KEY SCRIPTURE: Acts 20:9” And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.”

Apostle Paul in Troas spent some moments ministering or sharing the word of God. Paul had quite a short time to stay with these brethren, and so he had to give them much. He spent a great deal of time speaking to these brethren. He spoke deep into the night.

One of the young men sat in a window, and while listening to Paul, he fell asleep and fell through the window onto the ground. This event must teach ushers in every church or meeting to be alert to check all those whose sitting place could be dangerous to them. Children should be specially protected against accidents or straying away from the meeting place into some strange hands.

The bible said this young man who fell from the third floor and was taken up dead. Apostle Paul was not moved but went over and prayed for him to come back to life. Please listen, although the boy might have mistakenly sat in the window, it is one of the opportunistic strategies of the devil to disrupt such a wonderful meeting. Please, ministers of God, don’t get scared when such accidents come up. Satan just wants to break the faith of the people and disrupt the meeting as a whole. Exercise faith in the word to preserve the serenity of the meeting and the impact that the Spirit intends to convey to the people.

I had an experience when a girl fell and hit the back part of her head on the edge of the stairway and started bleeding profusely. When she was carried to me, a voice started speaking through her. The voice said, “You see, we have killed her, we have killed her”. I quickly reacted, “You liar, get off in Jesus’ name. Nothing is wrong with her. This girl, although she was bleeding, never collapsed. She was sent to the hospital and was stable throughout the treatment given to her at the hospital”. Beloved readers, if I had panicked in that moment, the girl would have collapsed, and something terrible could have happened to her. Every meeting held in the name of Jesus has the Lord’s presence, and he is ready to honour every step of faith we take. Satan has various ways to disrupt a meeting or service. Make sure you don’t allow him to dictate affairs for you. He does not have that right but waits for you, what you will say and do.

CONFESSION

I represent the King of kings and Lord of Lords. I am not ignorant of the devices of the devil. Satan would never have the last word in my life and in whatever I do. With faith in God’s word, I am always in charge, in Jesus’ name.

FURTHER STUDIES.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Psalm 8:2 “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightiest still the enemy and the avenger”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 20:7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight”.

The disciples met on the first day of the week. On this occasion, they came to break bread. In 1st Corinthians 16:2, Apostle Paul said the following …” Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come”. The first day of the week is Sunday. It is also referred to as the Lord’s Day. Revelation 1:10 “I was in the spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as a trumpet. Now, I wish to say that issues of days for worship or Sabbath are minor issues that should not take too much of our attention. I am doing this explanation to help some brethren who, out of a lack of understanding, have placed themselves under legalistic bondage. Romans 14:5 says, “one-man esteemeth one day above another, another esteemeth every day alike, let every man be fully persuaded in his mind”.

Dear reader, according to the Old Covenant, God established that the Sabbath must be kept holy.  Exodus 20:10 (please read it). The Lord Jesus, before his Crucifixion, introduced the new covenant, and it was fully consummated when he gave his life on the cross (Matthew 26:26). After his resurrection, the old covenant was put aside, and the new covenant was enacted. For finding fault with them, he says, behold, the days come, saith the lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah” [Heb 8:8]. The Lord said he would cut a new covenant with the people of Israel.

After the Lord’s resurrection, the Christians started meeting on the Lord’s Day or the first day of the week.

The Jewish brethren did go to the synagogues on the Sabbath days. In the light of this, Apostle Paul says in Colossians 2:16 that “let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of any holiday, or of the new moon, or the Sabbath days. (The bible talked about Sabbath days because we have the yearly Sabbath and the weekly Sabbath). Do not allow anybody to condemn you because you don’t worship on the Sabbath or the seventh day.

Don’t intend to condemn anybody on the day he or she worships, yet I just want to establish that Sunday worshipers have not sinned in any way; the provision of the new covenant makes it possible for a man or people to choose which day to honour God.

PRAYER

Father, I pray for all Christians to accept each other for the day they chose to worship you. May they rather be concerned about pleasing you as they fulfill the great commission, win the world to Christ.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 13:34. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Romans 14:5. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 19:22. So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

Apostle Paul had a very successful ministry in Ephesus. Many souls were won. Many lives were transformed, and more people were set free from satanic and demonic bondages.

