# 95 The Power Of Unity and One Language

The Book of Genesis Day 95 Ge 11:1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3 Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. 4 And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Having established the genealogies of all the tribes of the world in chapter 10, chapter 11 will tell us why they were dispersed and what caused all the different languages. Evidently, the families of Noah’s sons hung together and travelled westward from Ararat to a plain in the land of Shinar. There, the grandson of Ham named Nimrod, rose to power and he and the people decided to build a city and a tower whose top would be in the heavens. The reason stated for doing this was to “make a name for themselves, lest they be scattered abroad over the face of the earth. Enter the Lord. He came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men built and was impressed. We aren’t told how the Lord did this, or even why it was necessary to come down in person. Surely our omniscient God knew what was going on, why the personal inspection? It is reminiscent of when HE and two angels visited Abraham, before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Why does God make these personal appearances? I think it is to cause us to consider His ultimate appearance among men in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. So God walk among the citizens of Babel and makes this observation: “With unity and one language, look what these people can do! Why nothing will be impossible for them” Now first off, there’s nothing wrong with unity or speaking the same language. Think of what the church could do in this world with unity and the language of love! The problem with Babel was their motivation. They were not motivated to serve God. Their only motivation was to make a great name for themselves and to stay in one tight knit little group. Stop and think about that for a minute, especially as it relates to your church. Are you (we) more interested in making ourselves look good, rather than making God look good? Is your (my) church involved in any kind of outreach beyond its walls, or are we content to stay in our own little country club clusters. This kind of an attitude was and is a recipe for disaster. Pray: Lord, help us to purpose in our heart to scatter Your Word and blessings outside the walls of our church. Help us to remember that You told us to “go” not stay.