Drawing closer to God and experiencing His very Presence and
power is the result of the application of certain spiritual principles
over and over again, being consistent and persistent in our pursuit of
God and His plan and purpose for our lives.
We draw closer to God through spending time with Him in His Word, the Holy Bible, and in prayer.
One
of the most awesome ways to pray is in the Holy Spirit. By this, I am
referring to praying in the language of the Spirit, which is known in
the Bible as praying in tongues.
I know that this is a subject of
much controversy. Many people do not understand the value of praying to
God in this manner. And because of a lack of understanding of the
subject of being filled with the blessed Holy Spirit, which is
accompanied by the ability to speak to God in a supernatural language,
people have been robbed of their inheritance in Christ, and a marvelous
manner in which to speak to God, spirit to Spirit.
I believe that
the subject of the infilling of the Holy Spirit needs to be explain
simply and clearly, so that its relevance and necessity can be
appreciated and valued.
The mighty baptism with the Holy Spirit,
which is the same thing as being filled with the Holy Spirit, is not the
same experience as salvation. It is rather a gift from the Father,
after we are saved or born again.
Someone may ask, Do I need to be filled with the Holy Spirit to go to Heaven? The answer is no.
All
a person needs to go to Heaven is salvation through the shed blood of
the Lord Jesus Christ. When you give your heart to Christ, as Lord and
Savior, you are washed from sin in the precious blood of Christ. You are
born again, born from above, made a new creature in Christ Jesus, and
you, as a child of the Living God, should the Lord Jesus come, stand
ready to go with Him, provided you remain in Him.
You do not need
to be filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking with other tongues, to get
to Heaven. The mighty baptism with the Holy Spirit is to empower you to
be an effective witness of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth.
Well,
someone may ask, are you implying that every Christian who is not
filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in other tongues, does not have
the Holy Ghost?
No, that would be wrong as well. Every person who
has received the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, has the Holy
Spirit living within. He is the personal representative of Jesus Christ
within the believer. The Holy Bible teaches that He is within us as our
pledge and guarantee of our new bodies when the Lord Jesus Christ comes
for His people.
He is Christ in us, the hope of glory. Every
Christian has the Holy Spirit within. But not every Christian is filled
with the Holy Spirit and empowered supernaturally to work for the Lord.
A
car may have gas in it. But that does not mean it is filled with gas,
does it? Likewise, every person who has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord
has the Holy Spirit living within. But that does not mean that he or she
is filled with the Spirit, and empowered for service.
Think about
what great exploits some have done for the Lord without being filled
with the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. Now imagine what they may
have accomplished if they had that added dimension of power, the ability
to operate in the supernatural, endued with power from on High. WOW.
According
to the sacred Scriptures, when we are baptized with the Holy Ghost and
speak in tongues, we enter into another level in God. And through
praying daily in this supernatural language of the Spirit, we can tap
into more and more of God's Presence and His power.
Praying in
tongues is a treasure, because the Bible teaches that when we pray in
the Spirit, we are speaking directly to God, and speaking mysteries.
This means that the devil cannot understand what we are saying to our
wonderful Heavenly Father, Jehovah God.
We are talking to Him in such intimate and marvelous terms that it is spirit to Spirit, by the Holy Spirit.
Here are four things that praying in tongues will do for your spiritual life and walk with Almighty God"
1.
Praying in tongues will enable you to have private conversations with
Almighty God, which neither man nor devil can hinder or understand.
2.
Praying in tongues, as the Spirit gives you the words will enable you
to draw closer to God the Father than ever before and pray concerning
His plan and purpose for your life.
3. Praying in other tongues
will enable you to pray about situations, circumstances and other
people, who needs your prayers, but about which you may have no natural
knowledge.
4. Praying in other tongues will build up your born
again human spirit and make you spiritually strong. You will develop
spiritual muscles and if you persist in praying in the Holy Ghost and
never give up, you will become a mighty force for God in the earth. You
will experience and operate in His power.
To receive the baptism
with the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of praying in other tongues just
pray this simple prayer and mean it with all of your heart: Lord Jesus
Christ. I believe You are the Son of God. You are my Savior and my Lord.
You are the One Who baptizes with the Holy Ghost and with Fire. Fill me
with Your Spirit. Fill me to over-flowing. And, according to your Word,
let the Holy Spirit give me the supernatural language of tongues so
that I can communicate with the Father, spirit to Spirit. I receive the
baptism with the Holy Ghost right now, in Jesus Name, thank You that I
am now filled, and fully expect to speak with other tongues as they did
in the Holy Bible, all throughout the Book of Acts. In Jesus Name I
pray, and believe that I receive. Amen.
Now thank and praise Him.
The language will come. Speak it out. And once it begins, pray in the
supernatural language daily. You will be glad you did.
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