"Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered all over the earth."" Genesis 11:4
Why do we go about building a life while ignoring the call of God? Without the foundation of God we are sure to fail. The one thing the people of Babel did not want is what God wanted. God scattered them and confused their language. I look back into my own life and can see my tower building, half way listening to God only to watch my plan fall. God set my life on a new path, a new plan that is still unfolding. It is better to consult God before doing your own thing. He flooded the earth so the people could repopulate it. Not to build an empire for themselves. God was whispering but they were not listening. Ignoring the whisper does not make God go away, it leads to confusion. Listen.
Why do we go about building a life while ignoring the call of God? Without the foundation of God we are sure to fail. The one thing the people of Babel did not want is what God wanted. God scattered them and confused their language. I look back into my own life and can see my tower building, half way listening to God only to watch my plan fall. God set my life on a new path, a new plan that is still unfolding. It is better to consult God before doing your own thing. He flooded the earth so the people could repopulate it. Not to build an empire for themselves. God was whispering but they were not listening. Ignoring the whisper does not make God go away, it leads to confusion. Listen.
What is God saying to me: listen and respond, I do not want to confuse but will if necessary.
Dear Father, time is fleeting and we desire lots of things. The most important desire is You. A life built upon the love of God will not fail, it learns, it hears and it responds. Our towers fail when we go it alone, help us hear the call, help us not ignore Your will and build an incredible future with You as the foundation. I thank You Father for being in control, may my will not get in the way, I do not want to slow us down. In Jesus name, Amen.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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