Genesis 11:1, 7 - The Tower of Babel
 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech…
7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."

Acts 2:1-4 -The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

I like languages.  Even though it seemed like God was creating a horrid punishment for the people building the Tower of Babel by giving them different languages, it was an act of mercy.  It protected the people from the creation of a monster, and forced people to spread out over the earth as God had intended.  It also gave us the beauty of different languages and cultures.  

Interestingly enough, at Pentecost, the Lord chose to reverse the seeming punishment from the Tower of Babel and supernaturally enable the disciples to preach to all the foreign Jews that had come to the festival. The language barrier was broken, and 3,000 people were baptized.

One of the greatest reasons I appreciate that God gave us many languages on earth is the way we get to perceive Him through the language.  When a person prays in Spanish, their prayers are eloquent, romantic, and warm.  In contrast, a person praying in English is specific, detailed, and exact.  Japanese prayers are unique, too.  They are reverent, submissive, and warring.  I’m sure if we could speak all the languages of the world, each would have their unique way of magnifying God.  Together, the languages give us a more complete picture of who God is.