TEAR DOWN THAT TOWER

“Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth,’” Genesis 11:4 ESV. The story of the prideful construction of Tower of Babel shines a bright light on one of mankind’s most dangerous deceptions; that we can humanly achieve universal unity and ascend to God through our own efforts. But our pursuit of God is always preceded by His pursuit of us. Like an adult to a small child, He bends down low to us, His love descending and awakening our love for Him. As the hymn declares: “Heaven came down and Glory filled my soul”. Lord God, Lover of Our Souls, I am humbled and amazed by Your love pursuit. Forgive my attempts to rise to Your Glory on my own. LORD, in Your Mercy, tear down my foolishly assembled towers of religious pride.