Living for Him!

Genesis 11:4 And they said, Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name; lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the earth."

There is a word used twice that should stand out to us as a warning in today's verse, and that word is ourselves. The account of the tower of Babel according to the historian Josephus takes place a considerable amount of time after the flood. Maybe people had forgotten why God destroyed the earth. During the time of Noah people had separated themselves from God. They sought after sinful pleasure and wickedness to the extent that it corrupted all mankind except for Noah.

Once again in Genesis 11 we find man seeking to pursue his own ends. They wanted to make a city for themselves and a tower that reached into heaven so they could make for themselves a name. They were seeking their own glory, not the glory of the Creator. They were seeking to live their lives outside of a covenant relationship with God and to live solely unto themselves.

This is still a trap for mankind today. Science and technology regardless of how well advanced it may become will never take us beyond our need to live in a dependent relationship with God. We must keep in mind that the wisdom of man does not begin to compare with the foolishness of God. Whatever it is that man is able to discover or understand concerning any aspect of the universe, it is simply a revelation of the majesty and power of God.

Are you trying to live life on your own? Are you living for His glory or seeking to develop your own fame and reputation? You were designed to live in harmony and child-like relationship with the heavenly Father. Love, comfort, correction, and purpose are waiting for you in His presence. Even if you are successful in building your own tower it will someday collaspe. Your tower will never take you to the place that will bring the satisfaction your looking for. You simply were not designed to live for yourself!

There is the true light which, coming into the world enlightens every man. (John 1:9)