5 By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and ‘he was not found, because God had taken him.’ For it was attested before he was taken away that ‘he had pleased God.’ 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:5-6
Fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts;
there is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on humankind
to see if there are any who are wise,
who seek after God.
Psalm 53:1-2
The writer of Hebrews expounds on the life of Enoch that “pleased God.” Enoch believed that “God existed” and that God rewards those who “seek him.” So let us reflect for a moment about the existence of God. When we think about God, what do we think? Is he some sort of being sitting above the Universe and peering down on us? Perhaps he is more like the Force in Star Wars. Given all the gender discussions today, we might consider any god gender neutral even though the English language has traditionally identified God with male pronouns. As a Christian, I find the life of the Incarnated Word, Jesus Christ, found in the Gospels, gives texture and depth to my image of God. So when I am discouraged and dispairing I turn to the Gospels and not the explanations of the Epistles that seem one step removed. Stope and jot five adjectives that describe to you the nature of the existence of God.
Secondly, the writers says that Enoch sought God. I suspect it is not a game of “Hide and Seek” where one party delibertly becomes inconspicuous and evasive in order to test the skills of the searcher. I suspect “seeking” affirms the wholly otherness of God, his invisibility and differentness from life as we know it. Seeking may be like tuning into the right frequency on the radio. I just watched the Netflix “All the Light We Cannot See” feature from WW11 where “the voice” appeared on frequency 1310 that guided a blind girl and a German boy soldier to truth. All parties are reaching out to communicate and “touch” each other, if only auditorially. How do you seek to develop relationship and communication with a God-being who is invisible but who creates that which we see to bring about a future we pray about and give us hope?
Blessings as you grow in your understanding of the existence of God and seek him in your life.
On the Way to Wonder 