Speaking in Tongues brings an open heaven above you and breaks up the fountains of the deep under your feet. Speaking in tongues causes you to speak the languages that the second heaven is configured to respond and produce for. If you have sought the gift of tongues or the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and had problems, this teaching will solve all your difficulties.[vsw id=”ZLIx_cecYs4″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”yes”]
Introduction:
Speaking in tongues is also known as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The gift of tongues when properly activated in your life will bring an OPEN HEAVEN over you. Speaking in tongues is very helpful to build up your faith and develop the dominion components of the Kingdom of God that Jesus said is WITHIN you!
Jude 1:20 KJV – [20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
First of all you must know the value of being a Christian is not found in adherence to Christian traditions but in the personal encounters with God himself that should be common to your Christian experience. The reason why experiences are important is because our communication with God is facilitated by RELATIONSHIP with Him personally (not inauguration into the infrastructure, traditions or history of Christianity as a religion).
Jesus said (John 8:32 KJV) – 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Truth as Jesus sees it is not dogma or teaching but actually A PERSON. Truth is a person.
Speaking in tongues is also known as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The gift of tongues when properly activated in your life will bring an OPEN HEAVEN over you. Speaking in tongues is very helpful to build up your faith and develop the dominion components of the Kingdom of God that Jesus said is WITHIN you!
Jude 1:20 KJV – [20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
First of all you must know the value of being a Christian is not found in adherence to Christian traditions but in the personal encounters with God himself that should be common to your Christian experience. The reason why experiences are important is because our communication with God is facilitated by RELATIONSHIP with Him personally (not inauguration into the infrastructure, traditions or history of Christianity as a religion).
Jesus said (John 8:32 KJV) – 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Truth as Jesus sees it is not dogma or teaching but actually A PERSON. Truth is a person.
(John 14:6 KJV) – 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
So doctrines and teachings may be TRUE but JESUS as a person is our TRUTH and our relationship to Him inducts us into what He calls ‘the Kingdom of God”.
The kingdom of God is basically the family of God. God created man as a part of His family. Man estranged himself through disobedience (See Gen. chapter 3). Because our first parents disavowed their place in the Father’s family, then all their children right down to us were born estranged from the family we were actually created to be a part of.
Jesus came into the earth to remediate the consequences of Adam’s choices and give us an avenue of restoration to our original destined purpose. The original, destined purpose of mankind was to experience human existence in complete union with our creator and total authority over the creation he formed for our benefit.
In Jesus’ earth walk he showed us (by his power over storms, sickness, death, demons) what the NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE was intended originally by the creator (the Father) to look like.
After demonstrating what the human experience was intended to be like Jesus then explained to us how we can TRANSITION from human frailty and a position of estrangement from our Father back into the family of God as was originally intended. He explained it to Nicodemas this way:
(John 3:3 KJV) – 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Now to BE born again is an EXPERIENCE not a class you can take or something you can learn. Because it IS an experience on our part, it must then also be an experience on God’s part. Both the mother and child share the experience of birth do they not?
God’s side of the new birth experience was to go to the cross:
(John 3:16 KJV) – 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Our side of the new birth experience is to accept what God has done for us through the humanity of Jesus. We call this ‘giving our life to Christ’.
(Romans 10:9-10 KJV) – 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Why is it important that we not only believe in our heart but also speak certain words such as “I confess that Jesus Christ Lord” in order to be born again… ?
So doctrines and teachings may be TRUE but JESUS as a person is our TRUTH and our relationship to Him inducts us into what He calls ‘the Kingdom of God”.
The kingdom of God is basically the family of God. God created man as a part of His family. Man estranged himself through disobedience (See Gen. chapter 3). Because our first parents disavowed their place in the Father’s family, then all their children right down to us were born estranged from the family we were actually created to be a part of.
Jesus came into the earth to remediate the consequences of Adam’s choices and give us an avenue of restoration to our original destined purpose. The original, destined purpose of mankind was to experience human existence in complete union with our creator and total authority over the creation he formed for our benefit.
