Genesis 11:1-9

“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

Aesop

Imagination. It is a powerful thing. It makes hot-wheels fly down the corridors of our homes. It makes little plastic elephants fill the largest of living rooms. When my boys were young we would spend several hours playing on the floor, and everything that we played with came to life with our imagination.  

Have you ever imagined things for God? You know, when the clouds are thick, and the tempest is strong, do you ever imagine what it would be like to have Jesus physically step into your situation? I have to believe that everyone at one time or another must have imagined accomplishing some great feat in life, whether it is a personal business or a ministry. Have you ever imagined where you and your family would be in the future? What kind of house, job or car would you own?  

There is something unique in the passage of Genesis that gives you the secret to have your imagination come to life. Notice that God had to step on the scene because the people could do whatever they imagined to do. What is it that gave them the power to accomplish a task that was actually contrary to the things of God? They wanted to make a name for themselves, and they wanted to do it on their own. God saw that they would accomplish the task without any aid from Him, and so, He confounded the tongue and the people failed to finish because of the confusion of the tongues. It is interesting to note in this passage that it is because they all spoke the same language, desired the same thing, or in our modern day vernacular, they were all on the same page. 

  Is that where your family is? How about your church? Are you adding to the unity of your surroundings or are you just on a different page? Everything is available to you and your family as long as you dwell in unity. Unity is so powerful that even if it is used for evil, God cannot stop it. He must step in and cause confusion if it is evil. I wonder what would happen if we united together for good - what would God do then!!

  So, let me ask you, “Have you played with any elephants lately?”