Walk faithfully

Chapter 5 of Genesis records the genealogy from Adam to Noah. At first glance, it seems like a list of just names and numbers... "so and so" was born, lived X number of years, became the father of "so and so" and it continues on and on. But about 3/4 into the family pedigree, the writer seemed to pause to express the importance of Enoch:

When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (Genesis 5:21-24)

Among all of the daddies, sons, years lived, Enoch was worth adding a little extra description. Just a little more: "Enoch walked with God." He didn't just die, but rather "God took him away." Besides that, there's no other recording of his life; there's no story to show that he was faithful to God or how God took him away. Unlike Joseph who he gets 13 books of the 50 books (if I counted right) of Genesis, Enoch gets 4 verses.

Yet, along with Joseph and the other great players in the Bible, Enoch was mentioned again in the infamous Hebrews 11 Hall of Faith:

"By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Hebrews 11:5-6)

65 years passed before Enoch committed to walking with God, but when he did, he never stopped walking. For three hundred years, he lived in faith. But I bet that his walk started off slow and rocky, but day-by-day, his faith grew and grew, depending more and more on God. It hasn't even been a decade since I committed to Christ, and I am blessed by Enoch's life and the simplicity of his faith: loving God and living out His love for God. Enoch's life also challenged me, can I live a life unrecorded? Am I trying to be the main character of my story... or is Christ the main character? I see myself trying to put my problems, my agenda more important than others, more than God's. I am selfish, but Lord, help me to care for You and others around me. I fall short daily, but give me the strength to be faithful daily. And through daily surrender, I become less, and You become more... so that I can be a part of Your amazing and grand redemptive history.