Text: “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself...” 1 Corinthian 14:4
Life is principally an adventure in taking personal responsibilities.
*Think About this
*1.There are things that no one can do for you no matter how much they love you.
- Personal growth and development will require a lot of personal efforts and involvement.
Spiritual growth is one area that every one of us must be personally involved to see growth and progress.* If you are not making progress spiritually it will show in every other area of your life.
I want to state very clearly that the Spirit of God does not work in our lives without our involvement. One vital way that God has designed to get us involved is in the process of praying in the Spirit. As we do so the Spirit of God takes hold of us right from the inside.
When we pray in an unknown tongue our spirit man is praying and in that process we are getting edified. To edify means to build up. It’s a spiritual process of building us up in the Spirit. Jude 20 also says ...Building up yourself on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Ghost. I have heard people ask Is it by force to pray in tongues? The issue is not as if it’s by force but it’s one of the major requirement to build up spiritually.
One of the major benefit of doing this is that we are built up personally instead of having to depend on someone else all the time.
Secondly when you are edified you will also be in a position to help others to get built up. This is not about you but about making you a blessing to other people in your sphere of influence.
To edify also means to charge up. When the battery of your phone is down the usual thing is to charge it up. So also our spirit man goes through the process of been charged as we pray in the Spirit. The more we do it the more charged we become. This will enhance our sensitivity and vibrant spiritually.
LEARN MORE: 1 Corinthians 14:1-5