This week in inkling institute we talk about Enoch in Moses 7. Emily Belle Freeman discussed how Enoch continued to answer the call to preach even though he lived among a lost people. The people were lost to the ways of God. They had much division among themselves. So much wickedness in the land that they become a blackened people. I love that she discussed not taking the word blackened literally. There are 2 places in the scriptures that describes the definition of blackness in the figurative definition.
Joel 2:6 - Illuminated or glowing with
Jude - Gloom
When you put those together the description of blackness would mean illumination of gloom. This was a people that others didn't want to be around because of their gloomy countenance.
But yet through all of that Enoch continued to preach.
Moses 7:13 says, ... so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.
This stuck with me!
We are living in a time of division in the land! We live in a time of great gloom with the pandemic that is going on. We also live at a time that many people have forgotten who God is. And yet we've been blessed with the greatest way to get the word of God out to people - technology!
Has God not called each of us to spread His word?
We can be as Enoch if we will continue to preach. Now don't preach literally! But seek the Lord and share what he asks you to share. For each of us that will be something different, but the deep down meaning will be the same - God is real! There is hope! We can have joy in this life!
We don't need to be eloquent in speech or word. We just need to have faith. The beginning of vs 13 says
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly,....
Faith means moving forward even when we don't know exactly what we need to do. Faith means trusting God will help us write or say what needs to be said. Faith means trusting God will help you reach who needs to be reached in the moment. Trusting God means doing what he asks even though we won't be perfect at it.
I'm going to do a throw back to one of my first posts about George Washington. I was wishing for a leader, someone like George Washington, but I see that was the wrong thing to wish for. Instead, now, my wish is that we will each answer the call to help others find God.
How has God called you to be a voice for good?
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