What was the next thing for him to have done? Naturally, he should have decided to set up a tent in Ephesus, that is, to establish himself there, but Paul was not going to entangle himself with such things. Paul purposed in his spirit that when he passed through Macedonia and Achaia, he would go to Jerusalem, saying that afterwards, he would end up at Rome. Apostle Paul purposed in his spirit.  This meant that nothing was going to change that. Many people give up on their decisions and wonder why this is so. The truth about such people is that they did not purpose in their spirits. Indeed, a decided mind can never be tempted. He said that after he had visited Jerusalem, he would go to Rome.

Rome was the seat of the Emperor, where the Roman Empire ruled parts of the world. Paul knew very well that the emperor would not take kindly to the preaching of any Lord over men. Such sayings will be treated as high treason. Rome was quite a journey away from Jerusalem, and the journey had a lot of uncertainties. None of these things was of any serious concern to him.

    Apostle Paul followed through with his decisions and firstly sent Timothy and Erastus to go ahead of him to Macedonia, while he stayed in Asia for a season. Around that time, there arose a strong persecution about the way or the faith. I believe by this time; Paul has been so used to these persecutions or uproars against the way or the faith such that it did not matter to him in any way.

If the church must rule the world with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, then we must not be afraid of oppositions that rise against the gospel. We must stand and not be moved, for victory would be surely ours. Apostle Paul triumphed in his time. We would also triumph if we don’t love our lives and put our trust in the Lord to see us through.

CONFESSION

I am moved by the love of Christ; therefore, the gospel flows aggressively through me to many who are lost, and nothing shall hinder its flow.

FURTHER STUDIES

Mark 1:38. And he said unto them, let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

Acts 21:13. Then Paul answered, “What mean you to weep and to break my heart?” for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 19:20. So, mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

Our key scripture said the word of God grew and prevailed. The word of God is God’s identity code.

Anywhere the word of God is allowed to grow, it will prevail. When the word prevails, men encounter God’s power, and so have great fear for Him; love, joy, and peace are experienced by the people.

God’s word growing means the word spread in the vicinity, and people also gave heed to the word of God. The word of God is not ordinary thoughts but supernatural expressions of ideas, instructions, and intention backed by the life of God. The Lord Jesus said, The flesh profiteth nothing but the word that I speak unto you, they are spirit and life. John 6:63, John 1:1 say the word and God are one. How is God like? Look at his word. They are His identity code. When a man honours the word in his life, he decodes God’s identity, and he manifests it in his life.

 The people of Ephesus gave heed to the word of God, and they saw the power of God. God became real to them. God is only hidden to those who are not yielding or submitting to his word.

Life is not a mystery. It may not be filled with uncertainties depending. on how you walk with God. God has designed a path in which he walks with men and shows Himself to them. It is the life of giving attention to His word. The bible says those who attend to the word of God and incline the ears to what he says would find it as life and health to all their flesh (Proverbs 4:20-22). Life becomes a mystery with unexplainable happenings and painful, hurtful situations because men live by their mind and their senses. I am not saying walking with God means everything is rosy. No, that is not what I mean. Walking with God by obeying the word makes you an automatic champion, irrespective of what happens. You receive the energy or ability to stand and overcome. You are not amazed at what happens, but the word prevails for you.

The word would always grow and prevail. Dear child of God, don’t get worried about the uncertainties of life. Don’t be moved by the reports of fear and danger all around us. Jesus said, “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.” He is the living word. Acting on the word is allowing the one who overcame the world to live through you and act through you. You would surely prevail.

CONFESSION

God’s word is living and active. I give the word access in my life to function fully. I prevail over all mountains that I face. Defeat is far from me because I have made the word my delight and meditate on it day and night.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Proverbs 3:5,6. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

Proverbs 4:20-22 “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 19:13. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them, which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, we adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches

In the above verse, some vagabonds or aimless youths decided to cast out a demon in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches. They were siblings, and there were seven in all. They knew not the Lord. It is rather pathetic for anyone to impose himself or herself as a child of God.

