Daily Fountain Devotional 30th March 2023 , Thursday Daily Devotional Reading
Read Thursday Daily Fountain Devotional 30th March 2023 Message
TOPIC:Â Code of Orderliness
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 14: 21-end(NKJV)
In the law it is written: “With [men of] other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,” says the Lord.
Daily Fountain Devotional 30th March 2023 STUDY:
Paul noticed immaturity in the exercise of gifts and stipulated rules for orderliness. This is because gifts are important and improper use negates their benefits. The purpose of Spiritual gifts or any other activity in Church should be for edification (vs.26). Today’s passage focused on tongues and prophecy. Paul encouraged the use of prophecy but also warned that speaking in tongues should not be forbidden (vs.39)
Against this background, he emphasised the importance of prophesy for public worship since it is delivered in a language understood by all; the congregation (both believers and unbelievers) will benefit from what God is saying. However, its use should be for the purpose of edification, exhortation and comfort (1Cor. 14: 3). In an instance where many prophecies are imparted to different people, Paul suggested that at most three should share their message while others who also received prophesies should judge and discern. He also emphasised that multiple prophesies should not be going on at the same time.
The first who started prophesying should stop if a second prophesy comes up. This is possible because the spirit of the prophet is under the speaker’s control (vs.32) With respect to tongues, he encouraged that interpretation is important to edify all in public worship. But if there is none to interpret, it should be used privately. Beloved your spiritual gifts should be handled with maturity, for the edification of the Church.
PRAYER: LORD, intensify my desire to come unto you for direction in the morning of everyday of my life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
DAILY FOUNTAIN QUOTE OF THE DAY:Â I prepared a kingdom inheritance for you when I created the world. Matthew 25:34
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