Walk with Me

   

    Behold, my Spirit is upon you. (Moses 6:34)

 And it came to pass that Enoch journeyed in the land, among the people; and as he journeyed, the Spirit of God descended out of heaven, and abode upon him.  And he heard a voice from heaven. (Moses 6:26-27)

What is it like to hear a voice from heaven? What is that voice like, and how can we hear it?  Elijah learned that the Lord was not in a great and strong wind, not in an earthquake, not in a fire, but in a still small voice.

So this still small voice said to Enoch, “Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people, and say unto them—Repent, for thus saith the Lord: I am angry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; for their hearts have waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see afar off.”(Moses 6:27)

The Lord spoke to Enoch, because Enoch heard Him, and the people did not.  What can cause people’s hearts to wax hard, and their ears to become dull of hearing, and their eyes unable to see?  The Lord is not in the shriek of cell phones, not in the babble of radio, not in the din of TV, not in the raucous revelry of M-TV, not in the sensational imagery of electronic media, not in the roar of the crowd, but in a still small voice.

And the Lord told Enoch, “Say unto this people: Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you. Behold my Spirit is upon you,. . . . and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.(Moses 6:33-34)

And Enoch walked with God, and built a great city, and it was called Zion.

And from that time forth there were wars and bloodshed among them; but the Lord came and dwelt with his people, and they dwelt in righteousness.(Moses 7:16)
And all the days of Zion, in the days of Enoch, were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch and all his people walked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion; and it came to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, ZION IS FLED. (Moses 7:68-69)

Dinner Talk

1. What must we do to be able to hear the voice of the Spirit?
2. What must we do to be worthy to have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost?
3.  Study the passages in the Topical Guide under “Walking with God”.  How can we walk with God each day?
4.  What do you think the city of Zion was like?
5.  David R. Stone tells us, “Seduced by our culture, we often hardly recognize our idolatry.  We do not need to adopt the standards, the mores, and the morals of Babylon.  We can create Zion in the midst of Babylon.  We can have our own standards for music and literature and dance and film and language.  We can limit how much of Babylon we allow into our homes by the media of communication.
We can live as a Zion people, if we wish to.  Will it be hard? Of course it will, for the waves of Babylonian culture crash incessantly against our shores.  Will it take courage?  Of course it will . . . .  We can be courageous and, walk in the Lord’s paths and follow His footsteps. “ 
How can we walk with God and dwell in Zion, even though spiritual Babylon is all around us?

(Chapter 14)