7.46 The benefits of praying in tongues – for intercession by the Holy Spirit
Have you been in a situation when you were weak; you needed help and you did not know how to pray. You needed someone to pray for you. Through the prayer language of the Spirit, He makes intercessions for us and for the saints according to God’s perfect will (Rom 8:26-27). Wow! You have the Holy Spirit praying for you from within you with expressions that you do not even understand.
(Rom 8:26-27)
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes INTERCESSION FOR US with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes INTERCESSIONS FOR THE SAINTS according to the will of God.
When we intercede for another person, praying in tongues is important because we have limited knowledge about that person. We may not know the deepest thoughts, greatest fears and desires of that person. When we do not know what we should pray, the Holy Spirit, who knows the perfect will of God, helps us to intercede in tongues.
In 1956, while in California, Rev. Kenneth Hagin was awakened suddenly in the night with a prayer burden. He knew something was wrong but did not know exactly what. So he let the Holy Spirit lead him as he prayed in tongues. He prayed for an hour before he felt the release in His spirit that the Lord had intervened. Then he went back to sleep.
As he slept, the Lord showed him in a dream that his brother had died in Louisiana. In the dream, the doctor told him that the brother was dead but he told the doctor that his brother was alive. Jerking the sheet from his face to prove that he was dead, the doctor saw that his brother was breathing and his eyes were open. He saw his brother rise up well and the dream ended. He knew then that this was what he had been praying about.
Three months later, his brother told him that he almost died. In fact, the doctors thought he was dead for 40 minutes. Rev. Hagin told him about the prayer burden and how he had interceded.
(Reference: In The Holy Spirit by Kenneth E. Hagin, Faith Library Publications)
(Rom 8:26-27)
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes INTERCESSION FOR US with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes INTERCESSIONS FOR THE SAINTS according to the will of God.
When we intercede for another person, praying in tongues is important because we have limited knowledge about that person. We may not know the deepest thoughts, greatest fears and desires of that person. When we do not know what we should pray, the Holy Spirit, who knows the perfect will of God, helps us to intercede in tongues.
In 1956, while in California, Rev. Kenneth Hagin was awakened suddenly in the night with a prayer burden. He knew something was wrong but did not know exactly what. So he let the Holy Spirit lead him as he prayed in tongues. He prayed for an hour before he felt the release in His spirit that the Lord had intervened. Then he went back to sleep.
As he slept, the Lord showed him in a dream that his brother had died in Louisiana. In the dream, the doctor told him that the brother was dead but he told the doctor that his brother was alive. Jerking the sheet from his face to prove that he was dead, the doctor saw that his brother was breathing and his eyes were open. He saw his brother rise up well and the dream ended. He knew then that this was what he had been praying about.
Three months later, his brother told him that he almost died. In fact, the doctors thought he was dead for 40 minutes. Rev. Hagin told him about the prayer burden and how he had interceded.
(Reference: In The Holy Spirit by Kenneth E. Hagin, Faith Library Publications)
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