DAY 16: Tower of Babel

Bible Plan Reading: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-11

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Everyone wants a name. You may not say it out loud, but you know the pull to be noticed, respected, followed, remembered, or untouchable.

After the flood, the whole earth has one language and shared words. People settle in the land of Shinar and decide to build a city with a tower reaching into the heavens.

Acts 2 shows people from many nations hearing the mighty works of God in their own languages as the Holy Spirit fills the believers. Babel confused speech because people gathered to make their own name great.

God is not threatened by human achievement. He comes down to inspect the tower, which almost sounds ironic.

Jesus does not climb upward to steal glory. The Son of God comes down in humility, takes on flesh, serves sinners, dies on a cross, and rises in power.

Ask what you are currently building to protect your image. Name one tower honestly.

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REFLECT & RESPOND

Key Line: A life built to make your name great will never make you secure.

Reflection Question: What are you building right now to feel important, safe, or admired apart from God?

Practice: Serve someone today in a way that does not give you attention or credit.

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PRAYER

God, I feel the pressure to make a name for myself. I build towers out of approval, achievement, and control. Please expose my pride without crushing me.