YIYI’S LOL FELLOWSHIP

Date : 13/11/2022
Babel Babble
Bible Reading:  Genesis 11:1-9
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.   Proverbs 16:18
IMAGINE WHAT IT would have been like to have been a kid living in the Plain of Shinar thousands of years
ago. You wake up in your corner of the family tent and turn on your radio. (OK, so they didn’t have radio back
then. Just play along, OK?)
“Goood mornin’, Plain of Shinar! This is Wolfman Mash, broadcasting live from the site of the Tower of Babel,
the greatest real estate development the human race has ever seen!” Wolfman Mash continues. “We’ve got the
latest hits by Dust II Men, The Artist Formerly Known as Arphaxad, and Tupac Shinar—but first, I’m sitting
here with Nimrod, one of the builders of this amazing tower. Thanks for joining me and my listeners this
morning, Nimrod.”
“We are so excited about this project, Wolfman,” another voice says. “When it’s done it should convince
everyone that we don’t need any superstitious belief in a god or creator. We are ascending our own ladder to
heaven! This tower will shine forever as a monument to the greatness of man—and to the greatness of a Nimrod
such as me! And one more thing, Wolfman—razzle frazzle boboli babel!”
You shoot a confused look at the radio. It sounded like that guy just said, “Razzle frazzle boboli babel!” You
jiggle the tuning knob just to make sure you’re not losing the station. But then you hear Wolfman’s familiar
voice saying, “Goo, mungu peeekee botahaha goo!”
Suddenly you switch off the radio and shake your mom and dad to wake them up. “Hey, Mom, Dad, I’ve just
decided what I wanna be when I grow up! A translator!”
OK, maybe that’s not exactly the way it happened. But the construction of the Tower of Babel came to a halt
because of the pride and ambition of its builders (see Genesis 11:1-9). They intended to build a monument to
their own name and ability, but their great Tower of Babel soon became a pile of rubble.
That’s the way it usually goes. The Bible says, “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall”
(Proverbs 16:18). The Bible—and the rest of history—is filled with stories of people whose pride led to their
fall (Goliath, Haman, Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, to name a few). That’s one of the reasons God wants us to
be humble: He wants to protect us from the destruction and disappointment a prideful attitude often invites and
fill us with the wisdom and blessing that humility often brings. And that’s a whole lot better than ending up in a
pile of rubble.
REFLECT: Do you agree that pride often invites destruction or disappointment? If so, why? Do you
think pride blinds people to some things or makes people less willing to listen to wise advice? Why or why
not?
PRAY: “Wise and loving God, thank you for protecting me from the dangers of pride by teaching me
humility. Please keep teaching me to be humble and gentle like your Son, Jesus.”