A lot of Christians are skeptical about
speaking in tongues and it’s a little bit strange to me because it is God’s
language. Apostle Paul says “He that speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to men
but to God”. Since you confessed Jesus as Lord of your life, the Holy Spirit
now lives in you. He, being the Spirit of the Living God came with the heavenly
language so that you might communicate with your Heavenly Father easily.
Tongues is a language of your recreated spirit. When you pray in tongues, you
are speaking mysteries in the realm of the spirit. When faced with any
challenge of any sort, when you speak in tongues you tap into God’s strength to
go through and you tap into God’s wisdom to handle that situation. If you want
to praise God you can sing in tongues. There’s so much power in speaking in the
Holy Ghost (I love to call it that). There are lots of things that speaking in the Holy Ghost can do for
you and in you.
It edifies you: Another word for edify is “embolden”. In 1 Corinthians 14:4 we see
that “he that prays in an unknown tongue edifies himself…” when you pray more
in the Holy Ghost, you are emboldened. You can have fear or timidity towards
something, speak in tongues; declare God’s will over that situation by speaking
in tongues. The will of God is that you be not afraid but have power, love and
sound mind. The more you speak in tongues the bolder you become. You are no
longer bordered about threats made by some people. And even if you find
yourself in a life threatening situation; speak in the Holy Ghost. When armed
robbers attacked us in our office asking for money, I spoke in other Tongues
throughout that encounter. I must say it was life threatening because several threats were
made on people’s lives but through speaking in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit
gave me assurance of our safety. The thieves finally left without seriously
hurting any of us. Speaking in the Holy Ghost is more than just a gift, it is a
privilege for the children of God.
It builds you up: Another thing speaking in tongues does for you is building you up.
Jude 1:20 puts this way “But ye beloved, building up yourselves in your most
holy faith praying in the Holy Ghost.” It’s more like charging your battery;
the more you spend time speaking in tongues ignoring the distractions around you.
Your spirit is very alert to the voice of God, the eyes of your understanding
are very enlightened, you feel God’s feelings and speak His words in a given
situation. You tend to hear God even louder than before you and act upon that Word
as surely as ever. It stirs the anointing within you; it stirs up your spirit.
Every sound you make in tongues has meaning; don’t ever think that you are speaking
nonsense simply because you don’t understand it. It is rather more proof that
it is your spirit praying and not you. You are speaking the will of God, you
are speaking mysteries and that is a unique heavenly language that the enemy
cannot understand.
It empowers you to preach. If you are shy to preach or to talk to your friends about God,
speak in tongues. I remember some years ago, I had been reading the Bible
without understanding; I wasn’t really speaking in tongues because I believed that I didn’t
understand. So I prayed in tongues a little and prayed in English and started
reading the book of Esther. I enjoyed every moment I spent that day reading the
Bible; I took down notes, preached about it during devotions at home and many
people at home were blessed. When you pray in tongues, you realize that God’s
Word is revealed to you more and more, you enjoy you bible study time. I remember reading one of Smith
Wigglesworth’s books where he mentioned that he reads the Bible in tongues.
Goodness! That is so awe inspiring. I love to sing in tongues, it gives so much
joy and the rhythm flows like I’ve mastered the song my whole life.
It is fellowshipping with
the Father through the communion of the Holy Spirit: When you speak in tongues, you are fellowshipping with the Father
through the communion of the Holy Ghost because you are speaking His language.
Paul in 1 Corinthians 14:14 says “ if I pray in tongues my understanding is
unfruitful and he also says that “if I pray in the spirit and with my understanding
also”… speaking in the Holy Ghost should come first and your understanding
later. When the Bible says “we know not what we should pray for but the Holy
Spirit who prays in moanings and groaning which words cannot utter
(paraphrased) Romans 8:26. The Holy Spirit knows what we should pray for and so
praying in tongues speaks the mind of the Father.
Dear beloved of God, speaking in tongues is
a spiritual encounter and an awesome experience. God is a Spirit and they that
worship Him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 24:4). Praying in the
Holy Ghost is part of this spiritual truth. If you don’t speak in tongues pray
and ask Jesus by faith because the Holy Ghost is in you and remember that anyone who asks receives. After
praying open your mouth and speak in tongues (halleluiah) Romans 10:9-10. Now that
you are born again and filled with the Holy Ghost, you have all that comes with the Salvation package; a new identity, a new nature, freedom, peace etc and you have all it takes to set
your world ablaze in Christ.
Be
Blessed in Jesus Name!!!
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