Book 4 of Musings God Does Not Want Man To Prosper by Himself

The reason God divided the languages at the Tower of Babel is that God does not want man to prosper by himself.

When man can succeed apart from the Lord he is a destructive influence upon himself and those around him.

Have you ever wondered why God, during the building of the Tower of Babel,. divided the one language of mankind into several different languages? God explained that He divided the one language into many languages because if people worked together nothing would be impossible for them to accomplish.

Now here is the negation of all the Antichrist world system would value. The world would say we all ought to work together so we could create something of value. But God makes this impossible.

It appears to me that the waging of war, one nation against another, is a direct result of the fact that nations speak different languages. What we are saying is, God created a situation in which wars would take place.

Why doesn't God want all people to live in peace with each other and cooperate in worthy endeavors, such as bringing assistance to the needy of the earth? The amount of money spent waging war and preparing to wage war would be enough to bring shelter, food, and clothing to every person on earth.

The answer to this question erects a wall between the worldly person and the individual who knows, serves, and loves the Lord. The man or woman of the world will never accept the reason for the division of languages.

Actually, the answer is simple. It easily is understood and accepted by the person who walks humbly with God. It is this: Any human being who prospers by himself without leaning on the Lord, without looking to God in prayer, without trusting in the Lord, without seeking direction from the Lord, is a potential disaster to himself and to those around him.

Now, why is this? It is because this individual is a will separate from the will of God.

There is only one legitimate will in the creation. It is the will of the Father. The Lord Jesus Christ is subject to that will. Every true Christian is subject to that will.

However, there is one who is not subject to that will;

You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." (Isaiah 14:13-14)

Count the "I wills." How many do you find? Five "I wills."

These five "I wills" are the source of all sin in the universe. They are the source of every form of death, corruption, torment, disaster, frustration, sickness, suicide, dread, slander, destruction, and every other plague that affects mankind.

Satan came down from the heavens and entered the Garden of Eden. There he invited Eve to act outside of the will of the Father. The result has been six thousand years of insanity.

This is what happens when there is a will in the universe that is not subject to the will of the Father.

The world is of the spirit of Antichrist and never, never, never will accept the will of the Father as being the only valid will in the creation.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. (1 John 4:4-6)

Every human being has only one truly significant decision to make in his or her entire lifetime: "Shall I obey my own will or shall I obey the will of God?"

There is no other decision, actually. We either choose to do God's will or we choose to do our own will.

The Kingdom of God soon is to come to the earth. The Kingdom shall be installed by the Lord Jesus Christ and His saints, that is, by those who do the will of God utterly, completely, and finally.

The Kingdom is the doing of God's will in the earth as it is performed in Heaven.

How vain our life is, how utterly foolish and destructive, when we are not doing God's will. Before we know of God's will, God permits us to wend our way through the snares of life. But the moment we become aware of the Lord Jesus Christ, of His atoning death and triumphant resurrection, and that He is to be our Lord-from that moment we are to bring the Lord Jesus into every aspect of our life. We are to look to Him for every decision, every joy, every area of support. We are to present our body a living sacrifice that we may prove the will of God.

The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:17)

The Christian churches are at this point of decision today. Shall we persevere with our religious plans and programs and finally find ourselves as part of Babylon the Great?

Or shall we invite the Lord into our personality and seek His will in all that we do, whether in ministry or in some other endeavor. It is time now to seek the will of God, the doing of God's will in the earth.

The Antichrist world system is constructed on the idea that man should look to the god who is within him. He should be in control of his own life. He should be the captain of his own soul. This is one of the major teachings of the Western nations of today. This is Antichrist, and to live in this delusion is to receive the mark of Antichrist in the hand and head.

It is time now for us to die in the Lord. The hour is coming when no man can work. The line will be drawn between those who are their own god and those who have let go of their own life that they might be one with Jesus Christ.

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." (Rev 14:13)

Those who let go of their own life that they might be part of Christ will do exploits in the days to come. They shall stand and bear witness as the works of religion (including the Christian religion) become increasingly impotent and influenced by demons. The Spirit and the Bride will withdraw from organized, man-driven religion. This will take place at the appropriate time under the supervision of the Spirit of God.

"Cease from man whose breath is in his nostrils." The flesh profits nothing. In that Day the Lord alone shall be exalted. This is why Paul esteemed all his accomplishments as garbage that he might live by the resurrection life of the Lord.

When hand joins in hand to accomplish some project, even a religious project, God may not bless the endeavor. God ordinarily works with one person, or a small group, who diligently look to Jesus to guide them in all they undertake.

In these closing days of the Church Age we need to listen carefully to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. What has sufficed in the past is as yesterday's manna. Sin is on the rise in the United States, and so is the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who look to Him instead of their own resources and talents will stand in the midst of spiritual darkness. But the works of well-intentioned humans will prove to be of little worth and eventually shall pass away.

No, God does not desire that we join hands and seek to build His Kingdom according to our own thoughts. Rather God is seeking that individual who looks to God for every detail of life. Christ is drawing close to His people today, and those who are willing He will take to Himself that they might be under His wings.

But those who choose to maintain their right to serve God on their own terms will find themselves fighting against the true work of God. Whoever is not for Christ is against Him.

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. (Genesis 11:6)