In Jesus’ earth walk he showed us (by his power over storms, sickness, death, demons) what the NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE was intended originally by the creator (the Father) to look like.
After demonstrating what the human experience was intended to be like Jesus then explained to us how we can TRANSITION from human frailty and a position of estrangement from our Father back into the family of God as was originally intended. He explained it to Nicodemas this way:
(John 3:3 KJV) – 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Now to BE born again is an EXPERIENCE not a class you can take or something you can learn. Because it IS an experience on our part, it must then also be an experience on God’s part. Both the mother and child share the experience of birth do they not?
God’s side of the new birth experience was to go to the cross:
(John 3:16 KJV) – 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Our side of the new birth experience is to accept what God has done for us through the humanity of Jesus. We call this ‘giving our life to Christ’.
(Romans 10:9-10 KJV) – 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Why is it important that we not only believe in our heart but also speak certain words such as “I confess that Jesus Christ Lord” in order to be born again… ?
It isn’t that God is being petulant or petty requiring us to repeat some liturgical formulaic prayer. The belief in the heart is necessary and the words are necessary because of how God made the earth to work in conjunction and in submission to the man he created:
If you read Genesis chapters 1 – 3 you will find the phrase “God said” fifteen times. Words are important. (Now we are approaching the subject of tongues as well … which are in fact words although they are not in a human originated language).
God’s nature is to unleash His power through words. Praying in tongues releases God’s power in a very unique way unhindered by human doubt or objections of the rationale mind. The mind doesn’t like this very much and will send up very strong objections to keep you from experiencing and exercising this gift.
This is GOD’s nature and it is how He designed us to release power and influence the world around us as well because He made us in His image:
(Genesis 1:26 KJV) – 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion ….
How did God expect man to “have the dominion”? Well, because man is created in God’s image, it is understandable that He expected man to exercise dominion over the earth according to the same means by which God himself created the earth in the first place: by words.
So when you speak the words of Romans 10:9-10 (or their equivalent) you are reclaiming your place in Father’s family that our ancestor Adam robbed you of so many ages ago. And the result is that God then reforms and refashions your inner man in such a way the communion and communication is possible with Him once again.
So the first thing to do if you haven’t already is:
1. Believe in your heart God raised Jesus from the dead. This is important because:
(Proverbs 4:23 KJV) – 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Whatever is IN your heart – GOVERNS YOUR LIFE. So when you have the belief of the resurrection of Christ in your heart, then suddenly it is RESURRECTION POWER that is governing your life not environment, race, gender, upbringing, bad experiences, etc. This is very important.
2. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus. Confessing with your mouth gets what is in your heart OUT INTO YOUR LIFE to bring change, transformation and positive blessings.
(Proverbs 18:21 KJV) – 21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that [indulge] it [the tongue] shall eat the fruit thereof [of what the tongue speaks out].
Praying in tongues is a very powerful way to get into your life what is in your heart because tongues circumvent the objections of doubt, and controversy in the mind. However praying in English and in your understanding is equally important.
If you read Genesis chapters 1 – 3 you will find the phrase “God said” fifteen times. Words are important. (Now we are approaching the subject of tongues as well … which are in fact words although they are not in a human originated language).
God’s nature is to unleash His power through words. Praying in tongues releases God’s power in a very unique way unhindered by human doubt or objections of the rationale mind. The mind doesn’t like this very much and will send up very strong objections to keep you from experiencing and exercising this gift.
This is GOD’s nature and it is how He designed us to release power and influence the world around us as well because He made us in His image:
(Genesis 1:26 KJV) – 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion ….
How did God expect man to “have the dominion”? Well, because man is created in God’s image, it is understandable that He expected man to exercise dominion over the earth according to the same means by which God himself created the earth in the first place: by words.
So when you speak the words of Romans 10:9-10 (or their equivalent) you are reclaiming your place in Father’s family that our ancestor Adam robbed you of so many ages ago. And the result is that God then reforms and refashions your inner man in such a way the communion and communication is possible with Him once again.
