Ryan Daffron

“Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves…’” — Genesis 11:4

SOUNDING

Babel is what happens when people try to use progress as a substitute for identity. “Let us make a name for ourselves.” That’s the engine underneath the tower. It’s not creativity. It’s not teamwork. It’s fear! Fear of being small, forgotten, scattered, not enough, and so they try to build something tall enough to convince themselves (and others) that they matter.

God interrupts it, and that matters. He doesn’t interrupt because He hates achievement. He interrupts because He loves them too much to let pride become their foundation. A life built on self-made identity always has a crack running through it. It works until pressure hits, then it starts to crumble.

We still build Babel towers, we do! It’s just with different materials. We stack achievement, image, reputation, control, and perfection until we feel safe. But no tower can carry the weight of your soul. God isn’t trying to take something from you. He’s trying to give you something better: an identity received, not manufactured.

BEARING

Anything built to prove your worth will eventually crack under pressure.

Prayer

Lord, tear down anything in me that I’m building for my own name instead of Yours.

DROP IN

Write down what you’ve been trying to “prove” lately and ask God to re-anchor your identity in Him.