In the Old Testament, the Bible says, "Noah walked with God" (Genesis 6:9).
Such a statement may raise a question in the mind of some people because God is a Spirit, which means we can't see Him.
So how does one walk with God if he can't see Him? On the other hand, such a statement portrays God in a very personal way.
We know what it means to walk with another human being.
But it is also true that we can walk with God even though we can't see Him.
The amazing thing about Noah's experience is the times in which he lived.
The people of his day were so wicked that it grieved the heart of God, and He decided He would destroy all life on earth.
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of God" (verse 8).
So why did God single out Noah to show Him grace? Because "Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God," the Bible says (verse 9).
I don't know about you, but Noah's life challenges me.
He had no Bible, no pastor, no fellow believers-the entire world was so wicked that God repented that He had made man-yet in such a world Noah chose to be just, perfect, and to walk with God! To help us walk with God, He has given us His Spirit who lives in us and guides us into all truth.
Also, He has given us the Bible to instruct and to guide us, according to His will.
So let's see how this works.
In the first chapter of John's first epistle, he shares his and the other apostles' objective for writing to us the things they heard and saw during their time with Jesus: "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3).
Hence, the purpose of the writings of the apostles is so that we can enjoy fellowship with God as they did.
You see, when Jesus came to earth, He was the living Word of God.
He modeled what it meant to walk with God.
Also, Jesus never missed an opportunity to teach His followers how to walk with God.
The disciples who witnessed these things wrote what they heard and saw so we in turn could incorporate them into our lives so we too would have fellowship with God and His Son.
Fellowship with God does not require us to physically see Him.
Fellowship simply requires that the activities and conversation of those involved revolve around common values and interests.
The Bible helps us in this regard by revealing to us the heart and the will of God so we can bring our heart and will in line with His.
As our values and interests become one with God's then we can have true fellowship with Him.
This, in effect, is how we walk with God.
Remember, Noah did it in his day, and so can we in ours.
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