So the first thing to do if you haven’t already is:
1. Believe in your heart God raised Jesus from the dead. This is important because:
(Proverbs 4:23 KJV) – 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Whatever is IN your heart – GOVERNS YOUR LIFE. So when you have the belief of the resurrection of Christ in your heart, then suddenly it is RESURRECTION POWER that is governing your life not environment, race, gender, upbringing, bad experiences, etc. This is very important.
2. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus. Confessing with your mouth gets what is in your heart OUT INTO YOUR LIFE to bring change, transformation and positive blessings.
(Proverbs 18:21 KJV) – 21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that [indulge] it [the tongue] shall eat the fruit thereof [of what the tongue speaks out].
Praying in tongues is a very powerful way to get into your life what is in your heart because tongues circumvent the objections of doubt, and controversy in the mind. However praying in English and in your understanding is equally important.
Another way of putting it, is when you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, then you in fact believe that God has absolute power at his disposal regarding the entire human experience from birth to death and beyond. This power is capable of transforming your life and making your life ‘a little bit of heaven to go to heaven in’. However you must somehow GET THE POWER OF GOD FROM INSIDE YOUR HEART to then be RELEASED INTO YOUR LIFE. That is where your WORDS COME IN.
Because of how God created the earth, the entire realm of existence we call creation is subject to words. It is subject to God’s words because He made the world in the first place. It is subject to our words because He gave us dominion over all the earth, and because we are in His image we exercise that dominion in the same way He does, by words.
So if you need to, if you haven’t already go ahead and make the following words or their approximation your own and say them out loud.
“I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and I confess and declare that as of this moment Jesus is in control of my life from this time forward…”
Having done this you have now ACTIVATED IN YOUR LIFE what lies in your heart. It is the resurrection power of God in your heart that through your simple child-like words is now activated in your life to bring change and blessing.
Now, making Christ Lord of your life will bring many changes in your life. Those changes begin at a very fundamental level. They first begin to change you from the state of spiritual disability (as a result of being estranged from God because of Adam’s choices) to a state of likeness to God. This is what being born again looks like on the inside:
(1 John 3:2 KJV) – 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
When He appears in your heart when you accept Him you begin to change. You become the daughter of your Father in heaven more than you are the daughter of your natural parents. This is God establishing His paternity in you.
Jesus called this being born again. And as with all births you start out as an infant. Over time you grow to maturity. John wrote about this. No matter what age you are in human years you also are at a given spiritual maturity based on your development in your experiences with Christ IN you.
(1 John 2:13 KJV) – 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
There are two very significant developmental milestones for growing children. One is when they begin to walk.
The other is when they begin to talk.
Because of how God created the earth, the entire realm of existence we call creation is subject to words. It is subject to God’s words because He made the world in the first place. It is subject to our words because He gave us dominion over all the earth, and because we are in His image we exercise that dominion in the same way He does, by words.
So if you need to, if you haven’t already go ahead and make the following words or their approximation your own and say them out loud.
“I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and I confess and declare that as of this moment Jesus is in control of my life from this time forward…”
Having done this you have now ACTIVATED IN YOUR LIFE what lies in your heart. It is the resurrection power of God in your heart that through your simple child-like words is now activated in your life to bring change and blessing.
Now, making Christ Lord of your life will bring many changes in your life. Those changes begin at a very fundamental level. They first begin to change you from the state of spiritual disability (as a result of being estranged from God because of Adam’s choices) to a state of likeness to God. This is what being born again looks like on the inside:
(1 John 3:2 KJV) – 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
When He appears in your heart when you accept Him you begin to change. You become the daughter of your Father in heaven more than you are the daughter of your natural parents. This is God establishing His paternity in you.
Jesus called this being born again. And as with all births you start out as an infant. Over time you grow to maturity. John wrote about this. No matter what age you are in human years you also are at a given spiritual maturity based on your development in your experiences with Christ IN you.
(1 John 2:13 KJV) – 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
There are two very significant developmental milestones for growing children. One is when they begin to walk.
The other is when they begin to talk.
