Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus

“Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.” “And they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.’” [1]

The people wanted to make a name for themselves rather than to do as they were designed to do which was to glorify the Name of the Lord. They wanted to concentrate in one place rather than propagate as they were mandated by God to do: “Be fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth and multiply in it.” [2]

It’s kind of like people living in rebellion against God and at the same time claiming the rainbow as a promise that He will not destroy the earth by flood again. No, He will not but He will destroy it by fire…

“For this they willfully forget: that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same Word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” [3]

What became of the tower of rebellion that the people built? It’s gone. What was its fruit? Babel! “Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.” [4]

Immediately following Babel, God provides for us an example of a man who left his homeland to spread out and fill the earth. “Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” [5]

Abram honored God and God honored him. God blessed him and promised to bless those who blessed him. In Abram, the families of the earth would be blessed. Why? Because one of his descendants is Jesus Messiah. Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world.

“Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and …there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the Name of the Lord.” [6]

Abram honored the Lord. He did not want to make a name for himself. He wanted to glorify the Name of the Lord. Jesus said, “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.” [7] God honors the one who serves Jesus. In fact, God honors communities and nations that serve Jesus.

The alternative to honoring and serving God is to serve the devil.

The devil is a thief and destroyer. Jesus said, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” [8]

Judas Iscariot was duped by the devil to betray Jesus. He also stole money from the Lord. He led a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, to arrest his Messiah. [9] In the end, he was destroyed.

Sadly, many choose to listen to the devil’s lies against the Lord. This was the case when our Lord was crucified. The religious leaders and their followers cried against Jesus saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.” [10]

Let us be like Abram and like the eleven disciples of Jesus who did not betray Him. Who were not duped by the devil! Let us ever walk with Jesus and follow His example pure.

[1] Genesis 11:1, 4
[2] Genesis 9:7
[3] 2 Peter 3:5-7
[4] Genesis 11:9
[5] Genesis 12:1-3
[6] Genesis 12:7-8
[7] John 12:26
[8] John 10:10
[9] John 12:6; 13:27, 18:3
[10] John 18:40