Silent petitions while in daily work: “While engaged in our daily work, we should lift the soul to heaven in prayer. These silent petitions rise like incense before the throne of grace; and the enemy is baffled. ... It was thus that Enoch walked with God. And God was with him, a present help in every time of need....CWG 121.3

“Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. No other means of grace can be substituted, and the health of the soul be preserved. Prayer brings the heart into immediate contact with the Wellspring of life, and strengthens the sinew and muscle of the religious experience.”—Gospel Worker, 254, 255CWG 121.4

Unceasing Prayer: “I wish I could impress upon every worker in God's cause the great need of continual, earnest prayer. They cannot be constantly upon their knees, but they can be lifting their hearts to God. This is the way that Enoch walked with God.”—Testimonies For The Church 5:596CWG 121.5

“Enoch's walk with God was not in a trance or a vision, but in all the duties of his daily life. ... In the family and in his intercourse with men, as a husband and father, a friend, a citizen, he was the steadfast, unwavering servant of the Lord.”—Patriarchs and Prophets, 85CWG 121.6

Type of remnant: “The godly character of this prophet represents the state of holiness which must be attained by those who shall be ‘redeemed from the earth’ (Revelation 14:3) at the time of Christ's second advent.... Like Enoch, God's people will seek for purity of heart, and conformity to His will, until they shall reflect the likeness of Christ. Like Enoch ... by their holy conversation and example they will condemn the sins of the ungodly. As Enoch was translated to heaven before the destruction of the world by water, so the living righteous will be translated from the earth before its destruction by fire.”—Patriarchs and Prophets, 88, 89CWG 121.7

Lived in heavenly places: “Enoch's heart was upon eternal treasures. He had looked upon the celestial city. He had seen the King in His glory in the midst of Zion. The greater existing iniquity, the more earnest was his longing for the home of God....CWG 122.1

“ ‘Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.’ For three hundred years Enoch had been seeking purity of heart, that he might be in harmony with heaven. For three centuries he had walked with God. Day by day he had longed for a closer union; nearer and nearer had grown the communion, until God took him to Himself. He had stood at the threshold of the eternal world, only a step between him and the land of the blest; and now the portals opened, the walk with God, so long pursued on earth, continued, and he passed through the gates of the Holy City....CWG 122.2

“To such communion God is calling us.”—Testimonies For The Church 8:330, 331CWG 122.3

SUMMARY AND PRAYER THOUGHT

God is lovingly and tenderly calling. Like Enoch, let us respond with all of our hearts and minds. Then God will make our bodies His holy temple and dwelling place. We can so walk with God that He will live inside of us. This can be our joyous privilege from now on until Jesus comes.CWG 122.4

There is no greater joy, pleasure or privilege than to fall in love and unite our hands and hearts with the lover of our soul. Completely united, lost in His arms of love, He will tenderly cherish and care for us and finally take us to our heavenly home.CWG 122.5

Don't let anything stop you or Satan rob you from this most exciting and rewarding experience.CWG 122.6

This is the only thing worth living for!CWG 122.7

Please help us, loving Jesus, to value above all else an intimate relationship and a close walk with you.CWG 122.8

Chapter 51—Faith the Key to Answered Prayer

Chapter 53—Our Experience and Our Work