Lesson from our Session…………………………..
THURSDAY
(Genesis 11:8) So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
The sin of the Shinarites (people in the plain of Shinar) appears to be immense pride. They said, Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves. This was open rebellion against God, an independence of God.
Ironically, instead of attaining significance and immortality they achieved alienation and dispersal. Expulsion was the earlier fate of Adam and Eve (3:23) and of Cain (4:12). This judgment was also an act of grace; in isolation the peoples were more likely to turn to God (12:3; Acts 17:26, 27).
Lesson: The consequences of our sin can affect generations to come (Gen. 11:7-8)
Reflection: The cycles of addiction, abuse and poverty are testimony to the legacy of our behaviors. Unaddressed, each generation multiplies the pain. Those who deal with these behaviors know how difficult it is to break these cycles and how quickly they spread. Sin still brings death in many forms.