Three hundred years is a long time. What kept Enoch
walking with God for three hundred years? He had an awareness of
judgment coming. He had a sensitivity to the ungodliness of the age. And
he drew closer to God as the reality of these things pressed in upon
him. The way to graph it would be to make a circle, space these three
items around the circle, and then show by arrows that each one
influenced the other. The more Enoch was aware of the judgment, the more
sensitive he was to sin. The more sensitive he was to sin, the closer
he wanted to walk with God. The closer he walked with God, the more
clearly he saw that judgment was necessary. Or the other way: the more
clearly he saw the judgment coming, the closer he wanted to walk with
God, and the closer he walked with God the more sensitive he was
to ungodliness.
If you keep close to God, you will keep from sin. But if you sin
persistently, you will fall away from God. Then you will rename the sin.
You will not talk about pride, the great sin; you will call it
“self-esteem,” “self-worth,” or what is “due to me.” You will not talk
about gluttony and materialism; you will talk about “the good life.” You
will not talk about disobedience; you will talk about “shortcomings.”
You will not talk about the Ten Commandments and your violation of them;
you will talk about your “mistakes.” It is only when you draw close to
God that these things will become increasingly sinful in your sight.
This excerpt is taken from James Boice’s contribution in
Feed My Sheep.
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