One On One #25

    Do you still pray like you did when you received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and your new language of the Spirit? We prayed without ceasing (nearly) after that, but now we hardly use this precious gift. There are many things we don't know how to pray about, but we can pray about them in the Spirit. 

    Rom.8:26-27(Amp) says, "So to, the Holy Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; For we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Holy Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings to deep for utterance And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Holy Spirit, what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and pleads before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God's will."

    The enemy has fought against believers knowing about and using the Gift of the Spirit, because it's man's entry into the Wisdom and will of God for our lives. 1Cor.14:2(Amp) says, "For one who speaks in an unknown tongue, speaks not to men to but God; for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the Holy Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things not obvious to the understanding." The Holy Spirit gives insight to things we need, but don't know how to pray about. When we pray in the Spirit, God gives us knowledge of what we need to do into our spirits.

    So many times in this natural realm, we don't know how to pray or even what to do, but the Holy Spirit can and will give us wisdom when we pray in the Spirit. He will provide guidance and wisdom in out time of need and uncertainty. Even when we feel weak in our faith walk and feel like we're falling short of what we're called to do, the Holy Spirit is always there to build us up. 1Cor.14:4(Amp) says, "He who speaks in a strange tongue edifies and improves Himself, but he who prophesies, interpreting the Divine will and purpose and teaching with inspiration, edifies and improves the Church and promotes growth in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness and happiness."

    When we speak in an unknown tongue in the congregation, with an interpreter, we can reveal God's Wisdom to His Church. When we spend one on One time praying in the spirit, God builds us up and gives us direction for our lives. When preaching and teaching in church, I don't deliver my message in tongues, because without an interpreter, the congregation doesn't understand what I'm saying. So, I would rather say ten words that the congregation understands, rather than speak ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. This doesn't mean that speaking in tongues isn't important, but it's to be used properly.

    The Holy Spirit inspires Jude to write about dangerous times and how to rise above them in Jude1:20(Amp), saying, "But you, beloved, build yourselves up founded on your most holy faith, make progress rise like and edifice higher and higher, praying in the Holy Spirit." In troubled times, we make progress and rise like an edifice higher and higher, when we pray in the Holy Spirit.

    I don't know about you, but I see the troubling times around us today. I deal with them like God's Word instructs us, by praying in the Holy Spirit and seeking His direction, Revelation and His edification. Praying in the Holy Spirit isn't just for when we first received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, but is to guide and direct us throughout our entire walk with the Lord.

   

    

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