I don’t have a lot of experience or devotional thoughts on speaking in tongues, which is the main focus of the passage today. But I do have some thoughts on order in the worship service. Paul uses order as the main reason that we should be careful about speaking in tongues in the worship service. Why? We serve a God of order, and the worship service should reflect that order. When someone experiences our worship services, they need to glimpse that truth about God. It also makes sense that you’d want to treat unbelievers like guests during the service. That means we explain what is happening in the service. We should all take a look at our worship services and ask ourselves how nonbelievers would see it. This isn’t watering down anything. It’s just being polite! You can say the same absolute truth; you can share the same Scriptures. Just consider who you’re speaking to in the process and do everything you can to be a good host.
