This is the title of a devotional that I just received as a gift. Amy Carmichael is the author. I was so intrigued by the title I could not wait to see what it meant. In reading the editors forward it was explained that the title is from the translation of Job 26:14.

“Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, and how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power, who can understand?” Job 26:14. 

Amy recognized that in all He gave were only the edges of the greater power behind and beyond. With Job she realized that they were merely whispers as compared with it. As I read her translation of the scripture I was immediately taken back to a vision that I had myself. 

I received the vision on January 16, 2000. This was the next morning that I woke up from receiving the infilling of the Holy Spirit the night before. As I entered into the vision I was standing at the ocean shore and I had a teaspoon in my hand. When I looked down at the teaspoon it was filled with water. I heard the Lord speak plainly, “This is all that you received of Me last night.” As I lifted my head and my eyes looked out over the vast ocean before me He then spoke again, “This is how much you can have of Me. It’s up to you.”

The night before when I received the in-filling of the Spirit I was completely undone before Him. It was such a powerful experience and manifestation of His presence. I thought to myself, how could I ever handle more? I somehow knew that I could and I desperately wanted more of Him. Over the years as the Lord has cleansed me of sin and I have removed more of myself, it then makes room for more of Him. I have asked Him to never satisfy my hunger. I don’t want to lose that strong desire to seek Him. I want to hunger for Him right up until the day He takes me. 

There is someone in the bible that I want to share with you. His name is Enoch. There is so little known about him. This is all the Bible says.

“Enoch lived 65 years and became the father of Methuselah. Then Enoch walked with God 300 years after he became the father of Methuselah and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were 365 years. Enoch walked with God; and he was no more for God took him.” Genesis 5:21-24

“By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. And 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 seek Him.” Hebrews 11:5-6

I remember the very first time I read those words in Genesis. I closed my Bible and I literally began to sob. Those words felt like they pierced all the way to my soul. I felt the Lord speaking directly to my heart. I said, “Oh God I want to be like Enoch.” I felt His response to me was not only you but anyone who wants to be Enoch can. It’s just a matter of dying to self. I have spoken about this a lot. I feel like it always circles around back to that one thing that continues, to die to self daily. I have to die to myself. It is such a struggle because the flesh is so strong and not only wants but demands its own way. Here’s what Paul said in 1st Corinthians.

“Instead I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.” I Corinthians 9:27

After reading these two verses from scripture about Enoch I thought to myself, there has to be more about him. I was frantically going through bible concordances and commentaries to see if I could find something more. I found nothing. That was it. 

I really think the message about him is so simple. He was sold out 100% to God. God took him home. Enoch plunged into deep depths of the Lord that most of us will never even touch. I feel he also reached up in the highest parts of Him only to discover there so much more beyond. 

Oh that I could be like Enoch!

“Oh God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1