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Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah. Genesis 5:22

It seems that the responsibility of being a father caused Enoch to feel that he needed God in a way that he had not felt before.

You may think that 65 sounds quite old, but at this point, Enoch was about a fifth of the way through his life. On a lifespan of 90 years, that would be about 18 years old. So, here is a young man who suddenly finds himself in a place where he knows that he needs the help of God. He feels it in a way that he did not before.

Enoch got through his early years without too much trouble. He had always believed in God, always come to worship, always offered the sacrifices. But when Methuselah was born, Enoch knew that he needed help and he began to walk with God.

Maybe you know what this is like. Your world changes. God gives you a new assignment, and you know that you are out of your depth. You become a father or a mother, and now you find yourself saying, “God has given me this wonderful gift and if I am to raise this child in this ungodly world, I need strength. I need wisdom. I need patience. I need a pure heart. And only God can give me what I need.”

Has your world changed recently? Do you feel overwhelmed in some area of life? Has it occurred to you that God may have done this so that you will seek Him and walk with Him in a way that you were not doing before?