Re:Verse reading–Genesis 11:1-9 (day four)
Verse 6 – “And this is what they began to do…”
Verse 6 infers that this decision or direction was wrong and that there was another…correct… direction to go. There was a better choice. Have you ever done that? Have you ever made a choice that was the wrong choice? The people at Babel were seeking to establish their legacy and memory as a great people. They sought to have a kingdom to be worshipped.
Often, our decisions seek to supplant God. We want to make our own choice and to be the one who is in charge. We may outwardly say we are just offering another alternative or maybe we have better information to make the decision with, but we really just want it our way! Do we really think we know better than God? Submission to authority is very difficult for us humans. We see it as a sign of weakness. In reality though, to submit to God’s authority is the very foundation of a character of strength…it is always the right choice!
