In a one of the lectures I attended, the teacher said that speaking in
tongues is to Christians what charging is to phones. The Holy Spirit recharges
Christians and keeps us connected to God. Our spirit language enables us to
live in the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be led of the Spirit, have the fruit of
the Spirit, manifest the gifts of the Spirit and go from glory to glory until
we are transformed into His same image. It is essential that we keep connected
to the spirit so we can be spiritually alert.
When Jesus commissioned the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they
received the promise of the Father, He did not say, “Do this if you feel led to
do so, or if it fits in your doctrinal or denominational beliefs, or if you
have the time, or if you are so inclined, or if you feel comfortable about it.”
No! Jesus commanded them to wait until they received the gift of the Holy
Spirit. Since Jesus put such importance on their receiving this gift, which is
more than enough reason for every Christian to seek God until they receive it
too.
There are moments when our minds are incapable of adequately
expressing our love and praise to God. At times like this, the spirit of God
within us can express worship and praise we could never put into words. He will
use our tongues and our lips to express the worship to God in a language we do
not know. This worship is like a refreshing river of life flowing through us.
When this happens, we can experience a peace within.
Dr. Andrew Newberg, M.D. is an American neuroscientist. He has been a
prominent researcher in the field of nuclear medical brain imaging. In
particular, his research has focused on the development of neurotransmitter
tracers for the evaluation of religiosity as well as neurological and
psychiatric disorders including clinical depression, head injury, Alzheimer's
disease, and Parkinson's disease.
When Dr. Newberg, compared brain scans of
Christians praying in tongues with Buddhist monks chanting and Catholic nuns
praying, the study showed the frontal lobes—the brain’s control centre—went quiet in the brains of Christians talking in
tongues, proving that speaking in tongues isn’t a function of the natural brain
but an operation of the spirit.
“If you
praise him in the private language of tongues, God understands you but no one
else does, for you are sharing intimacies just between you and him.”
(1 Corinthians 14:2, MSG)
“Three
things, then, to sum this up: When you speak forth God's truth, speak your
heart out. Don't tell people how they should or shouldn't pray when they're
praying in tongues that you don't understand. Be courteous and considerate in
everything.”
(1 Corinthians 14:39-40, MSG)
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