  Some people who called themselves pastors or any other title have found themselves in trouble trying to cast out demons. I have encountered people who got paralyzed because they tried casting out a demon. Why does such a thing happen to people who are supposed to be children of God?

We would first consider the scriptural provisions concerning these things. The Lord Jesus said to the disciples and us that He has given us power to trample upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt us. [Luke 10:19]. The Lord also said one of the signs that would follow those who would believe in Him is that they would cast out devils. [Mark 16:17]. In Matt 10:1. the Lord Jesus also gave the disciples authority over all devils and to heal all manner of diseases. (Matt 10:1) If we have such authority over all devils, why do some ‘Christians’ encounter such problems?

I would say that the first reason for such a problem happening is that these people may not know the Lord Jesus. Jesus is the Lord of anyone who has believed in Him. If the Lord Jesus is not Lord over the life of any man or woman, then he or she is deceiving himself or herself. Becoming a Christian is to receive the kingdom of God into your heart. Jesus becomes your king, and you become His servant. In the mind of the Father, you are a son.

One of the reasons why people encounter problems with demons is a lack of knowledge of the word of God. The bible says my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, {Hosea 4:6}. Knowledge is light, and knowledge is power. If you have light and power, no darkness can ever molest you. Faith is a product of knowledge of God’s word, and it is faith that also releases God’s power to deal with the devil

Those sons of Sceva were casting out the demons out of pride. Pride is a projection of self-interest over the Lord’s. A number of people get into trouble because of pride, doing it to project their selfish ambition or image and not to bring glory to the Lord. Dear child of God, now to the Lord belongs the KINGDOM, the POWER, and the GLORY, whatever you do, submit to His dominion, that is acknowledging the reign of the kingdom over your life, and secondly recognize His power that is at work in you, and then finally that all glory goes to His name. With such an approach, you would never be overpowered by devils.

CONFESSION

I am a child of God, born by the Spirit of God. I am submitted to the Lordship of Jesus. It is always His glory that is at stake. I am therefore superior to every devil, and in the name of Jesus, I cast out every devil, and they will obey me.

FURTHER STUDIES

Ephesians 1:19. And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places.

James 4:7 KJV “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 19:11; And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul.

Our key scripture says, “and God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul”. Miracles are the doings of God. It is the supernatural power of God intervening in the natural course of events. In this instant, God did it through Paul.

God performs miracles to prove the authenticity of the Christian faith. Miracles show that Jesus is alive. Mark 16:20 “And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following them, Amen”. Some people claim miracles ended with the Apostles. Unfortunately, some people who claim to be Christians and preach the word of God also say such things. If what happened during Jesus’ time and the Apostles’ Day does not happen today, then Christianity is fake. Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever”. If He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then what He did through the Apostles must be done now as well. Indeed, he does it. How do you explain the case of a child confirmed as having a sickling genotype becoming negative after prayer?

Our key scripture reads that it was God who wrought the special miracles by the hands of Paul. Miracles are not the creation of any man.

A man might have been the vessel through whom God performed that miracle, yet it is always the handiwork of God. No man must claim any glory for any miracle wrought. God desires to work miracles among his children. The lack of miracles happening in our midst is due to men placing themselves in the path of God. I mean when a man wonders within himself either about how to perform that feat or seeks glory for himself. This is what makes men get into the way of God in performing miracles.

Apostle Paul did not hinder the workings of the Spirit. He did not focus on himself either to fail or gain any glory for himself. He wanted every glory for the Lord. Whenever a man positions himself or herself this way, God would always work miracle. Allow the spirit to lead, and you would know and experience miracles on a regular basis.

In the light of the fact that miracles are the doings of the Spirit of God, no man must take any glory for any miraculous deed. People of God should stop praising men of God who work miracles. They must thank God for using these men to do such things but not to praise them.

PRAYER:

Dear heavenly, Father, stir in your children the desire to see your spirit work His works in their midst. Grant to your children the proper knowledge as to work miracles, and when these miracles are wrought, they must always give GOD the glory.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Mark 16:17, 18 ‘And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

KEY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 19:12: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

The scripture said aprons and handkerchiefs were taken from Paul’s body and placed on the sick who got healed. God still does these things these days, yet we must be careful not to abuse the workings of the Spirit.

