There are those who do not believe in ‘glossolalia’ – that is "speaking with other tongues," and they disdain this phenomenon.
They say that praying in the spirit is prayer that is led and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Well, of course, we certainly believe that!
All prayer should be led by the Holy Spirit and out of your spirit. However there are two kinds of Spirit-led prayer.
One is done with the mind engaged in your known tongue and the other with the mind bypassed. Paul advocates this when he said,
"I will pray with the spirit, but I will also pray with
the understanding" (1 Cor. 14:15).
Praying with the spirit is synonymous to praying in the spirit and synonymous to "…as the Spirit gave them utterance" as recorded in (Acts 2:4).
What happened when the spirit enabled or gave them utterance? They spoke in other tongues. What is called spirit-led prayers and "praying in the spirit" is to pray in tongues as Paul aptly describes to the Corinthian saints,
"For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not
unto men, but unto God…howbeit in the spirit he speaketh
mysteries’" (1 Cor. 14:2).
Praying in the spirit is praying in your heavenly prayer language of tongues. Some have said, ‘tongues is of the devil!’ However, the Book of Acts states that tongues are "the wonderful works of God" (see Acts 2:11).
If praying in tongues was evil, then Paul would have been demon possessed because he said,
"I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all"
(1 Cor. 14:18).
Isn’t that uncanny and preposterous for people to come up with such an excuse?
Paul is speaking the mind of God on the matter of tongues; therefore, we must hear what he has to say and live in the light of it. Speaking and praying in other tongues is for us today.
The issue in the early Church, unlike the modern Church, was not whether people spoke in tongues or not, but rather how much they spoke in tongues.
The apostle Paul said, "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than you all" (1 Cor. 14:18). That was the secret to his supernatural life, revelations, and ministry.
The Lord General of the Church, Jesus Christ Himself declared that the believer would speak in tongues:
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; in My
name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues” (Mark 16:17).
When you are praying in tongues, you are in good company, and you are not out of order. It does not matter what some denominations say or argue.
If the Lord has said that the believer will speak with new tongues, then the matter is settled. You are right in the plan of God when you pray in tongues.
On the day of Pentecost when the Spirit of God made His grand entry as promised by the Father, the Word records:
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4).
Do you think the Holy Spirit will give something detrimental to your spiritual welfare? No! Jesus said He will guide you into all the truth, as He is the Spirit of truth (see John 16:13).
The devil will do his best to keep you away from tongues because he knows that if you tap into this power then you will no longer be a victim of circumstances. He has come up with all kinds of lies to discount the marvelous prayer language.
"And He (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues” (Mark 16:15, 17).
Taken from The Power of Praying in Tongues,
by Glenn Arekion (pgs. 22-24)
One is done with the mind engaged in your known tongue and the other with the mind bypassed. Paul advocates this when he said,
"I will pray with the spirit, but I will also pray with
the understanding" (1 Cor. 14:15).
Praying with the spirit is synonymous to praying in the spirit and synonymous to "…as the Spirit gave them utterance" as recorded in (Acts 2:4).
What happened when the spirit enabled or gave them utterance? They spoke in other tongues. What is called spirit-led prayers and "praying in the spirit" is to pray in tongues as Paul aptly describes to the Corinthian saints,
"For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not
unto men, but unto God…howbeit in the spirit he speaketh
mysteries’" (1 Cor. 14:2).
Praying in the spirit is praying in your heavenly prayer language of tongues. Some have said, ‘tongues is of the devil!’ However, the Book of Acts states that tongues are "the wonderful works of God" (see Acts 2:11).
If praying in tongues was evil, then Paul would have been demon possessed because he said,
"I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all"
(1 Cor. 14:18).
Isn’t that uncanny and preposterous for people to come up with such an excuse?
Paul is speaking the mind of God on the matter of tongues; therefore, we must hear what he has to say and live in the light of it. Speaking and praying in other tongues is for us today.
The issue in the early Church, unlike the modern Church, was not whether people spoke in tongues or not, but rather how much they spoke in tongues.
The apostle Paul said, "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than you all" (1 Cor. 14:18). That was the secret to his supernatural life, revelations, and ministry.
The Lord General of the Church, Jesus Christ Himself declared that the believer would speak in tongues:
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; in My
name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues” (Mark 16:17).
When you are praying in tongues, you are in good company, and you are not out of order. It does not matter what some denominations say or argue.
If the Lord has said that the believer will speak with new tongues, then the matter is settled. You are right in the plan of God when you pray in tongues.
On the day of Pentecost when the Spirit of God made His grand entry as promised by the Father, the Word records:
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4).
Do you think the Holy Spirit will give something detrimental to your spiritual welfare? No! Jesus said He will guide you into all the truth, as He is the Spirit of truth (see John 16:13).
The devil will do his best to keep you away from tongues because he knows that if you tap into this power then you will no longer be a victim of circumstances. He has come up with all kinds of lies to discount the marvelous prayer language.
"And He (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues” (Mark 16:15, 17).
Taken from The Power of Praying in Tongues, by Glenn Arekion (pgs. 22-24)
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