71. Acts 2:1-47 Pentecost

Oh, the glorious day of Pentecost came! The disciples waited in the upper room, praying, just like Jesus instructed them to and God showed up! The Holy Spirit was made manifest when there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

There appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each of them. And all were filled with the Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance!

Jesus had told them to wait for the POWER that they would receive when the Holy Spirit came upon them. Power to be witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria and even to the remotest part of the earth. That's what the gift of the infilling of the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues is for.

What an incredible gift we have been given to have the ability to pray in other tongues. God's blessings are always multi-purpose. Not only is the Spirit praying perfect prayers through us, directly to God, but it helps to build us up in faith (Jude 20). 

Someone once told me, without the gift of praying in tongues you are like a soldier going into battle without any weapons. It is such a blessing knowing that when we pray in other tongues, the Holy Spirit Himself is praying through us! He is perfect in knowledge, inexhaustible in wisdom, and prays PERFECT prayers! Wow! That's amazing! Sometimes we don't always know how to pray. We pray in English as best as we know how. We might not know all the relevant scriptures to stand on at that moment. But God knows and the Holy Spirit speaking through us activates the covenant we have with Him.

God is so AWESOME and knows us so well, He even made it so our minds don't have to get overwhelmed with praying. We can pray in other tongues while doing other tasks and therefore spend time communicating with God all day long. And the time spent with Him will refresh and renew us, too!

If you haven't yet had this blessed experience, I encourage you today to ask the Lord to fill you up with His Spirit, just like He did to the disciples in the book of Acts. Believe that He will, take a step by faith, and begin to open your mouth and utter whatever syllables the Lord gives you. It may flow out like a river or it may be just a few words. But take those few words and thank the Lord for them and continue to practice those until more come and they will. God needs us to pray so that He can accomplish things on this earth. He cannot do it without us! What a sweet partnership it is when we can pray in the Spirit. You will be more blessed than you could ever imagine!