The Tower of Babel

And they said, God to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole Earth. Genesis 11:4

Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12

Mankind is back at it again. The spirit of Nimrod has brought the same spirit to his children. Now the people want to make a city, a tower, and a name so that they will not have to fulfill God’s wishes for them. God wants them to spread out over the lands, not have a city, not have a tower, and to have His name, not their own. The people do not want to trust that God will not bring another flood of water. They want to build a tower so that they can find out what God is all about and stop Him in case He changes His mind. They do not trust God and they decide the best way to protect themselves is to build a great tower and to disobey every concept that God has given to them. Such is the case of addictive thinking.

Prayer for Today: God, we can see it happening to them and we pray that we don’t have to go down that road again. We recognize the spirit of rebellion against God. We admit we have done it to You before, we will be tempted to do it again, but we don’t want to. Please help us keep it ever fresh in our minds that we need You to protect us from power mongering. Keep us humble, keep us alert to our need of You.