As a growing spiritual child you HAVE THE ABILITY to walk even before you actually walk don’t you? Just like with babies. You can hold an infant two days old and rightly conclude that this infant one day will walk because it has the ability to walk encoded in its DNA that will cause it to gain that ability.
It is the same with speech. That little infant you hold in your arms just two days old can hardly make a sound. But you know, and rightly conclude that one day that child will chatter incessantly and not give you a moment’s peace (to your great delight).
It is even so with a spiritual baby. The speech capability in a little baby develops as a capacity for coordination between the mind, the speech center in the brain and the mouth, lips, teeth and tongue. All of those come together and the child eventually expresses articulate speech.
As a spiritual baby YOU ALSO HAVE A SPEECH CAPABILITY even if you have never exercised it. It is there, it is a viable, and potent potential on the inside of you. But the speech capability of a spiritual baby doesn’t involve the interaction of the mind with the speech center of the brain and the mouth.
Your SPIRIT has the capacity for speech. Expressing the gift of tongues is as much a release of ability that is already there than it is receiving some outward, foreign experience. But it doesn’t involve the mind. In fact it circumvents the mind altogether.
(1 Corinthians 14:14 KJV) – 14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Now when something other than your mind wants access to the speech center of your brain and your actual mouth, the mind rebels. You are accustomed to allowing by your will the mind to control your speech capability. You make a choice of volition inside you and you verbalize speech through your mind every day all day long.
To release the ability of your SPIRIT to speak according to its capability you must put your mind in check and yield your will to your spirit where God by the Holy Spirit dwells. This is not mystical mumbo jumbo. This is as practical as it gets.
Your mind has the ability to control your speech. Your spirit also has the ability to vocalize speech. Give your spirit access to your speech center of the brain and control over your mouth, lips, teeth and tongues. They result will be that the sentience, the consciousness in your spirit (which is where Jesus dwells in your heart) will express himself in a language of the Spirit that is based on Spiritual thoughts and the mind of Christ not your natural mind. For this reason, it will come out in syllables, phrases, words and expressions that are not native or understandable to you.
Why would you want to do this?
Because your ‘build up’ yourself in Spiritual development:
(Jude 1:20 KJV) – 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
It is the same with speech. That little infant you hold in your arms just two days old can hardly make a sound. But you know, and rightly conclude that one day that child will chatter incessantly and not give you a moment’s peace (to your great delight).
It is even so with a spiritual baby. The speech capability in a little baby develops as a capacity for coordination between the mind, the speech center in the brain and the mouth, lips, teeth and tongue. All of those come together and the child eventually expresses articulate speech.
As a spiritual baby YOU ALSO HAVE A SPEECH CAPABILITY even if you have never exercised it. It is there, it is a viable, and potent potential on the inside of you. But the speech capability of a spiritual baby doesn’t involve the interaction of the mind with the speech center of the brain and the mouth.
Your SPIRIT has the capacity for speech. Expressing the gift of tongues is as much a release of ability that is already there than it is receiving some outward, foreign experience. But it doesn’t involve the mind. In fact it circumvents the mind altogether.
(1 Corinthians 14:14 KJV) – 14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Now when something other than your mind wants access to the speech center of your brain and your actual mouth, the mind rebels. You are accustomed to allowing by your will the mind to control your speech capability. You make a choice of volition inside you and you verbalize speech through your mind every day all day long.
To release the ability of your SPIRIT to speak according to its capability you must put your mind in check and yield your will to your spirit where God by the Holy Spirit dwells. This is not mystical mumbo jumbo. This is as practical as it gets.
Your mind has the ability to control your speech. Your spirit also has the ability to vocalize speech. Give your spirit access to your speech center of the brain and control over your mouth, lips, teeth and tongues. They result will be that the sentience, the consciousness in your spirit (which is where Jesus dwells in your heart) will express himself in a language of the Spirit that is based on Spiritual thoughts and the mind of Christ not your natural mind. For this reason, it will come out in syllables, phrases, words and expressions that are not native or understandable to you.
Why would you want to do this?
Because your ‘build up’ yourself in Spiritual development:
(Jude 1:20 KJV) – 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Because you “pray out mysteries” that change your life and the lives of others.
