Gen 11:6 The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. (NIV) Standing on that mountain of handmade boulders, the architects of that great tower must have seen the vision. Babylon was the greatest progressive city the world had ever known. They were organized and purpose-driven. They were building a city to captivate the minds of men. They would place a tower, like a skyscraper, in the middle of it all as a witness to their greatness. The people relied on human engineering emanating from a hierarchal approach. It was unity at its finest moment: One Language, One Goal; all without the hand of God. The scene will arrest the Lord’s attention, provoking the Almighty to make a transcendent statement. God declares that what they have begun to do will be accomplished. He said, “If as one people… nothing shall be impossible for them.”
If we can be as one, speaking the same vision; believing the same doctrine; then nothing shall be impossible for us. If we begin disjointed or disconnected then it will be more difficult to join together and see the revival that God desires to pour out. Much of this work depends on how we begin. Therefore it is imperative that we begin with Love, Burden, and Fervency. Love for each other. Burden for the lost. Fervency for the Doctrine. God gave Joshua the land but it didn’t come at once. In fact, Deuteronomy 2, God told them to “Begin” to possess it. He wanted them to commence the operation of gaining new territory as a united people. It mattered to God how His people began. Reconnecting after months of division is more difficult for the human will. Habits become lifestyles and lifestyles become generational patterns. Our path must begin with Prayer It must begin with Unity. The revival of our life depends on it. Let us begin…
Pastor Jeffrey Harpole