Building the Babel Tower or the House of GOD?

Every alliance made towards a common purpose is a building of people.

 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 

 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. 

 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. 

 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." But the Lord came down to see the city 

and the tower which the sons of men had built. 

 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. 

 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, 

that they may not understand one another's speech." 

 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, 

and they ceased building the city. Therefore its name is called Babel, 

because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; 

and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

Genesis 11:1-9

The Tower of Babel.

Is our purpose in life prideful, to reach the heavens, whether to exalt ourselves or to reach GOD with our own efforts and resource?

Do we think that we can do it because we have progressed in our knowledge and technology - from stone to brick and mortar to asphalt?

Have we planned to make a name for ourselves  - through medical, technical or commercial research and invention? 

How about artificial intelligence?

 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness";
1 Corinthians 3:19

Are we fearful that our group would be disbanded and that we would be scattered?

GOD opposes such programs and interrupts those plans of men.

Have the people who were with you been scattered?

Has your building been shattered?

Is your life in shambles?

Are you in such a state of confusion that what you were building has come to a halt?

Were you building the Tower of Babel?

You may have thought that you were working for the Kingdom of GOD but GOD saw your deepest motives and attitudes - That in the name of GOD you were building the Tower of Babel!

Is there sudden confusion among the team and disruption of unity?

Are you attributing this to the devil?

Stop for a moment and check your motives. It could be GOD'S intervention!

What are you building with your life?

A Tower of Babel or A Holy Temple in the LORD?

What are you?

 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 

 Jesus answered and said to him, 

"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, 

for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 

  And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, 

and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:16-18

The LORD JESUS pointed out that Peter, with the divine revelation that was given to him, was a rock in the building of His Church. Therefore those of us who have been given the revelation of the LORD JESUS, as the CHRIST, the Son of the Living GOD, are living stones, used for the building of His Church. This is what the Apostle Peter himself writes in his epistle!

What are you meant for?

 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, 

but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, 

are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, 

to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 

Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "

Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, 

And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 

Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, 

"The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,"

1 Peter 2:4-7

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, 

but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 

Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone, 

in whom the whole building, being joined together, 

grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 

in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:19-22

 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, 

they were all with one accord in one place. 

 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, 

and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 

 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, 

and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit 

and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance...

...Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, 

"Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 

 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

Acts 2:1-4, 7-8

When we are being built up together a spiritual house, the Church of GOD, there is unity, understanding and love. GOD Himself blesses and prospers the work and gives increase by adding souls to His Kingdom. 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 

It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, 

The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 

It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; 

For there the Lord commanded the blessing-- Life forevermore.

Psalm 133:1-3

You are a precious Living Stone meant for GOD'S House!