Reminded of it today...
as yesterday's gray...
gives way to a bright sunny day...
The Genesis walk of Enoch... right out of this world... into God's... sent me to Hebrews 11... the hall of faithful...
Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony [still on record] that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God.
Hebrews 11:5 Amp
...he did not have a glimpse of death...
...because God translated him...
And King James... says it like this...
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 KJV
translation... according to Webster's... to bear, remove, or change from one place, state, form, or appearance to another... transfer... transform...
A definition I thought I knew... always having to to do with language... understanding... but no... it goes deeper... translation... of form...
The gray... and drizzle... of yesterday...
with temperatures hovering around freezing...
left many of the raindrops... up in the trees...
branches... leaves... pine needles...
coated... with... ice...
hanging...
frozen...
But today... gray giving way...
sun shines...
temperatures rise...
and I see...
and hear...
translation...
Rain frozen on trees...
sounds like showers...
as it releases the freeze...
translation...
Rain to ice... ice to rain... continued its journey... to the ground...
And this transformation sends thoughts back to Enoch...
the first... to be translated by God... right into eternal life...
by faith...
And He sent the Word... to translate more hearts... lives...
that they too... might miss the glimpse of death...
I begin to see... translation... anew...
the translation that comes through the Word...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17
"...Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes him who sent me has eternal life.
He does not come into judgement,
but has passed from death to life ..." ---Jesus
John 5:24 ESV
Translation... it comes through the Word...
weary... to rested...
hungry... to satisfied...
thirsty... to quenched...
translation...
In Christ... we step right through...
into eternal life...
by faith...
And all life... it comes from Him...
but here in the dark of the world...
we need translation...
dark... to light...
death... to life...
in order to continue... our journey... back to Him...
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith
into this grace in which we now stand.
And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:1-2
Father God... translate... me...
Amen... Amen...
ReplyDeleteMuch of what you share has merit... and is implied in the Genesis passage... "Enoch walked with God..."
Faith is the first step... (as mentioned in your list of "requirements"...) to begin to trust/believe... and obey...
And the grace... that's completely up to God...
But Enoch... he did not experience water baptism... (that we know of...)
And what about the thief on the other cross... whom Jesus told would be with Him in paradise... that very day...?
I believe when we begin to make a list of "requirements" for others... we put ourselves in the place of God...
He works outside of time and space... He alone knows each heart and intention... He alone knows who truly walks with Him... by faith...
Thanks for visiting... come back soon... and be blessed in your faith journey...