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Marks of God’s Communication to Man --How did God stop the work on the Tower of Babel?
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Marks of God’s Communication to Man --How did God stop the work on the Tower of Babel?(Genesis 11:1-9) "Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. {2} As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. {3} They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. {4} Then 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 and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth." {5} But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. {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. {7} Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other." {8} So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. {9} That is why it was called Babel --because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth." My people would not listen to me(Psalms 81) "Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! {2} Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre. {3} Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast; {4} this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. {5} He established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out against Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand. {6} He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket. {7} In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah {8} "Hear, O my people, and I will warn you-- if you would but listen to me, O Israel! {9} You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. {10} I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. {11} "But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. {12} So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. {13} "If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways, {14} how quickly would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! {15} Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. {16} But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."" Who takes the initiative? There is no deceit or manipulation. When you care enough to confront.(John 1:2-5) "He was with God in the beginning. {3} Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. {4} In him was life, and that life was the light of men. {5} The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it." If the bugle gives an indistinct sound…(1 Corinthians 14:7) "Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?" His purpose “fellowship”(Ephesians 2:19-20) "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, {20} built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." Family life goes flat when people do not know how to share their problems and their joys. Paul Tourniere has observed that our conversations sometimes become like dialogues of the deaf. Each speaks primarily to set forth his or her own ideas, to justify personal actions, or to accuse others. Few exchanges of viewpoints manifest a real desire to understand the other person. Communication is more than spoken words. It is the understanding that occurs when Dad's eye meets his son's, when Mom picks up on her daughter's downcast look, when two people laugh together over a silly mistake. The word "communication" is like the word "love." We can talk about it so much that we forget its real importance. It is the lifeline in a family! Some questions for discussion: Where did we acquire our communication styles? What kind do we bring to our families? We learn it! Companionship (and communications) isn’t natural. We must train people to move into closer relationships and intimate relationships. – Nelson Foote. Dr. James Dobson said: “All miscommunication results from differing assumptions.” In childhood we learn much that lays a foundation for the rest of our lives. Our ability to communicate also has its beginnings in childhood. We learn to communicate just as we learn to play a piano, to ride a bicycle, or to ski. If our parents were skilled communicators, then we likely bring to our families good skills as well. However, if we grew up in a family that lacked good communication skills, we are not doomed to poor communications in our family! But we will need to work to develop a good system. Theodore Roosevelt said: "It is not so important what a man is, but what he is becoming. For what he shall be, is what he is now becoming." Dr. James Dobson, in his book Love For A Lifetime, makes the point that males and females differ greatly in their communications. He writes: "Research makes it clear that little girls are blessed with greater
"As an adult, she typically expresses her feelings and thoughts far better than her husband and is often irritated by his reticence. God may have given her 50,000 words per day and he husband only 25,000. He comes home from work with 24,975 used up and merely grunts his way through the evening. He may descend into Monday night football while his wife is dying to expend her remaining 25,000 words." Wife (Sue) Husband (Peter)
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