January 4

January 4, 2009

Reading Genesis 10-11

It seems like God is a downer to mankind’s party. Is God against our success as people?

Look at the motivation of these builders. The tower of Babel was a monument to man’s great achievement. It would be built to give man self worth. It would become an idol that would keep people from a relationship with God.

Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."

The idea was to name a name for ourselves…. It was a selfish motivation that refused to live according to God’s agenda. This is when we get into our greatest difficulties… when we live according to our agenda. The best thing I can do every morning is to bow my knees before God, thank him for a new day, give my agenda to him, ask for his guidance during the day and have the courage to live for his kingdom.

Our hearts only find their true meaning in a relationship with God. Anything that replaces God in the center of our lives is a tower. Do you have any towers in your life?