[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: From Babel to Pentecost

Read: GENESIS 11:1-9, ACTS 2:1-47 

Meditation verse: 

“Fulfil my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord,  of one mind” (Philippians 2:2).

According to Genesis 11, the whole earth initially had one language and one  speech, until the people came together to build a tower reaching to the heavens.  Then the Lord confused the language of all the earth and the place was named  Babel. Babel means the potential for confusion, a confused situation or a  confused noise made by several voices.  

The Bible also gives an account of another experience in the book of Acts. At  Pentecost, they were all in one accord and in one place. They were all filled with  the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave then  utterance. Each one heard them in his own language. Many gladly received the  word and were baptized. Thousands of souls were saved, and they continued  steadfastly in fellowship, in breaking of bread, in prayers and in unity. At  Pentecost, there was unity and progress, at Babel, there was disorder, disunity, and confusion.

I feel led to speak specifically to marriages today. May the Almighty turn every  babel experience in your marriage to a Pentecost experience. Where the  communication or language in your marriage has been one of confusion and  misunderstanding, may there be clarity, unity and understanding. “May the God  of patience and comfort grant you to be like minded towards one another,  according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the  God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 15:5-6).  

Here’s God’s instruction for you to follow. “Let nothing be done through selfish  ambition or conceit but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem others better than  himself. Let each of you look out not only for his interests, but also for the interest  of the other” (Philippians 2:3-4). “Submitting to one another in the fear of God. 

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of  the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Saviour of the body.  Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own  husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the  church and gave Himself for her” (Ephesians 5:21-25).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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