Friday, July 20, 2018

JOHN Good Morning! I’m John Branning, the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. Sometimes, the more significant, powerful, or influential someone is, the less you know about him or her. There are some people of influence whose names most of us have never heard, and about whom we know almost nothing, yet they make decisions which affect millions of lives. Enoch is a Biblical character about whom we know hardly anything besides his age and genealogy; but we do know this -- that Enoch walked with God -- and then God took him. What an example! Is there anything greater that can be said about someone than, "He walked with God"? Enoch's life was eternally distinguished by this one characteristic: his personal relationship with the Lord. He somehow maintained a degree of divine fellowship that was so pleasing to God and everyone could tell something was different about him. We may never hit a homerun in a major league game or catch the winning touchdown pass, but we can strive to leave a legacy like Enoch and simply be known as a person who walked with God.