These objects through which the anointing of God is transmitted for the working of miracles are called tokens. A token Is something that serves as a sign of something else. In this case, it represents the power of God. Various servants of God have been using various tokens. Some use water, anointing oils, bangles, pictures, and many more.

 A few questions arise concerning the constant application of these tokens.  Should the man of God continually give out these tokens to minister to the various needs of people? 1st Corinthians 12, speaking about the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, said there are diversities of the gifts, and there are differences of administration, and there are diversities of operations. These verses simply mean God’s dealings in his servants vary from one to the other. God is not a one-way God. We cannot attribute just one way for the Spirit to work always. There are diversities of gifts by the same Spirit with different administrations by the same Lord. To administer is the way a thing is dispensed or shared. The bible says the working of the Spirit is not the same in every man of God. Even the operations of the same gift can differ.

 The real challenge about the use of tokens is when people turn their faith from God and his word to these tokens, signs, and symbols. Humans can make a fetish out of very holy things. Our Father God relates to us through our faith. Faith is never based on anything physical. Faith is always a response of your spirit to the word of God. It must never be an object of some sort.

The object, sign, and symbol must only enhance the individual’s faith in God’s word. The woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of Jesus’ garment as a token of God’s power, and she was healed instantly.   The Lord said, “Your faith has made you whole.”  It was the release of her faith by touching the garment. It would be wrong for her to praise the garment of Jesus, just as it is wrong today for anyone to praise an anointing water or oil, or any token used.

 Dear child of God, I do not condemn or speak against the use of any token, but be careful not to put your faith in it. It only represents the real thing, THE POWER OF GOD. That is where your faith must be.

 PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, I pray for the church of God to know the truth, so Christians would experience more of God’s power and not be deceived by any man.

FURTHER STUDY

Acts 5:15    In so much that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

2nd Kings 6:6 And the man of God said, where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

KEY SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:9 “But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus”.

The Bible says that Apostle Paul spent three months discussing the gospel with the people in Ephesus.  Some of the people were hardened and believed not, and so spoke evil of the way. Once again, let’s be certain that there would be people who would not accept and may even oppose the way of life.

 Apostle Paul did not stop preaching because people spoke against the gospel and even against himself. He stayed in Ephesus for two years, sharing the word of God with the people. The bible said all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. Paul’s life remains a real challenge to us today. He was bent on making Jesus Christ known to everybody. As he said, “Woe is me if I preach, not the gospel. “(1st Corinthians 9:16)

We must also say woe is us if we fail to preach the gospel. In our modern times of swift communication technology, no one should be ignorant of the good news. The sad news is that there are many villages close to us and far away that have not heard the name of Jesus before.

  I heard of a brother who visited one of the villages close to Accra and inquired from one of the villagers if he knew Jesus Christ. he asked this brother, ” Is it a new kind of soap?” This is rather pathetic. how could a few miles from Accra, where there is an overabundance of preaching bombarding the airwaves, marketplaces, the roadside joints almost throughout the day, and somebody have not heard the name of Jesus?

Dear child of God, none of us would be able to have an excuse before the Father if we do not rethink the way we are going about the great commission. The Lord instructed us to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations. In Romans 15:20, Apostle Paul declares,” yea, so have I strived to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.” This was not to say that he would not continue what another man started, but rather, he seeks to get the message and the word to places where no one intends to go. Paul achieved so much for the Master. What are we doing for the Master?  We have to fully adhere to the great commission that says Go into all nations. Go where the work is needed most. Go to where everyone is not going. Many years ago, some Europeans left the comfort of their countries for Africa to come and share the Gospel with us. Some did come for slaves, yet a few were also here to share their lives with us so we Africans would know Jesus. It is our turn to go to where the gospel has not reached.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, I pray that the Holy Spirit will awaken the soul-winning spirit among Christians and also extend the work to places that the gospel is not getting to.

FURTHER STUDY:  

 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again”.

Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:8 And he went into the synagogue and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

 Apostle Paul continued to visit the synagogues to discuss the Gospel or the message of the Kingdom with the Jews and the Greeks.

 I wish to explain the relationship between the Gospel and the Kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is about the reign of God in the life of a man. Its effect is a manifestation of the power of God to destroy the works of the devil. The reign of God marks the end of the rule of the devil and his works in the life of the man who welcomes the kingdom into his life. The Gospel is also about faith in the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus, culminating in making Jesus Lord over your life. The kingdom of God and the gospel are the same thing; that is, Jesus becomes the Lord of your life. (Romans 10:9-10). It is called good news because it spells the total liberty to any man who submits to the lordship or reign of God over his life.  Dear readers, one of the major problems of men is demonic reign over their lives. No man by himself can overpower these demons. The sad truth about most people is that most of them, through education and enlightenment, brush off their idea of demonic influence, yet this is the greatest lie Satan has given them.

    No man without the reign of our Lord Jesus is free of demonic influence. The word demonic influence is not pleasant, and many intellectuals brush it off, yet the word of God is true, and the main sign that one is under demonic control is a total rejection of the gospel or a careless attitude to the gospel.

  Revelations 12:9 says, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world…”. Satan deceives the whole world.

 I wish to ask any man or woman who may be opposing the gospel the following question. My question is, do you really have peace? Dear one, there is an unseen enemy who tells you to oppose the gospel, the very truth that would set you free. Please take the following scripture and consider them seriously.

John 3: 16-19 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish but have everlasting life For God sent not his*Son into the world *to condemn the world, but the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. ”

The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. There is an unseen enemy draining your life subtly, but it keeps telling you there is nothing wrong. The Lord Jesus says he stands at the door of your heart and keeps knocking. If you would open the door of your heart to him, you would find the reality and peace of heart.

 CONFESSION

Jesus, you died to save my soul from destruction. I welcome your reign over my life. Be the Lord over my life from this day forth. Thank you for saving my soul. Amen

FURTHER STUDY

 Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”.

Luke 11:20 “But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with 0tongues, and prophesied.”

 In this passage, we see Apostle Paul rightly dividing the word of truth. He establishes the importance of baptism in water and baptism in the Holy Spirit. We must study the word of God to show ourselves approved unto God as workmen that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2nd Timothy 2:15. He had been diligent to know the scriptures and corrected these brethren.

  These brethren were baptised earlier, but after the baptism of John the Baptist. Apostle Paul went ahead and baptised them in the name of the Lord Jesus.  Was it necessary to baptise them in the name of the Lord Jesus?

 Yes, it was very necessary. Their earlier baptism had no answer to the name of Jesus. 1st Peter 3:21 throws light on this issue, ” The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God) by the resurrection from the dead.” The essence of baptism, saving us or completing our salvation, is when we respond to the Gospel by confessing sincerely to the lordship of Jesus. Everyone baptised must give a response to the work of Jesus on the cross. This is what makes the baptism beneficial. If you were baptised and were unconscious of what happened, then it will just be proper that you get baptised, being conscious of what was done and a corresponding response of a good conscience to the great work of salvation.

  After baptising them in water, in the name of the Lord Jesus, he laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came upon them. They were baptised in the Holy Spirit as well, with evidence of speaking in tongues.

 Is it necessary for every Christian to encounter this baptism in the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues?  I would say yes. The Lord Jesus said this experience fills the Christian with power. Acts 1:8. Some have played down speaking in tongues because they claim they do not understand what is said, and so it does not make sense. It is very unfortunate for any Christian to despise any Christian experience because it does not make sense.  Our Father God is supernatural, and a lot of things about Him are supernatural and do not make sense. 1 Corinthians 1:21 “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

 Speaking in tongues is the highest and best way to pray. You do not make mistakes speaking in tongues. (1st Corinthians 1:14 “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.”:  Your mind has no part to play when praying in tongues; it comes from your spirit.

  PRAYER

I pray for all those who have allowed their minds to lead them in relation to God, Lord, may the Holy Spirit overwhelm their minds to submit to Him.

FURTHER STUDY:   

 Acts 8:16-17 “(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.”

1 Corinthians 14:2 “For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries”