The pattern continues in Acts 10 in the account of the Gentiles receiving the Baptism in the Holy Spirit at Cornelius’ house. It says, “that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost,” and they began to “speak with tongues, and magnify God” (see verses 45-46). In Acts 19, the newly born-again Ephesian believers did the same. “When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues” (verse 6).
Put all those passages together and the message is clear: God’s will is for all believers to pray in other tongues. His plan is for every one of us to go through that gateway to the supernatural because there are a lot of benefits to it. According to the New Testament, by praying in other tongues:
• We can speak mysteries to God and pray out beyond our natural understanding. (1 Corinthians 14:2)
• We can build ourselves up in the spirit on our most holy faith. (Jude 20)
• We can intercede for others according to the perfect will of God in utterances given to us by the Holy Spirit. (Romans 8:26-27)
• We can receive revelation from the Holy Spirit whom Jesus promised “will guide you into all truth…and he will show you things to come.” (John 16:13)
If you pray in tongues long enough you can find out from God anything you need to know about your life and future. You can get into a place in the spirit where you experience what Jesus was talking about when He said that the Holy Spirit “shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you” (John 16:14).
Have you ever heard athletes talk about “getting in the zone”? The zone is the place where, after pushing themselves until physically they don’t have anything left, athletes experience a breakthrough. They get a second wind and suddenly something other than just their five senses takes over.
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