Genesis 5:24 ESV / Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 6:9 ESV / These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
Exodus 33:11 ESV / Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
1 Kings 19:11-13 ESV / And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
2 Corinthians 12:2-4 ESV / I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.
Matthew 17:1-3 ESV / And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
Luke 24:13-32 ESV / That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” …
Revelation 1:17 ESV / When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,
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