KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 14:4 “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.”

God our Father speaks to us always but unfortunately, most of us do not hear Him. Each one of us needs to strengthen our spiritual sensitivity to be able to quickly pick messages that the spirit would be communicating to us.

Our key scripture says he that speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself. The word ‘edify’ means to build oneself up. The idea it carries is, raising a building from its foundation up.

In 1st Corinthians 14:14, the bible says “for if I pray in an unknown tongue my spirit prayeth (prays) but my understanding is unfruitful. By this, the bible is teaching that the man who prays in an unknown tongue prays with His spirit without any part played by his mind. It comes from his spirit man. Praying in an unknown tongue builds up this spiritual man. The Bible calls this inner man the hidden man of the heart (1st Peter 3:4). When we pray more in the unknown tongue we embolden or build up this hidden man or inner man of the heart. A built-up inner man has its senses developed to relate effectively in the spirit.

Please understand that as our outer man has eyes, ears, and hands, our spirit man, that is the immortal part of us also has eyes, ears, hands, and a form just as our outer man is. The only difference is our outer man is physical and fleshy and our spirit man is spiritual and not physical. Anyone who prays a lot in the spirit builds up the spirit man, making its senses like eyes, ears, and other features alert to hear, see, and know information from the spirit realm.

Such a person can easily hear the voice of God and also discern the voice of the devil because he or she has built up his spirit nature. Apostle Paul says in his private moment of prayer he speaks a lot in tongues (1st Corinthians 14:18). Apostle Paul was a giant in the spirit because he prayed more in tongues.

Build up your spiritual senses by praying in tongues.

 CONFESSION

My spirit is built up as I pray in tongues. This helps my senses to be alert and agile. I would pray more in an unknown tongue so I would be alert to the guidance of the spirit of God.

THOUGHT: HE WHO PRAYS MORE GROWS TO BE LIKE GOD WHO HE PRAYS TO.

FURTHER STUDIES.

1 Corinthians 14:39. “Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.”

Jude 1:20 ” But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,”