Realms of Power by Robert Hotchkin

Author:Robert Hotchkin
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780768457759
Publisher: Destiny Image, Inc.

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Power of Tongues

Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit

(Jude 20 NLT).

THERE’S a reason the apostle Paul told the church of Corinth that he wished they all prayed in tongues (see 1 Corinthians 14:5). It’s because he knew from firsthand experience the realm of power it opens up for believers (see 1 Corinthians 14:18).

What we commonly refer to as “tongues” is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 12:4-10). Different translations, refer to this gift in different ways. The Amplified Bible simply says, “tongues.” The New American Standard Bible translates it as “various kinds of tongues.” The King James Bible lists it as “diverse tongues.” My personal favorite is The Passion Translation that says, “the gift of speaking different kinds of tongues.” I like that one best because it comes right out and calls tongues a gift while also pointing out that there are different facets to this power-packed blessing.

Through the gift of tongues, the Holy Spirit supernaturally empowers us to speak languages beyond our natural ability. One aspect of this is to all-of-a-sudden be able to speak earthly languages without having studied or learned them. Another is to speak a heavenly language that unlocks multiple realms of divine power in our lives.

A SUPERNATURAL WITNESS OF OUR SUPERNATURAL GOD

Acts 2:4-12 is probably the clearest example of how the Holy Spirit can empower us through the gift of tongues to supernaturally speak in an earthly language we had not previously known. As soon as the believers in the Upper Room were filled with the Holy Spirit, they went out on the streets to bear witness of Jesus Christ. They were all Galileans, but they began speaking in the languages and dialects of every tourist, visitor, and immigrant who were in the city and had come running to see what the roar, wind, and fire of Pentecost had been about.

There were Iranians, Syrians, Turks, Iraqis, Judeans, Libyans, Egyptians, Cretans, Arabs, and travelers from throughout the Roman Empire and Asia. Thousands of people were present. Each and every one of them heard testimony of the reality of Jesus and His mighty wonders in their own language. Acts 2:12 says that they were all astonished and amazed by this supernatural phenomenon. And in the end, because they heard the Word of the Lord in their native tongues, thousands came into a saving knowledge of Jesus as the Messiah.

That’s the purpose of this facet of the gift of tongues—to be a sign and a wonder that empowers us to quite literally speak to people where they are (and where they’re from) in their native language about the reality of Jesus. It is a supernatural witness of our supernatural God.

My experience with this aspect of the power of tongues is that there are times you’re aware it’s happening, and other times you have no idea.

SOMETIMES ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK

For years I led power evangelism schools and short-term missions trips in Pattaya, Thailand—an international destination for sex tourism.

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