1 Corinthians 14:34–40: Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church. Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached? If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. Let all things be done decently and in order.
Here again we are encouraged to covet the best gift. Evidently teaching the Word of God is the best one, and I thank God for that. “Let all things be done decently and in order.” This is a great principle. 1
Application
- Read Matthew 7:21-23. You may know God, but does He know you? Our confidence must be in Him and in His Word, not in us and in our deeds.
- Read 1 Corinthians 12:31 & 1 Corinthians 14:1. The best gift is to speak the Word of God in love.
Thought to Share
Without the Word of God, there would be very little love of God. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Lord, order My life, so that I may do Your will to the glory of the Father.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (1 Corinthians) (electronic ed., Vol. 44). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.