Day 43 - 1 Corinthians 14:13-21

13 So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said. 14 For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying.

15 Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand. 16 For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying? 17 You will be giving thanks very well, but it won’t strengthen the people who hear you.

18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you. 19 But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.

20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind. 21 It is written in the Scriptures:

“I will speak to my own people
    through strange languages
    and through the lips of foreigners.
But even then, they will not listen to me,”
    says the Lord.

Tori's Comments:

Things like spiritual gifts are meant to benefit others, not ourselves.

Terrie's Comments:
We come together as a body to worship God together.  We are to be thanking God with others and for others.  When we are alone we can worship however God leads us to worship Him.  When we are with other believers we are to be considerate of them so we can all worship together.  It is to build up the body so we are stronger for Jesus not to build up ourselves.

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