FATHER desires us to be totally fruitful in all areas without exception. Healing, miracles, deliverance, and prosperity are all included in our Jubilee if we will accept and FULLY submit to The Holy Spirit in all of these areas. Jesus gave us the Key. This is critical for this day and time in history. Let us revisit the importance of praying in Tongues, the source of our power to deal with the challenges we face.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:
25 I am telling you this while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Spirit of Holiness, the One like Me who sets you free, He will teach you all things in My Name. And He will inspire you to remember every Word that I’ve told you.
And Jesus spoke to the disciples after His resurrection in Acts chapter 1:
2 Just before He ascended into Heaven, Jesus left instructions through the Holy Spirit for the apostles He had chosen. 3 After the sufferings of His cross, Jesus appeared alive many times to these same apostles over a forty-day period, proving to them with many convincing signs that He had been resurrected. During these encounters, He taught them the Truths of God’s Kingdom.
4 Jesus instructed them, “Don’t leave Jerusalem, but wait here until you receive the Gift I told you about, the Gift the Father has promised. 5 For John baptized you in water, but in a few days from now you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit!”
It is critical that you understand the above passage. Jesus spent forty days teaching His disciples about the Kingdom of GOD and then He instructed them to wait. You can be assured that they wanted to immediately go out and share what they just learned over that forty day period of time from the resurrected Jesus Christ. What an encounter! Instead, Jesus said to keep separated and wait.
6 Every time they were gathered together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is it now the time for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”
7 He answered, “The Father is the One who sets the fixed dates and the times of their fulfillment. You are not permitted to know the timing of all that HE has prepared by HIS own authority.
Isn’t just like the disciples (and us) to want to know when the full restoration is coming? Jesus wanted them to focus on spreading the Gospel:
8 But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you will be seized with power. You will be My messengers to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces—even to the remotest places on earth!”
The mandate has not changed but first we must be endued or seized with the power of The Holy Spirit. This is the power needed to accomplish what Jesus expected of the disciples and expects of us today. In many churches today, The Holy Spirit is relegated to some secondary place in the building or is not even in the building so to speak. Jesus made it quite clear where the power lies with ministry today- The Holy Spirit in operation!
12 The disciples left the Mount of Olives and returned to Jerusalem, which was less than a mile away. 13–14 Arriving there, they went into a large second-floor room to pray. Those present were Peter, John, Jacob, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, Jacob (the son of Alpheus), Simon (the zealot), Judas (the son of Jacob), and a number of women, including Mary, Jesus’ mother. His brothers were there as well. All of them were united in prayer, gripped with one passion, interceding night and day.
As I said, they did not go out and preach but instead were united in prayer WITH PASSION, interceding night and day. They were instructed to pray for the baptism of The Holy Spirit with power. Jesus spent forty days preparing them to intercede for He knew these prayers would be fulfilled by the power in the tongue of proclaiming FATHER’S Will on the earth. Their unity was needed.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2:
2 On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place. 2 Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blast of wind rushing into the house from out of the Heavenly realm. The roar of the wind was so overpowering it was all anyone could bear! 3 Then all at once a pillar of fire appeared before their eyes. It separated into tongues of fire that engulfed each one of them. 4 They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspired to speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned!
This is the most critical aspect of maturing into a Son or Daughter who FATHER can and will use in ministry to the multitudes yet most churches no longer emphasize this vital aspect of being true believers. Isn’t this why the churches were caught off guard over the last two years when they were instructed to close their doors and stay separated? Where was the boldness of standing up for the Word of GOD?
After the disciples received the Baptism of The Holy Spirit with the undisputable evidence of speaking in Tongues, boldness came upon them as they preached. The religious leaders saw this change in Acts chapter 4:
1–2 The teaching and preaching of Peter and John angered the priests, the captain of the temple police, and representatives of the Jewish sect of the Sadducees. They were furious that the people were being taught that in Jesus there is a resurrection from the dead. So while Peter and John were still speaking, the Jewish authorities came to the temple courts to oppose them. 3 They had them arrested, and since it was already evening they kept them in custody until the next day. 4 Yet there were many in the crowd who believed the message, bringing the total number of men who believed to nearly five thousand!
Peter and John had no reluctance in openly teaching and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In a short period of time 5,000 men became believers. When in recent times have you seen this occur, especially in the U.S.?
What was the response of the religious leaders who were losing control? They had them arrested and then confronted them.
13 The council members were astonished as they witnessed the bold courage of Peter and John, especially when they discovered that they were just ordinary men who had never had religious training. Then they began to understand the effect Jesus had on them simply by spending time with Him. 14 Standing there with them was the healed man, and there was nothing further they could say.
It is vital that you and I spend quality time praying in Tongues, especially in 2022. The adversary’s seducing spirit has been active among believers who have not realized they have been seduced into acting out against The Gospel. Many have fallen into sin. The spirit of deception has focused on those who are weak in their spiritual walk. How do you gain power and authority that overcomes weakness? It is by praying in The Holy Spirit Who gives us power to overcome the enemy.
Praying in Tongues is stepping over into the Supernatural realm with a perfect prayer to FATHER. The adversary and his minions have no idea what your prayer entails thus they are not able to manipulate, seduce, or deceive you. Your prayer is one of power to defeat them in all areas. Do you want to spend your day being entertained by the world or do you want to actively walk as a mature Son or Daughter of THE MOST HIGH and make a difference in other people’s lives?
This is where the hidden Wisdom of GOD resides! It is your decision and your time.