Hello my very consistent reader, today, I am going to conclude on tongues and start something else.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS A SUPERNATURAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH GOD BYPASSING THE RADAR SYSTEM OF THE DEVIL.
Remember that I have said it before that it is God's direct hotline. No Devil can understand one thing that is said in tongues. No wonder the Devil instigates some simpleminded believers to castigate it. It is amazing that whether or not believers today should speak in tongues is still a debatable subject. Some calls it the Pentecostal exuberance.
Thank God for the ability to communicate with Him apart from our natural dialects. I am one of those that believe that one of the reasons the prince of Persia was able to hinder Daniel's prayer was because he understood what he prayed about. Thank God for his persistence, he wouldn't have gotten the answer to his prayer. The Devil as well as human beings cannot make any sense out of what you say when you speak in tongues. He doesn't know whether you raining curses on him or scattering his plans. Hallelujah!
Speaking in tongues eliminate SELFISHNESS in our prayers.
There are a lot of believers, bless their darling hearts that are selfish. Their prayers are always tailored and tilted to meet their own needs alone. This is wrong. There are many places where we are instructed to pray for others. For example, Paul in 1Tim 2:1-4 says that before you pray for yourself, pray for ALL MEN and those in leadership so that we can lead a good and peaceable life. We are enjoined to pray for the peace of Jerusalem Ps. 122:6, we are to pray that the Word of God have a free course 2 Tim. 3:1, etc.
The Holy Spirit uses this period of praying in tongues to deal with pressing issues in the Kingdom. Many times, He uses this period to deal with issues IN YOUR OWN LIFE that you are unaware of.
Speaking in tongues help you to become more conscious of God's presence.
If you stay long in prayer, even your body will feel God's Presence. The same goes with everyone around you. You can pray to a level that the atmosphere around you can be charged with God's Presence. Have you read Acts 4:31 before?
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Listen, the Bible didn't say the people shook, the Bible says THE BUILDING SHOOK. That speak volumes about the strength and magnitude of God's power made available in that place. You can create a force field of God's Presence around you that will dispel darkness and every from you.
It helps you to follow the GUIDE WITHIN.
Isaiah the Prophet said in Is. 30:21
'And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left'.
I like to tell you that in the New Testament, the Holy Spirit now dwell within us. The words come from within us. God seldomly speak to us from outside you, He speaks more within us now. When you pray in tongues, you become more conscious of the Voice/Leading of God within. Many a good and Godly persons has become victims of evil because of spiritual insensitivity. That the coast is clear and the Weather Forecast has spoken good doesn't mean that you should sail. If not, ask the Sailor and the Centurion that took Paul to Rome. Acts 27.Listen, the fastest way to sharpen your discernment is by PRAYING IN TONGUES. You become more conscious of the Presence of the Guide within, the Greater One within, the Anointing Within and Upon you.
Some people can say 'Yes, I know. But, I don't have time to pray.'
Well, I have good news for you,
A. TALKING IN TONGUES DOES NOT DISTURB THE OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPERVISED BY YOUR BRAIN. Paul says when I pray in tongues, my spirit prays but, my understanding is unfruitful. 1 Cor. 14:14.
It means THERE IS NO ACTIVITY IN MY BRAIN RELEVANT TO TALKING IN TONGUES.
Talking in tongues is the ONLY ACTIVITY YOU WILL EVER ENGAGE IN THAT YOUR MIND IS USELESS. This has been scientifically proven. It means you can be praying in tongues while you do other things except when other people are involved so as not to cause distraction.
