Day 8 of 10 Days of Prayer
Day 8 Of 10 Days Of Prayer
Praying In The Spirit
We are always advantaged because we have the partnership of Holy Spirit.
John 16:17-18 “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—…”
“Comforter” (Parakletos):–called to one’s side
Para:– along side of, a close intimate relationship. {Parasite}
Kletos :– pleading with, speaking to, called to discharge an office.
(Romans 1:1) “Paul called (Kletos) to be an apostle
I am the Holy Spirit’s personal calling. He is to come along side me as my personal coach.
Paraclete is like an intimate friend who acts as a personal adviser, such as an aide-de-camp, special consultant or private assistant to an emperor.
John 14:23
“If a person [really] loves Me…We will come to him and make Our home (abode, special dwelling place) with him.”
Acts 1:4 “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;…”
“When your baptized in the Holy Ghost, He takes over! All the preaching, counselling and Bible reading you can absorb will be dead to you unless you have the Holy Ghost living in you! He makes you to understand and know it is God speaking!”
David Wilkerson
Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; …they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Praying in tongues is not an optional practice for believers.
Praying in tongues cause us to engage the rhythms of heaven.
Praying in tongues keeps us under and open heaven.
Praying in tongues causes us to develop spiritual acuteness.
Charles Carrin “Tongues is the only spiritual gift deliberately designed to attack man’s ego and pride; it exposes insincerity, self- centeredness, falsity, and other negative traits in believers.” “Because of its unique attack on the of its unique attack on the
human intellect, tongues remains the eternal “watch guard” at the gate. In a very calculated way this gift protects the other gifts from exploitation. The Holy Spirit will not allow us to choose one charisma and reject another.”
1 Corinthians 14:15 “…I will pray with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will also pray [intelligently] with my mind and understanding;…”
We pray to communicate with God. We expect to receive!
Prayer is not for God’s benefit.
9 Benefits Of Tongue Talking
1. Call Forth Secret Truth
1 Corinthians 14:2 “For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.”
Mysteries:– (mystērion) hidden thing, secret,
a) generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals
b) a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding
c) a hidden purpose or counsel
Vine Expository Dictionary
Mysteries:– that which, being outside the range of unassisted natural apprehension, can be made known only by divine revelation, and is made known … to those only who are illumined by the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:18 “I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you.”
Is there a purpose to speak in tongues more?
How did this affect Paul’s ministry?
1 Corinthians 4:1 “Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,… But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”
2. Keep Commandment Of God
1 Corinthians 14:15 “I will pray with my spirit,…”
1 Corinthians 14:37 “…what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord.”
Jude 20 “…pray in the Holy Spirit.”
3. Charge Up Your Faith
Jude 20 “…build yourselves up in your most holy faith…”
1 Corinthians 14:4 “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself;…”
4.Bring Your Tongue Under Subjection
James 3:8 “But the tongue can no man tame…”
5. Ease In The Glory Realm
Ephesians 5:18-19 “…but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,…”
6. Give Glory To God
1 Corinthians 14:17 “For you indeed give thanks well,…”
Acts 2:11 “…speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”
7. Manifestation Of The Spirit’s Embrace
Acts 10:45-46 “…that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues,…”
8. Fulfill The Great Commission In Power
Mark 16:15-17 “Go ye into all the world …they shall speak with new tongues;”
1 Corinthians 14:22 “Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers;…”
9. Helps You Proclaim And Call Into Manifestation The Perfect Will Of God
Romans 8:26-27
“Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us[b] with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”
Helps (Sunantilambanomai ) :– to lay hold along with, to strive to obtain with others, help in obtaining to take hold with another. {compound word}
sun:– partnership, joint effort
anti:– against, filled with rage
lambano:– to take to oneself, remove
Holy Spirit is called to Help you!
Position – He comes along side
Passion – Filled with Holy rage
Purpose – He permanently separates us from the weakness.
Call on Holy Spirit to get involved in your circumstances.
3 Aspects Of Supernatural Partnership
1. Intercession:–
“Huperentugchano” to make intercession for one.
huper :– on behalf
en :– in, with
Tugchano :– to hit the mark, to meet
2. Groanings :–
“Stenagmos” to aspirate, to vent deep feelings.
Holy Spirit comes in and blows his top.
Words can’t express the passion.
His zeal begins to rub off on you.
3. Searching:– “Ereunao” to search a matter out.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “…revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”
Eureka:– i found it
The Spirit brings into manifestation what is lacking.
they will speak with new tongues
How Do I Speak In Tongues?
1. Accept the promise of the Holy Spirit.
2. Ask For The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit.
3. Confess That You Have Recieved the Holy Spirit
4. Act On Your Confession Of Faith.
I do not speak in tongues the way the people at Impact would like but since being baptized with the Holy Spirit I have begun to recite prayers in several languages – Latin, Aramaic, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Polish. This is in line with my interpretation of Acts. Other people understood the tongues as being their own native language. The Lord’s Prayer is where I turn when I do not know what to pray. Am not disputing your interpretation(my special prayer language appears to be English though), it is equally valid. Who am I to judge how anyone experiences God? If you truly speak in tongues, that is an amazing gift, however, I do believe if tongues are forced or put on it is nothing more than a form of godliness lacking any true power. We are told to avoid this in 2 Timothy 3: 5.
Continuing to add my prayers to all of yours during this 10 days of prayer.
Father, we give thanks for how tremendously advantaged we are because of our ability to communicate directly to You and declare the mysteries of heaven and be built up in our spirits – all through speaking in tongues! The enemy cannot understand nor stop us when we engage in this ability available to all who have asked for the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Deepen our dependence on this precious gift and expand our appetite for the spirituals. May we all become like the Apostle Paul – “I speak in tongues more than any of you” not to boast but to fully engage the empowerment and refreshing available to all who believe.
I can’t Thank you enough for the Holy Spirit! For your comfort and strength! Bring your conviction to those who don’t know Jesus, soften the hearts of our family and friends, show your mercy. Make us hungry for more of you. May we never loose our first love. Let us be like little children full of life, trust, faith, joy, unjudgemental.
Thanks Cathy … I agree … Yes and AMEN!!!
I so love that the Holy Spirit is always along side to help us in every part of our life. Thank you Holy Spirit that you reveal to us mysteries and that in each and every moment, as we interact with those we love and the world around us, that you love the people we are speaking to and that you can reveal mysteries to us that can help us love and care for those around us.
Thank you Holy Spirit that we can experience the embrace of the Holy Spirit and that in doing so we can breath new life into every aspect of our lives.
I love the fact that when Jesus left he did not leave us as orphans, the promise, proximity, and power of God available to us in the person of the Holy Spirit is incalculable…The Romans 8 Scripture is one of my favorites, God has set me up to win… Thank you Holy Spirit…that you aspirate not only the undefinable groanings of my own spirit but that you bring into definition the groanings and desires of my heavenly father…
Holy Spirit cause us to yield to your leading as we know it is for our good and for the good desire of God.
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