Genesis 11:1-9
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
Isn't it sad how right from the beginning of time man let God down? We see Adam and Eve disobeying God and how God told them that because they thought they could be like Him, they had to leave the garden... What made these people that tried to build this tower, think that God would allow them to be all knowing like He is?
How sad is it that God knows that "this is only the beginning of what they will do." How angry must God have been? I think maybe His anger (He sees that man will forever be seeking to be all knowing) turns to hurt when God sees that if man is all knowing, why would man need God anymore?
For me, the big lesson lies in not that God was angry or hurt about what was going on. For me the lesson lies in the fact that God made us to want and need Him. He wants us to talk to Him. To tell Him what is in our hearts. God also wants us to need Him. He needs and wants us to serve Him and love Him and OBEY Him. If we feel the need to not need God anymore, life will become hard. Who will we turn to if we don't have God anymore? Because #newsflash we will ALWAYS need God. That's the way He wants it to be and the way He designed it to be... If we are "so clever" why don't we see this?
God is our Creator...
Psalm 119:91 by Your appointment they stand this day, for all things are Your servants.
Col 1:16 For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.
We are reminded over and over again in the scriptures that we were designed to need God...
Romans 8:28 and we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
Mark 9:23 and Jesus said to him, "'if you can'! All things are possible for one who believes."
Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."
If God is for us, who can be against us? Why don't we trust in God, in His council, in His wisdom and lean on Him instead of trying to be on His level? Thinking we can go on without Him!
I hope you are all blessed with a great week, what is left of it anyway ;)
In Him,
Trace
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