Enoch
walked with God… —Genesis 5:24
The true test of a person’s
spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments
of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing
tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude
toward the ordinary things of life when he is not under the spotlight (see John 1:35-37 and John 3:30).
It is painful work to get in step with God and to keep pace with Him— it means
getting your second wind spiritually. In learning to walk with God, there is
always the difficulty of getting into His stride, but once we have done so, the
only characteristic that exhibits itself is the very life of God Himself. The
individual person is merged into a personal oneness with God, and God’s stride
and His power alone are exhibited.
It is difficult to get into
stride with God, because as soon as we start walking with Him we find that His
pace has surpassed us before we have even taken three steps. He has different
ways of doing things, and we have to be trained and disciplined in His ways. It
was said of Jesus— “He will not fail nor be discouraged…” (Isaiah 42:4)
because He never worked from His own individual standpoint, but always worked
from the standpoint of His Father. And we must learn to do the same. Spiritual
truth is learned through the atmosphere that surrounds us, not through
intellectual reasoning. It is God’s Spirit that changes the atmosphere of our
way of looking at things, and then things begin to be possible which before
were impossible. Getting into God’s stride means nothing less than oneness with
Him. It takes a long time to get there, but keep at it. Don’t give up because
the pain is intense right now— get on with it, and before long you will find
that you have a new vision and a new purpose.
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