(1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV) – 2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Because praying in tongues helps you pray effectively regarding issues that are beyond your natural understanding:
(Romans 8:26 KJV) – 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Now are you ready? It’s real simple. Read the following verse:
(Acts 2:4 KJV) – 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
When your mind exercises speech, it is giving your brain, the speech center in the brain an utterance to verbalize. It so happens that you know what it is beforehand because it proceeds from your mind and you therefore comprehend it in your thoughts beforehand.
When your spirit exercises speech it is the Holy Spirit IN YOUR SPIRIT giving your brain, the speech center of your brain an utterance. The verse above says “they all spoke with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance…“
Many people stumble here. They think God is going to reach down and make their bodies react without their volition or cooperation. It doesn’t work that way.
The Spirit will present a syllable, a phrase, a word to you that will originate in your spirit, not your mind. You will know it isn’t from your mind because your mind doesn’t know what it means. It is gibberish as far as your mind is concerned.
How do you know this is God and not an evil spirit or just imagination? Jesus anticipated this concern: Read the following verse:
(Luke 11:11-13 KJV) – 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
It is a matter of faith, just like believing in God in the first place. Take it and act on it. Get in a place of privacy and prayer. Put on some worship music. Get in God’s presence. Get quiet in yourself. Ask the Father to give you utterance.
(1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV) – 2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Because praying in tongues helps you pray effectively regarding issues that are beyond your natural understanding:
(Romans 8:26 KJV) – 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Now are you ready? It’s real simple. Read the following verse:
(Acts 2:4 KJV) – 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
When your mind exercises speech, it is giving your brain, the speech center in the brain an utterance to verbalize. It so happens that you know what it is beforehand because it proceeds from your mind and you therefore comprehend it in your thoughts beforehand.
When your spirit exercises speech it is the Holy Spirit IN YOUR SPIRIT giving your brain, the speech center of your brain an utterance. The verse above says “they all spoke with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance…“
Many people stumble here. They think God is going to reach down and make their bodies react without their volition or cooperation. It doesn’t work that way.
The Spirit will present a syllable, a phrase, a word to you that will originate in your spirit, not your mind. You will know it isn’t from your mind because your mind doesn’t know what it means. It is gibberish as far as your mind is concerned.
How do you know this is God and not an evil spirit or just imagination? Jesus anticipated this concern: Read the following verse:
(Luke 11:11-13 KJV) – 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
It is a matter of faith, just like believing in God in the first place. Take it and act on it. Get in a place of privacy and prayer. Put on some worship music. Get in God’s presence. Get quiet in yourself. Ask the Father to give you utterance.
Then speak that utterance as forthrightly and boldly as you can. Speak it out loud so it can be heard across the room. Put it together with other phrases or words that come to you. String the words together until they begin to flow freely.
If it is difficult then just repeat the same syllables again and again till it begins to be more fluent in you. In Conclusion:
There are those who say it isn’t necessary to speak in tongues. Others say your aren’t “saved” unless you speak in tongues. They are both wrong. You have the power of spiritually articulate speech in you. As you find it, activate it and exercise it, you will be much benefited. Paul prayed in tongues more than anyone he knew for these very reasons.
Praying in tongues brings you under an open heaven. Because the kingdom of heaven is IN YOU and it is released out of you from your spirit, past your mind (which usually hinders what God is sending) and directly through your body and into your life.
It will make a difference and it is worth the time and effort it takes to see this gift activated in your life.
If it is difficult then just repeat the same syllables again and again till it begins to be more fluent in you. In Conclusion:
There are those who say it isn’t necessary to speak in tongues. Others say your aren’t “saved” unless you speak in tongues. They are both wrong. You have the power of spiritually articulate speech in you. As you find it, activate it and exercise it, you will be much benefited. Paul prayed in tongues more than anyone he knew for these very reasons.
Praying in tongues brings you under an open heaven. Because the kingdom of heaven is IN YOU and it is released out of you from your spirit, past your mind (which usually hinders what God is sending) and directly through your body and into your life.
