Holy Spirit Part 14 – Recap
09.01.10
The more powerful something is, the more precise you need to be. Praying in the Holy Spirit is an extremely powerful element of your spiritual life. Unfortunately, people have not always handled this gift with precision or approached it from a Biblical perspective.
By now we know that the main ministry of the Holy Spirit is personal and devotional. When it comes to your prayer language, there are private, personal tongues, and then there are public tongues. This distinction must be made, or else it creates confusion and does not edify the believers involved.
It doesn’t say in scripture that all believers do or will pray in tongues; however, all of them may, and should desire the benefits of this gift. What are these benefits? Your prayer language is available anytime and for anything. It is volitional, and does not need the hype or emotion that some associate with it. Praying in tongues is for edification, building up and restoring the believer. It also enables you to give thanks well. On that note, praying in tongues is a supernatural and direct means of speaking to God. Don’t be afraid that the devil will get involved; if you are operating out of your heart and according to Scripture, it can only serve as a pure communication with God. It reveals mysteries, bringing things to light in ways natural prayer cannot. Just as some say God is a Great Physician, He can also be a Great Psychiatrist, pulling things out of you that you may not have even known. And lastly, it tunes your spirit. You will be more apt to be sensitive to and controlled by the Spirit, rather than the flesh.
Being filled with the Spirit and praying in tongues truly is a gift, in every sense of the word. If you will ask, you will receive!
MEMORIZATION:
Jude 1:20-21
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
