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THE 7 BLESSINGS OF TONGUES

REVELATION

No. 7

Its God's plan that His children be led (taught) by His Holy Spirit. This is one of the primary blessings of the New Testament. God is actually dwelling in us. His very life, wisdom and power are within us today, yet how unreal this fact seems in the experience of the average Child of God. The Apostle John said amazing things about the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

Look also at 1 John 2:27 the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not
a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

We partake of this inner wisdom of God by means of prayer in the Spirit or praying in tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:16 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching?

Notice here that Paul lists 4 types of revelation which can come forth as a result of speaking in tongues when interpreted. However there is an additional benefit to prayer in the Spirit for the believer, PRIVATELY, even when not interpreted for the church. Paul eluded to this here.
1 Corinthians 14:18-19 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

It is obvious from this verse that the Apostle Paul practiced quite a lot of speaking in tongues privately - "ten thousand words" - yet he desired to speak with his own language IN THE CHURCH in order to instruct others ALSO. Why did he add the word "also"? From the context we conclude that while speaking in tongues, privately, he instructed HIMSELF. It is during those times of waiting on God in prayer that the Lord ministered TO HIM, revelation, knowledge, prophecy and doctrine. (Teaching) He then ministered this revelation truth in the church with his understanding in order to teach others ALSO.
1 Corinthians 14:14. For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit (by the Holy Spirit within me) prays, but my mind is unproductive - bears no fruit and HELPS NOBODY."

Goodspeed translates the last clause ..." but my mind is helping nobody." Paul probably had this teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit for the individual believer in mind when he wrote: 1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him
speak to himself and to God.

No doubt his was the source of much of Paul's public preaching ministry. 1 Corinthians 2:12-13
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

When did Paul receive this teaching? He certainly didn't learn it while he was preaching! He learned it during, and as a result of prayer in the Spirit. It is not the loud uninterrupted utterance in tongues in the church the devil is against. Rather, it is the quiet, intercessory, private prayer ministry of the Spirit-filled Christian that does violence to the kingdom of darkness. Take time to daily commune in the Holy Spirit. As you pray privately in the Holy Ghost, the Lord Jesus will very often during, or as a result of prayer, minister to you revelation, prophecy or teaching (1 Corinthians 14:6, 18-19).
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These notes are based on Rev. Dr. Joseph Kostelnik book Prayer in the Spirit.

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