Have you ever heard about a person who disappeared without a trace? This happened to a man named Enoch, found in the genealogy of Adam recorded in 1 Chronicles 1:3. In a message simply titled, "Enoch," Charles H. Spurgeon shares the following: "No life can surpass that of a man who quietly continues to serve God in the place where providence has placed him." There are three scenes from the life of Enoch recorded in Scripture. Let's look at each one.

First, there is the transformation of Enoch. After Methuselah was born, Enoch was transformed from sinner to saint at age 65 (Genesis 5:21). It was at that time he began to believe on the Lord. Note Enoch's communion with God as a pedestrian missionary in Genesis 5:22-24, "After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." Remember Enoch walked with God consistently in an exceedingly dark time of great evil.

Second, there is the transmission of Enoch. Jude 1:14a reads, "Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also..." Hannah Hurnard explains, "In Christ Jesus we are called to be God's transmitters, to be completely separated from all thoughts which are contrary to his thinking, so that we may transmit his thoughts to others. We do this in many ways. When we witness by mouth in the power of the Holy Spirit; and when we obey his command to preach the Gospel — in that way we broadcast God's thoughts and purposes audibly to others." Note Enoch's communication for God as a prophetic messenger in Jude 1:14b-15, "saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.'"

Third, there is the translation of Enoch. Hebrews 11:5a reads, "By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, 'and was not found, because God had taken him...'" Note Enoch's commendation by God as a pattern man in Hebrews 11:5b-6, "...for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Pagans often referred to appeasing the gods, but Enoch pleased God and you can too. Remember the only way to please God is to live by faith. According to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and if you are alive at the time of the rapture; you too will disappear without a trace.

Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey, of Robertsdale, is the author of "Don't Miss the Revival! Messages for Revival and Spiritual Awakening from Isaiah.