Babel, Glossolalia, and "3 Days To Pray": Acts In The 21st Century.

Friends,

You may recall that back on May 20th, in the blog "3 Days To Pray", I called for a three-day fast specifically geared against the prospect of New York State legalizing "marriage" (civil unions) for homosexuals. My concern in this was for the upholding of Scripture, which reveals God's definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

On Tuesday of this week, we began hearing news reports of confusion in the New York State Senate. Republicans in the State Senate have declared a political coup, and are stating that they have wrested control from the Democrats. In turn, the Democrats are indicating that they will not permit the Republicans to effect this change. On Wednesday afternoon reports flew back and forth regarding whether the Republicans would be permitted to even enter the Senate floor.

I see this strange turn of events as a manifestation of the hand of God moving in answer to earnest prayer. And it is no accident that these reports began to surface twenty-one days after our prayer began (see Daniel 10:12-13).

In this past Sunday's sermon Pastor Sam spoke of the relationship between the Tower of Babel incident (Genesis 11) and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). In Babel, God used a multiplicity of languages to bring confusion and put an end to a project that men designed in an attempt to reach heaven on their own strength. In Jerusalem, God used a multiplicity of languages again: not to scatter the masses, but to declare to each man their need for God through the saving work of Jesus Christ. Pastor Sam succintly described this as "the reversal of Babel", and perhaps that is a good way to remember this point:

-In Babel, where people sought to make a name for themselves, God moved and the varied languages brought confusion.
-In Jerusalem, where people sought to exalt the name of Jesus, God moved and the varied languages brought cohesion.

And here we are in the twenty-first century, among people who still make attempts to bypass God in their decision-making process. But guess what? God is still God, and He still has the power to confound the works of the enemy. God sends confusion and scatters the proud (see Luke 1:51). It seems He is doing that now, and we continue to pray for His divine intervention to keep our state leaders from falling into error. Please don't stop praying.