B. You can fill up all the vacuums of little intellectual activities with TALKING IN TONGUES. It is not until you have time. Create time out of no time for it. I do PRAYER WALK almost everyday. It exercises my spirit as well as my body. Most times, that is where I make the downloads necessary for the day. You can pray in the toilets and bathrooms, in the Kitchen while cooking, on the bus, on the road to work. You can pray anywhere. It doesn't have to be loud to attract the attention. Effective in prayer is INWARD OUT AND NOT OUTWARD IN. God may need to get across to you during the day. How will you be able to pick up the spiritual signal? Many of us pray only pray in the Off Peak Periods- early morning and late in the night. You have to do more than this. Praying in tongues will make you to be spiritually alert. The Presence of God can be tangibly felt everywhere. You can open a blind eye in the Shopping Mall. Most of the miracles in the Bible happened outside the Four Walls of church. Pulpit ministers are not helping matters either. This idea of quoting 'in the Presence of God, there is fullness of joy, we are in God's Presence, David said, I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of God,' etc are wrong. The Church BUILDING/GATHERING IS NOT EQUAL TO GOD'S PRESENCE. This was good for the Old Testament but not the New. God no longer dwell Tabernacles made with hands. Am I saying that God's Presence cannot be concentrated in a place? It can. But, it will be because some people have paid the price. It is the Corporate Anointing that make it seem like God's Presence is more in Church than your house. We think it is only when we sing Solemn Songs that we call Worship that God's Presence become tangible. Many Worship Leaders also have this wrong idea that they lead people into the Presence of God. Don't let me delve more into this. But, the only prophet that needed the Music Ministry was Elisha and this was because he lost his anointing because of anger. 2 Kings 3:11-18.
Do you think a choir was singing when Peter's shadow was healing the sick? Or Jesus had music ministers on his team? Well, if He did, the Bible was silent about it. The Israelites sang praises to God after the Red Sea parted NOT before it. Am I saying Music is irrelevant? No. As a matter of fact, it is one of the MINISTRY GIFT OF HELPS. 1 Cor. 12:28. I am also involved in this ministry but, you don't have to have a choir in place for God's power to flow. The only mediator between God and man is Jesus. The Music Ministry has a lot of relevance in this End Time but to think that you need in a Church building before accessing God is completely heretic.
Let me get back on track
You can groom yourself to be more conscious of spiritual things and easily pick spiritual signals than the natural things. Spend time more praying in tongues CONSISTENTLY. A time will come that an irreversible transformation will happen to you. The disciplined life of prayer is not only for Pulpit Ministers but for all of us. You can rise above every spiritual limitations around you.Many times, there will be little difference between a believer that has been baptized in the Holy Ghost talking in tongues and the one that cannot talk in tongues. You can receive counsel from the Spirit in the night seasons in your life when you talk in tongues. PS. 16:7.
TALKING IN TONGUES SERVE AS A MEANS OF CONSTANT CONTINUAL RENEWAL OF YOUR SPIRIT. Is. 40:28-31, 2 Cor. 4:16
Many thought that waiting on God is a passive thing where you do nothing just waiting for God to show. No! A thousand times no. Have you read how Habakkuk planned to wait on God?
Hab 2:1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
He planned to assume a position of climbing a tower-a tall building. This talks about a position and place where God's word can easily flow to you. The extent to which we tarry determines whether we will walk, run or soar like the eagles. May God grants you understanding.
Lastly, I want to clarify SPEAKING/MINISTERING IN TONGUES AND SPEAKING/PRAYING IN TONGUES
This is necessary because we need to know. Also, because one pastor from the U. K. that has been following these broadcasts called this evening and drew my attention to it.
First of all, many times when the word 'SPEAK' is used with respect to tongues, the meanings are different things. Consider the following scriptures: Acts 2:4, 10:46, 19:6, 1 Cor. 12:30, 13:1, 14:2,4,5,6 while the word 'pray' is used with respect to é4: your. 8:26, 1 Cor. 14:15, Jude vs 20. 6 are many things happen when you talk in tongues some of which have been explained before.
The phrase 'speak in tongues' can be used to describe your private usage of this ability. It can also be used to describe the public usage of this God-given ability.
You may not need interpretation when you speak in tongues in your own private devotion but, when God gives to you an utterance In tongues meant for everybody then, interpretation is necessary. Else, Paul says you should keep quiet and speak to yourself and to God. 1 Cor. 14:28. Interpretation is always necessary when flowing in Tongues in a public meeting. I will explain more in this line tomorrow.
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