Have You Spoken in Tongues Lately?

Acts 10:30-43 Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁰ And Cornelius said, This is now the fourth day since about this time I was observing the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon) of prayer in my lodging place; [suddenly] a man stood before me in dazzling apparel,

³¹ And he said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and harkened to, and your donations to the poor have been known and preserved before God [so that He heeds and is about to help you].

³² Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is surnamed Peter; he is staying in the house of Simon the tanner by the seaside.

³³ So at once I sent for you, and you [being a Jew] have done a kind and courteous and handsome thing in coming. Now then, we are all present in the sight of God to listen to all that you have been instructed by the Lord to say.

³⁴ And Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly and thoroughly I now perceive and understand that God shows no partiality and is no respecter of persons,

³⁵ But in every nation he who venerates and has a reverential fear for God, treating Him with worshipful obedience and living uprightly, is acceptable to Him and sure of being received and welcomed [by Him].

³⁶ You know the contents of the message which He sent to Israel, announcing the good news (Gospel) of peace by Jesus Christ, Who is Lord of all—

³⁷ The [same] message which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John—

³⁸ How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.

³⁹ And we are [eye and ear] witnesses of everything that He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And [yet] they put Him out of the way (murdered Him) by hanging Him on a tree;

⁴⁰ But God raised Him to life on the third day and caused Him to be manifest (to be plainly seen),

⁴¹ Not by all the people but to us who were chosen (designated) beforehand by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

⁴² And He charged us to preach to the people and to bear solemn testimony that He is the God-appointed and God-ordained Judge of the living and the dead.

⁴³ To Him all the prophets testify (bear witness) that everyone who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him, giving himself up to Him] receives forgiveness of sins through His name.

 

Acts 10:44-11:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.

⁴⁵ And the believers from among the circumcised [the Jews] who came with Peter were surprised and amazed, because the free gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed and poured out largely even on the Gentiles.

⁴⁶ For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and extolling and magnifying God. Then Peter asked,

⁴⁷ Can anyone forbid or refuse water for baptizing these people, seeing that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

⁴⁸ And he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (the Messiah). Then they begged him to stay on there for some days.

11 Now the apostles (special messengers) and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles (heathen) also had received and accepted and welcomed the Word of God [the doctrine concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God].

² So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party [certain Jewish Christians] found fault with him [separating themselves from him in a hostile spirit, opposing and disputing and contending with him],

³ Saying, Why did you go to uncircumcised men and [even] eat with them?

⁴ But Peter began [at the beginning] and narrated and explained to them step by step [the whole list of events]. He said:

⁵ I was in the town of Joppa praying, and [falling] in a trance I saw a vision of something coming down from heaven, like a huge sheet lowered by the four corners; and it descended until it came to me.

⁶ Gazing intently and closely at it, I observed in it [a variety of] four-footed animals and wild beasts and reptiles of the earth and birds of the air,

⁷ And I heard a voice saying to me, Get up, Peter; kill and eat.

⁸ But I said, No, by no means, Lord; for nothing common or unhallowed or [ceremonially] unclean has ever entered my mouth.

⁹ But the voice answered a second time from heaven, What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, do not you defile and profane by regarding or calling it common or unhallowed or unclean.

¹⁰ This occurred three times, and then all was drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹ And right then the three men sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house in which we were.

¹² And the [Holy] Spirit instructed me to accompany them without [the least] hesitation or misgivings or discrimination. So these six brethren accompanied me also, and we went into the man’s house.

¹³ And he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house which stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa and bring Simon who is surnamed Peter;

¹⁴ He will give and explain to you a message by means of which you and all your household [as well] will be saved [from eternal death].

¹⁵ When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning.

¹⁶ Then I recalled the declaration of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with (be placed in, introduced into) the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷ If then God gave to them the same Gift [equally] as He gave to us when we believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I and what power or authority had I to interfere or hinder or forbid or withstand God?

¹⁸ When they heard this, they were quieted and made no further objection. And they glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto [real] life [after resurrection].

Have you spoken in tongues lately??? This amazing gift is for anyone who wants it. It’s also for anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and wants to be renewed in God. So why wait? Simply repent. Say, “God I’m sorry!” From the depths of your heart.

Then just tell Him that You want to receive His Spirit into your squeaky clean heart! And begin to worship. As you feel His thick presence all around you, just continue to worship. You will begin to have a hard time speaking. Your words will begin to change. Just step out into the unknown by faith and speak the strange sounding words. Just like they did in the book of Acts. That’s the Holy Ghost! That’s God giving you a special language for His ears alone! He understands every word even if you don’t! It’s the language of your heart straight to God’s heart.

When the Holy Spirit comes in, you will receive POWER. Power to overcome the garbage that has weighed you down for so long (maybe your whole life).

I don’t understand what you’ve been through, no. But Jesus does. He feels your pain, He sees every tear and he hears every groan.

Your whole life will change right before your eyes! You will have an intimate relationship with the Lover of your soul.

Maybe you don’t understand this stuff I’m saying. It’s okay. Just step out into the unknown by faith. You will understand it all as you begin to live it out!

“Dear Jesus someone is reading this today who wants to receive that beautiful language You have for her. She’s looking for POWER in her life. And there’s also someone out there who hasn’t spoken in tongues for awhile. She is tired. Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Please fill, renew, and refresh! In Jesus precious name we pray. By faith we believe. And we will receive! Thanks ahead of time, Jesus! AMEN!”