“And Enoch walked with God;”
Genesis 5:24
In Genesis, both Enoch and Noah (Genesis 6:9) are described as having walked with God while surrounded by an ungodly world. But what does it actually mean to walk with God?
To walk with God means to develop an ongoing relationship with Him through prayer and reading His Word. It means making that relationship preeminent in our lives. You see, if we are saved, God is present in our lives. In some of our lives, He may even be prominent. But the Lord doesn’t simply want to be present or prominent—He desires to be preeminent (Colossians 1:18)! Like any meaningful relationship, walking with the Lord involves a desire to know Him more deeply—to know what pleases Him. It’s about putting Him first in all our decision-making. Matthew 6:33 comes to mind: “Seek first the kingdom of God.” The apostle Paul, after serving the Lord for over 30 years, still said, “That I may know Him” (Philippians 3:8). He continually longed to grow in his knowledge of Christ. That is the starting point of walking with God.
Walking with God means moving forward and keeping in step with Him. You can’t walk with someone if you’re not moving in sync with them. A walk is not like standing on a moving walkway at the airport—smooth and effortless. Walking involves a constant repetition of nearly falling and catching yourself. Every step is a slight imbalance, a shift of weight. Similarly, the one who walks with God lives in a continual posture of dependence—always on the verge of falling, unless God holds them steady. Walking with God means we’re constantly relying on His strength and grace to move forward. It’s a life of stepping out in faith, not settling for the status quo. It means responding when God says move, and maintaining the same pace as He does.
To walk with God, we must be free of the things that hinder our relationship with Him. Enoch had no controversy or conflict with God. They walked in agreement. As Amos 3:3 says, “Can two walk together unless they are agreed?” You can’t truly walk joyfully with someone if there’s unresolved conflict. Likewise, there should be nothing standing between us and the Lord—no unconfessed sin, no divided loyalties, no distractions pulling us away. Walking with God requires harmony with Him, and that begins with a surrendered heart.
Anchor For Today:
Walking with God is not merely a religious habit—it is a relationship marked by fellowship, forward movement, and freedom from anything that would come between us and Him. Just as Enoch and Noah walked with God in a dark world, so can we—one step of faith at a time.