Heavenly tongues with amazing results
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues” Mark 16: 17. This is a statement credited to Jesus when He was on earth shortly after His resurrection from the dead. Though little did those who heard the statement knew that it is a weapon in their arsenal as Christians, until their experience in the upper room on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). When Pentecost was fully come, there was an unforgettable event that took place. Aside the sound like a mighty rushing wind and the appearance of cloven tongues like fire, they made utterances that were startling to the conventional human listening pleasure. “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak…When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages. In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, “These people who are talking like this are Galileans! How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages? …yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!” Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, “What does this mean?”…”
They out rightly spoke in languages they had never spoken before, but notice that it is as the Spirit enabled them to do so. As far as the believers that were speaking in other tongues were concerned, utterances were given to them to speak but never knew that they were speaking some other people’s language; it was actually those that were around that realized they were saying things reasonable to them. Those that spoke with other tongues only manifested in what the Spirit of God will have them do just like Apostle Paul highlighted in his summary of the benefits of praying in other tongues in 1Corinthians 14: 21 In the Scriptures it is written, “By means of people speaking strange languages I will speak to my people, says the Lord. I will speak through lips of foreigners, but even then my people will not listen to me.”
Speaking in other tongues is not a sin but an asset you have received from God. Although some Christians kick against it by saying it is demonic, well if Jesus could say it is a sign that will follow those that believe in Him then you have the right to ignore any derogatory statements about it. Exercise yourself in this unlimited opportunity of exploring the riches in Christ Jesus and behold the amazing occurrences that will accord it.
– adeyiga awomuti
