Not a God of Confusion

Today’s passage (1 Corinthians 14:26-33) is kind of weird. Weird in the way that Paul is talking about problems that I don’t think we have experienced at Northside. The reason is because we really do come from a culture of order instead of chaos.

Think about it:

-          We have the same weekly schedule with school and work.

-          We have roads with lanes and parking lots with designated spaces (not the case in most countries).

-          We wait in line at the grocery store and will NOT tolerate cutting.

-          We like to have our houses picked up, our beds made, our floors vacuumed (for the most part).

-          We have TV shows that fit nicely into 30 minute and 1 hour increments.

Those are just examples from our everyday lives but our culture is filled with order and precision - Black Friday not included. The reason is because within order there is justice, fairness, and balance. If we never planned our worship services on the weekend it would be a battle between Josh, David, and whoever is doing announcements to own the stage. They have placed time limits on themselves in order to be effective with the time they have been given. They also aren’t seeking to assert themselves in a battle of egos. “Our God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace.”

We can look at the world, at nature, and see that our God is an orderly God. We have seasons that cycle. The ocean tides that surge and then recede. Antelope are eaten by lions and when lions die they feed the plants that feed the antelopes, etc. – THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!!! [Sorry, I love Lion King… a lot… Hakuna Matata]. This order was not on accident.  Order is good for our lives and order and balance is good in our church setting.

I pray that you are able to find order and balance in your spiritual life as well. That you would grow at Northside but that you would balance yourself by seeking God on your own. By conversing about God within your family. Seek what God has intended for balance to look like in your life and in your community and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how he desires for all of us to have peace.

Grace & Peace,

Alex Berger

High School Pastor