Genesis 11:1-9. Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 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; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Even after the Flood, the work of Satan continued. Many nations came from the descendants of Noah and spread out over the earth. Tragically, people once again forgot the covenant God had established with them (Genesis 9:8–11).
Worse still, they began to challenge the authority of God. Nimrod (meaning “the rebel”), a great-grandson of Noah, became a “mighty warrior on the earth” and a “mighty hunter before the Lord” (Genesis 10:8–9), carrying out ruthless acts of violence in the presence of God.
Nimrod founded many kingdoms and cities, including Babel (or Babylon), in the land of Shinar (Genesis 10:10–12), where he led the effort to build a “tower that reaches to the heavens” (Genesis 11:4). Their goal was to make a name for themselves and remain united in defiance of God.
God did not allow the tower’s construction to continue, but the Tower of Babel movement Satan began through Nimrod has continued to this day. Satan lures people into pursuing worldly success at any cost, feeding their ambition, selfish motives, and endless goals in life. He promotes the unification of peoples, nations, and religions to carry out his own agenda, bringing as much destruction as possible to the world (Revelation 12:9). He is filled with fury because he knows his time is short (Revelation 12:12).
Tragically, many people take the “wide road” that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13). The devil’s temptation is real, attractive, and seemingly irresistible (Matthew 4:2–3; 4:5–6). Ultimately, the devil wants people to worship him (Matthew 4:8–9). He knows exactly what our old self desires.
Thanks be to God, who crucified our old self with Christ and united us with Him (Romans 6:5–6). God brought us into His kingdom, filled with righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). In Christ, God has given us the greatest success of all—being with Him.
When you believe the Good News that Jesus is the Christ, God gives you the right to become a child of God (John 1:12). That is why He answers your prayers. You will lack nothing (Psalm 23:1).
Since the day you believed, the Holy Spirit has come to live in you (1 Corinthians 3:16). That is why nothing can destroy you anymore. You now have a brand new life in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). God surrounds you with His angel armies (Hebrews 1:14). You will have ultimate victory over Satan (Romans 16:20).
God has given your life a new purpose and goal—proclaiming the gospel to all nations (Matthew 28:18–20). God has freely given all these things to you with Christ. So you don’t have to be intimidated by anything. You don’t have to envy anything. You don’t have to compromise with anything in this world.
God sent His Son Jesus as the Christ so that you may escape from the destruction of Genesis 3 (worshiping yourself), Genesis 6 (following the ways of the world), and Genesis 11 (building your own Tower of Babel).
Let the gospel take deep root in your spirit, soul, mind, and body so that the Tower of Babel in your life may fall. Knowing that you have been given everything through Christ, stop building your own tower.
Instead, enjoy God’s presence through His Word (John 1:1). Hold firmly to God’s covenant and pray in all circumstances, seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit. God will give you undeniable evidence of His presence, heal you, and place you where you will save lives.
May the Kingdom of God come upon you throughout the day. Let the Tower of Babel of today’s culture that rebels against God and His gospel fall in the name of Jesus Christ.
Prayer. Father, I thank You for this time of worship and prayer. Fill me with Your wisdom, which surpasses human understanding and the knowledge of this world. Fill me with Your wisdom so that no one may take me captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Help me cultivate spiritual strength to the point where I will not be intimidated by anything, I will not envy anything, and I will not compromise with anything. Help me enjoy Your presence and live the life of an evangelist throughout the day. May all the forces of darkness and unbelief in my life be broken down in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen.