Genesis 6:9; 22
Noah walked with God, even in a decadent world. How did he do it? Part of the answer is found in Genesis 5:24.
Noah's great-grandfather Enoch walked with God. The faithful lifestyle of Noah's family made it possible for him to walk with the Lord even though none of his neighbors did.
Noah was walking with God before he built the ark. We learn to walk with God by just following Him every day. We learn to be ready for the big issues when we walk with God on the ordinary days. Then, when a significant challenge comes along, we are already walking by faith.
Noah's test of obedience came when God gave him unusual instructions—to build an ark and to bring two of every animal inside. Through all this, Noah continued his faithful and fruitful walk with the Lord.
He kept his focus on the Lord's plan, the Lord's project, and the Lord's direction.
When you and I walk with God, we learn to listen to Him and hear His voice. Then it doesn't matter what others say, as long as we know we've heard the Lord. Some of us have journeyed through difficult places in our lives. Yet it's not where we walk that matters, but with whom. Anywhere we walk with God—no matter how painful it feels—is a place of serenity and safety.
Remember, when we walk with the Lord, we will never take a wrong step. We will never regret a day. We will always be grateful for the moment we decided to travel alongside almighty God.
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Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.