Why Pray in Tongues?

Last week we learned:

1. God gave His gift of Jesus to the world.  Any who will repent and believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ can be saved.  Jesus, our Savior, just one of His titles.
2. Then we learned that Jesus knowing He was going back to the throne of heaven told His disciples that it was expedient that He go so that He could send the believers His Comforter, the Paraclete, another just like Him.
3. The evidence the 120 had received Holy Spirit is that they began to pray in other tongues.  Tongues they did not know, but were spoken as Holy Spirit gave utterance.

Why is this gift of a prayer language so important?  When Jesus told the over 500 believers to wait in Jerusalem, He knew they would receive this special gift.  Only 120 of the over 500 took Jesus at His word and went to Jerusalem to wait.

The new language they spoke is the language of heaven.  For those who believe and receive this gift, it gives them the ability to pray in unity with the Father.  It gives one the ability to pray a perfect prayer.  If you will bear with me and not jump to conclusions or read this blog with preconceived notions, I believe through God's Holy Word I can teach you some truths you may have not have heard or thought of in the past.

Let's think about this for a minute.  When Jesus left earth a new age was beginning.  We know this dispensation as the age of grace or the age of the church.  The church - a new creation-something that had never been on earth before- needed guidance and directing.  So Jesus sent His Spirit to believers - Jews and Gentiles- to make a new creation where He would be the head.  Most believers of Jesus  believe this.  We recognize the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives and of the church.  Yet were some will split hairs is in the speaking of tongues.

I hope to present the evidence of how important this gift is so that :

1. You will desire the gift if you don't already have it.
2. If you have your prayer language and you haven't used it in quite a while that you will see the importance of praying in tongues and that you will exercise your ability to pray in tongues more.
3. If you already pray in tongues that no matter where you are at in praying in tongues that you will increase your time and faith in praying in tongues.

This gift is available to all who will believe in Jesus.  But as the gifts I spoke of in an earlier blog, you can decide whether you want this gift or don't want this gift.  You are not saved based on if you have this gift of a prayer language.  But it sure will help you as you walk on this earth!

Satan has brought much confusion to the body of Christ through lies and doubt regarding this gift of a prayer language.  I want to bring truth - for it is the truth that you know that will set you free and cause you to live an abundant life.

 Why did the church need a prayer language?  Can we learn anything by going back to the book of Genesis?  Can we gain insight as to the need of a prayer language?  I believe we can and we will. So join me next week!