PRAYER, PRAISE, AND THANKS
I Corinthians 14:14-17
"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say, "Amen," at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified."
Personal tongues (without interpretation) open an avenue of prayer and praise to God that is not limited by the intellect, as the human spirit – the innermost being of a person – expresses itself to God. We don't always know how to pray so the Holy Spirit prays through our spirits, making intercession for the saints (see Romans 8:26-27). And on the Day of Pentecost, the disciples gave glory to God in tongues they did not know (Acts 2:11). What a wonderful thing, that God has given us the opportunity to pray, praise and give thanks with out spirits, unfettered by our brains.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Prayer and worship in tongues is not limited by our puny brains.
Have a prayer, praise and thanks day. Love you.
I Corinthians 14:14-17
"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say, "Amen," at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified."
Personal tongues (without interpretation) open an avenue of prayer and praise to God that is not limited by the intellect, as the human spirit – the innermost being of a person – expresses itself to God. We don't always know how to pray so the Holy Spirit prays through our spirits, making intercession for the saints (see Romans 8:26-27). And on the Day of Pentecost, the disciples gave glory to God in tongues they did not know (Acts 2:11). What a wonderful thing, that God has given us the opportunity to pray, praise and give thanks with out spirits, unfettered by our brains.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Prayer and worship in tongues is not limited by our puny brains.
Have a prayer, praise and thanks day. Love you.
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