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THOSE WITH A VISION OF A TOWER THAT THE LORD DIDN'T ORDAIN - His Pleasure Series 018
Read Genesis 11:1-9
Genesis 11:4, KJV
"And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."
One of the things you'll see about charlatans is that they'll seek to prove they have a high calling. This is what leads Theudas to the boast of great things and the saying that he's somebody. Here, we find some antagonists of God and His will (in that they want to build Babel - which directly means rebellion against God) come together with a vision of greatness that the hands of the Lord didn't cut for them. Of their own counsel, vision, prudence have they decided and deduced that they should build an amazement to every sight. So, what did they decide on?
"Let us build us a city and a tower..."
Their vision is gigantic in what they wanted to build. It's a gigantic civilization and urban work - a city. Also, they didn't say a bungalow or a duplex. They said a "tower." Do you know what a tower is? It means a very high or exalted building. It's one whose top always reaches height upon height. This is where they'll be headquartered. The centre of their lust and craving for a civilization which holds them all together. Meanwhile, mind the use of language in that verse. It's, "come, let us build us..." It is these humans who have a thing to build and it's themselves they're building for. In a God given vision, God has something to build for a people or generation and so calls a man and gives him a mandate/patterns on same. The ark (ship and the one harbouring the testimony) were not Noah's or Moses' visions nor did they originate what to build or its patterns (Gen.6:13-16, Exodus 25). God gave and inspired all. But once you see falsehood in action, it's plainly human or occultic.
Also, they say, "One whose top reach the heavens."
If the top of something reaches the heaven or the very apogee of the sky as the limit of man would allow, it means these people are bearing dominionship in their consciousness. What are they doing? "Since we've built a building whose height reaches the heaven; one, it will be visible for all eyes to see and for them to praise." It will become an attractive centre, a visiting site. Now, you're beginning to conceptualize what vain glory they desired. No called man heeds the calling for this vain glory of making a name for Himself. Fame is His Master's to decide. His was just to fulfill purpose and He'll have satisfied the pleasure of his Master. God has fame to give but it's not a constant A for all His labourers neither should any heed the call for selfish reasons of making name for oneself, catering for one's needs or having the respect of men etc.
Two, their building - a tower will show their colonization of the earth. It will show where they're ruling from and as far as we all know, it is he who rules the mountain that rules the valley.
This building in will therefore opposes God and so is plucked down. God rather spreads humanity instead of having them contained. If you don't want a conflict of will with God, never do anything in contrast with what He has said, is saying or will say. If you can know them all per time, you'll excel and will build to the very height they were stopped from building to. That's if it's the Lord's. No vision is too tall. If God inspires it, you'll achieve it.
PRAYER: I have sight from your sight. May my deeds proceed from Thee to see the light of the day. May the voice, "stop work" not thunder at me. I build till dawn.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Micah 1:1-4:13; Revelation 6:1-17; Psalm 134:1-3; Proverbs 30:1-4
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