It will make a difference and it is worth the time and effort it takes to see this gift activated in your life.
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Glenda Miller says:
Truth
Catherine Fieguth says:
I received the gift of tongues in 1982 about six months before we found out I had Ovarian Cancer. I was given a 60 percent chance of survival. Over thirty-three years later I am still here. The Lord gave me the gift when I needed it most. The scriptures say that the gift of tongues edifies and I found that to be true. No one laid hands on me, I asked the Lord if it were for today. When you pray in tongues the Holy Spirit prays through you. It is the perfect prayer.
Tammy Parks Harrill says:
There is also a really good book called “In Step With The Spirit” (Studies In The Spirit Filled Walk) by Denzil R. Miller. That explains what it is, how it benefits you, and how to receive it, etc.
Jenny Baysinger says:
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you !
Jackie Morsette says:
Amen !!!
Warren Hunter says:
, to be of help I have a whole book on this subject available soon , blessings
Terry Feltman says:
AMEN!!!
Gwendolyn Nicks says:
I totally want the Baptism of the Holy Spirit I have been wanting it for 3 years I have prayed about it
Phyllis Wilson says:
Gwendolyn, perhaps you have been told to “release your tongue” or “yield your voice” or
“Just let it flow.” That is hard to understand as an adult, I think.
Its more like when you were a child & was just learning to speak or make noise. You were learning a “foreign” language, a language you never knew before. So, that little child just lets out any noise its mouth makes because it doesnt know how to form a word that is not known. Anyway, thats the best I know to explain, just receive this free gift as a child. Let the Holy Spirit speak through you as you pray & worship our God. I am believing for your soon
baptism in the Spirit. You will be forever changed by this wonderful gift.
Gwendolyn Nicks says:
Thank you
Father's Heart Ministry says:
Gwendolyn Nicks I suggest you click on the link in the post and read the article. There is also a free video there to watch that will help you immensely.
Gwendolyn Nicks says:
Ok
Gwendolyn Nicks says:
Really?
Lynda Howe says:
Gwendolyn Nicks, when you get saved you recieve the Holy Spirit in you but that isnt the same as recieving the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues…thats different. Ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit with the evidence speaking in tongues. It is power and it is a gift for you. Ask for it and praise God. Aloud with your voice. He uses your voice. Just keep praying and praising using your voice and dont give up. He will fill you. You possibly will get stammering lips first. When you do, just keep pressing through. ..you will get your spiritual language. I would look at his link. Dont let anyone confuse you.
Gwendolyn Nicks says:
Thank you
David Fisher says:
I totally believe in it.
Ekaette Japhet says:
Yes, i received holy baptism and i can speaks in touge too.
Lidia Marquez says:
Amen
Daniel S. Farley says:
If a person feels they have the gift they are free to do so…but to think one is better than one who does not is prideful…again my point was when many people are babbling at the same time with no interpretation…Paul says they shoot stop doing it…the gift of languages is a lesser gift…read what Paul has to say about it…the serving gifts are what we should seek…however many, how did you say it have cheery picked what they want & have moved languages to the top of the gifts list…as a pastor I could tell some stories of the abuse of this gift…however again if you feel you have the gift you are free to do so…
Victoria Lewis says:
Growing up Pentecostal, my mother would speak in tongues all the time when she was filled with the Holy Spirit. It truly is an amazing thing to witness. I myself have never spoke in tongues
Anthea Parsons Musegula says:
Give it a try!
Victoria Lewis says:
Speaking in tongues is a spiritual thing given to you by God. You can’t just start speaking without the Holy Spirit.
Shirley Wells says:
I thank God he gave me the gift of speaking in tongues two weeks after I got saved.The devil didn’t have time to fill me with unbelief and a spirit of religion.
Jennifer Patman says:
Amen! Christians should desire this gift! I have yet to find a christian who speaks ill of this gift or who minimizes it who has sincerely asked the Lord for this gift. They unfortunately have intellectualized themselves right out of this amazing blessing by trying to cherry pick the word of God.
Bruce Miller says:
Yep , sad but true and tight , but right