Gen. 11:4 "Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.'"
In Babylonia, the people of the world decide to build themselves a city and a tower. They decide they want to make a name for themselves. They think if they can create something of significance they will be important and secure. The tower is built and God comes down and destroys it and scatters the people abroad.
C.S. Lewis once wrote that the greatest sin in the world is the sin of pride. Every sort of evil stems from the original idea that we are most important and are #1. From generation to generation this sin plagues us. We always care more for ourselves than we do for God or for others. Our accomplishments, our satisfaction, our health, wealth and the name we make for ourselves becomes top priority. Jesus calls us to another way. He calls us to be humble.
Dear Jesus, help me to be humble and not care about my name. Amen.
