How to Live Well 如何活出美好的人生

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Enoch walked faithfully with God. Genesis 5:24

Today's Scripture Genesis 5:24

Today's Insights “Walk” or “walking” is a metaphor used in the Bible to depict the life of faith as a journey. To “walk” means taking physical steps toward a desired destination. To walk with God is to have a relationship and fellowship with Him. Enoch is the first person the Bible describes as one who “walked faithfully with God” (Genesis 5:22, 24). Noah too “found favor in the eyes of the Lord” and “walked faithfully with God” (6:8-9).

The metaphor of walking continues in the New Testament. We’re to “walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16), to “walk in the way of love” (Ephesians 5:2), to “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7), to “[walk] in the truth” (2 John 1:4), and to “walk in obedience to his commands” (v. 6). To walk faithfully with God, we must “live as Jesus did” (1 John 2:6), or, as the nkjv renders it, “walk just as [Jesus] walked.

Today's Devotional Pedro became a follower of Jesus at fifty. He’d been an angry, vindictive man who hurt those around him. As he received counseling from his church, he felt remorse over his past. “I now have less years ahead of me than behind me,” he said. “I want to live them well. But how?”

Pedro found his answer in an unlikely source—a genealogy. As he read Moses’ account of Adam’s family line, he noted that one sentence was repeated to describe Adam’s descendants: “Altogether, [name] lived a total of [number] years, and then he died” (see Genesis 5:8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 27, 31). But one man was described differently.

Enoch was described as one who “walked faithfully with God” (vv. 22, 24). He drew near to God, and that’s how he spent his earthly life. Because of his faith, “he was commended as one who pleased God” (Hebrews 11:5). Enoch had a steadfast, abiding trust in who God was and what He’d do for those who sought Him (v. 6). He expressed his trust in the Almighty by acting on it and obeying Him, and his faith was such that God spared him from physical death (v. 5).

“How can I live my years well?” Pedro asked. “By walking faithfully with God.”

Our earthly life doesn’t have to be summed up in just a number. It can be summed up in our faith, which allows God to work in more ways than we can count.

Reflect & Pray In your life, what would “walking faithfully with God” look like? How can you act on your trust in Him?

Dear Father, I’m not meant to walk through life on my own. Please help me walk faithfully with You. by Karen Huang

以诺与上帝同行。（创世记 5:24）

今日经文：创世记 5章24 节

今日洞见：“行走”或“行路”是圣经中用来比喻由信仰引导的生活方式/方向，如同人生的旅程一般。“行走”意味着朝着既定的目标迈出实际的步伐。在人生的旅途中与上帝同行意味着与祂建立同心同德的关系和团契。以诺是圣经中第一个被描述为“与上帝同行”的人（创世记 5:22, 24）。挪亚也“在耶和华眼前蒙恩”，并且“与上帝同行”（6:8-9）。 “行走”的比喻在新约中仍然适用，比如，我们要“顺着圣灵而行”（加拉太书 5:16），要“行在爱的道中”（以弗所书 5:2），“行在光明中”（约翰一书 1:7），“行在真理中”（约翰二书 1:4），并且要“遵行他的命令”（第6节）。要忠实地与上帝同行，我们必须“效法耶稣”（约翰一书 2:6），或者如新钦定版圣经所译，“照着耶稣所行的去行”。

今日灵修：佩德罗五十岁时成为耶稣的门徒。他曾是一个脾气暴躁、睚皉必报的人，并且伤害了身边的人。在接受教会辅导时，他为自己的过去感到懊悔。他说：“我剩下的日子比过去的少，我想好好地过完余生。可是该怎么做呢？” 佩德罗在一个意想不到的地方找到了答案，一份家谱。

当他阅读摩西关于亚当家族谱系的记载时，他注意到有一句描述亚当后代的话反复出现：“[姓名]共活了[数字]年，然后他就死了”（见创世记5:8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 27, 31）。但是，在这家谱中，唯独对以诺的描述截然不同。以诺被描述为“与上帝同行”的人（22, 24节）。在他度过的一生中他选择与上帝同行。因着信，“他得到上帝喜悦他的明证”（希伯来书11:5）。以诺坚定不移地信靠上帝的所是，他相信上帝会赏赐寻求他的人（6节）。以诺用行动顺服上帝，以此表达他对全能者的信赖，他的信心如此之大，以至于神使他的肉体免受死亡的伤害。（第5节）。

“我怎样才能安享晚年呢？”佩德罗问道。“就是要尽心尽力地与上帝同行。” 我们的人生不必只用一个数字来概括，它可以用我们的信心来概括，而信心能使上帝以无穷尽的方式在我们生命中动工。

反思与祷告：在你的人生中，“忠心与神同行”会是什么样子？你如何将你对神的信靠付诸行动？亲爱的天父，我不应该单打独斗地走过人生。请帮助我忠心地与你同行。