A Faith-filled Life Prepares Us For Eternity With The Lord
“It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying - he disappeared, because God took him. For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. And it is impossible to please God without faith.” (Hebrews 11:5-6)
Devotional Thought - Enoch was a man in the Old Testament who had a strong relationship with the Lord and who pleased God because of his faith in the Lord. Activities that help us to develop a close relationship with the Lord include daily Bible reading and prayer, weekly worship attendance, engagement in serving the Lord and others, regular connections with other Christians, etc. Also, Enoch lived during a time when most people were morally and spiritually destitute (Genesis 6:1-3). It must have been difficult for him to pursue the Lord and live a faithful life. But Enoch did that because of his faith in the Lord.
Secondly, faith in the Lord reminds us that this life is only temporary, and that we have a far greater life to experience in the next life. Enoch never died. One day the Lord just took Enoch to be with Him in Heaven. We don’t know how that happened. All we know is that Enoch kept walking with God and one day he wound up in Heaven.
What’s important is not how we are “taken” when our life ends, but where we are taken. At the end of our lives we will spend eternity in either Heaven or Hell. Hell is a place of suffering, sadness and separation from the Lord and loved ones for all eternity. While Heaven is unbelievably wonderful, and it’s where our Lord Jesus resides and continues fellowshipping with those who have loved Him and lived for Him.
So, let’s keep our faith in the Lord and our focus on deepening our relationship with Him. Then we will experience God’s best here on Earth. And we will experience an even better life when we get to Heaven. And let’s do everything we can to help our friends and family members come to faith in Jesus so they will experience God’s best in this life and the future of Heaven in the next life.
Prayer - Lord, help me to live such a faithful and faith-filled life that I’m always prepared to transition to eternity, trusting that my eternity is with You in Heaven. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Follow Up Activity - Write down some reasons as to why you would like to go to Heaven some day in the faraway future.
