Scripture: John 16:7-11
John 16:7-11 says, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away;
for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to
you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My
Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.”
When the Holy Spirit has come, He will convict the world of sin, of righteousness and of
judgment. The very same thing Abraham did and that Isaiah said Jesus will do through us is
exactly what Jesus said the Holy Spirit will do when He comes upon us. He will establish a
plumbline of righteousness and judgment and the Holy Spirit will carry it out. One way is by
praying in tongues. How developed are we in using our prayer language? If we are not very
developed, our path is clear – pray in the Spirit! God ordained that Christ be established in us
by praying in the Spirit, so we can make a choice to grow up in the fullness of Christ and
walk in all He ordained us to be! God is no respecter of persons and it is available to
everyone. This is a significant part of God\’s path for the development of Christ in us. Let’s
embrace it, walk in it and reap the rewards of the Holy Spirit!
- PRAY TO USE edifying in this building process.
- For those of us who don’t feel like we have our prayer language, Luke 11:11-13 guarantees God will give us what we’re asking for. It says, “If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
- Launch out in faith and speak, expecting God will do as
promised – forming your utterances into a language that
speaks God\’s mysteries!. - Praying in the Spirit invites God to intervene in the
construction process of our lives as we develop spiritually. - PRAY TO deepen our understanding of tongues and commit
to grow into all that He has for us, in Jesus’ name!