Are you trying to build a city? Or are you being led to a city whose builder and maker is God? This may seem like an irrelevant question for you, but it carries more truth in its answer than can be seen at first glance.

At the beginning of this month, the Lord spoke to me and said, “Add one chapter in Genesis a day to your reading.” Every day I start with reading a psalm, a proverb and now a chapter in Genesis. July 1 began with Psalm 1, Proverbs 1 and Genesis 1. I have been doing this for 11 days now and it is amazing to me how these three chapters overlap, interplay and add value to one another. God is the master teacher for sure.

Today, I am reading Genesis 11 and it says, “Then they said, Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.” As I read this the Holy Spirit said, “Remember in Genesis 12, Abram is invited to follow Me to a city I have built. Here they are in Genesis 11 building their own city. People choose to build their own city or to follow me to a city I have built.”

Friends, two cities, two chapters, back to back in Genesis. What city are you involved in. Are you building a city to make a name for yourself? Or are you in pursuit of the Lord who is leading you to a city He has built?

The call of Abraham in Genesis 12 is our call in Matthew 6:33, but seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you. The kingdom of God is a city whose builder and maker is God, it is the same city Abraham went looking for.

Proverbs 11:10-11 says, “The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the wicked die. Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.” We are called to be builders of cities, which is people. The kingdom of God is people, let’s build each other up. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org