Walk and Talk with the Lord #4

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. 25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. (Genesis 5)

When we read numbers like the above, it is almost beyond our comprehension. Some of us are glad just to be walking in our sixties, let alone three hundred or 900. But the effects of the Fall had not yet affected the lifespan of man or its toll on the earth.  What is most important here is this long walk with God. Not that it's the only reason, but notice Enoch walked with God after having a son - kids are motivation enough. But there are so many reasons in life to walk and talk with God: relationships, career, understanding the effects of sin in the world around us, even understanding ourselves and how twisted our thinking can be. God is in this for the long haul; so should we.  You'll never be too old to stop walking and talking with God - in your twenties, forties, sixties, eighties, or beyond. And when you get to that point that Enoch did, and God' takes you, guess what you're going to want to do? Walk and talk with God. So if you haven't done so already, start taking a stroll today. Just talk, and listen.  Get the conversation going.