Just being real, there were a lot of names in our reading this morning. :)
I could not help but think about language as we read about Babel this morning. Language has become quite personal to me this past year as I have struggled to learn Spanish! If only those silly people would not have wanted to "make a name for themselves" Hmmm, that statement makes me think. I fear that many times that is what I try to do. "Make a name for Tina".
Father God, let my actions and my words (English and Spanish) make much of YOU!
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Maybe you can shed some light. When reading this morning I noticed that in Gen 10:4, the maritime people spread out ....each with his own language. Then at the tower of Babel, it talks about everyone having one language and God changing all that. So, I'm a little confused....one language just at Babel or what?
ReplyDeleteOkay Tina, that's convicting. Ouch! Do I try to make a name for myself? I know at least sometimes I do. I know, because I have let myself be hurt at times by people's reactions to me as I've gone through this divorce. Then, sometimes I imagine that people are reacting negatively to me because they think I'm some crazy woman who's tearing her family apart. Silly, because one thing I should've learned by now is not to judge!!! My focus should be on what God thinks of me, not what other may think or what I want them to think. Now if I could just live that out...
ReplyDeleteTina I had the same thought - If not for pride there would be a lot less pain and hurt in the world.
ReplyDeleteOkay Tina, your post really put me on my fanny. Actually it should put me on my knees. For some reason I really wanted to believe that this passage was about Noah's family repopulating the Earth. That message is pretty plain and simple. However, there is obviously a much deeper message in these passages. You hit the nail on the head when you made reference to how sometimes we try to make a name for ourselves. Far too often I find myself guilty of that.
ReplyDeleteOff to get on my knees.....