The Answer for Babylon: A Journey of Faith

On Sunday we took a break from our Luke series to talk about the Babylonian experience. Culturally, we have moved from Christendom to Babylon. While at first this may seem troubling, the entire Bible is written for people who are having a Babylon experience…so we turn to the Scriptures to see what it means to live on a journey of faith. The principle of the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 is this: All attempts to produce meaning, to produce a name on your own or by earth’s strength and tools, will end in confusion. All pursuits of the earthly city, status, comfort, and safety will confuse more than they free. Thankfully, if we keep reading, we discover that God tells Abraham’s story as the answer to Babel. The answer to the corrupt confusion of the earthly city is a family of faith. A family of people who move into the unknown with Yahweh, rather than develop their own plan. This faith journey is an adventure of trust, where you get a name rather than needing to create one, and progress is made through delight. He is our great reward, the joy of being with Him is worth more than we could ever sacrifice. Will be a people devoted to building His kingdom, and not our own.