When Holy Spirit Moves Upon Us!

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:2-4 NKJV

Today, I address (or tackle) the operation of Holy Spirit given to us, as promised by Jesus. There are only two occasions by which we speak in tongues when we are filled with Holy Spirit. There are a number of theological, hermeneutical, philosophical, etymological and other narratives about what it means to speak in tongues and only what God says really matters. 

First of all, it is absolutely abhorrent for anyone and I do mean anyone--to try to force someone to speak in tongues by having them positioned in prolonged prayer or by the repetition of any words or phrases. I defy anyone who uses these methods to validate them from the Bible. I can only conclude that those who use this method are simply not familiar with God's Word and only do so out of misguided traditional efforts.

Then there are those who have training session for others to speak in tongues. Here again, we can find no evidence of this method aligned with The Word of God. Speaking in tongues cannot be taught--and when it is--it is simply an act to impress others; it is not movement by Holy Spirit within a person.

Here's the difference between Holy Spirit moving and people attempting to force someone else to speak in tongues.  Holy Spirit moves from within--the evidence of being filled; when people speak in tongues because others have manipulated the event--it is external influence; not internal and it is them--not Holy Spirit.

The most obvious understanding of Holy Spirit moving from within is the fact that we--who are filled--understand that we speak as He gives utterance, not as we choose to speak. In other words, we don't have a planned tongue as having learned a foreign language and speaking it. The language Holy Spirit speaks is from heaven and can be interpreted only by Holy Spirit--either through the one person speaking in tongues or by someone else who Holy Spirit chooses to use. (I Corinthians 12)

Now, speaking in tongues as a prayer language is decidedly different from speaking in tongues as a means of exalting and encouraging the masses. When we pray in tongues, the conversation is between us and God--no one else and no one else needs to understand what is being said.

Speaking in tongues as in "operating in the gift of tongues" is accompanied by interpretational and prophetic gifts operating collaboratively--by Holy Spirit--not people. These gifts are given to encourage the Body of Christ--and not intended for use as a spectacle (which occurs in many churches).

Since I am aware of the various approaches to speaking in tongues, I'm sure some people won't agree with what has been said. That's okay. I write by permission of Holy Spirit and according to The Word--not people.

Being filled with and allowing Holy Spirit to operate in our lives on a daily basis creates within us and around us--an environment that is permeated with His love. Without the infilling of Holy Spirit--we have no spiritual power and this is why Believers are weak in their faith and in their deeds--their strength wanes when attempting to do without Holy Spirit power. It is the power within that keeps us going and going and going and going. When we are drained from daily events, we remove ourselves from the fray of those things we cannot control, and allow Him to refresh us and energize us so we can keep going. We keep praying, we keep comforting, we keep exalting God and promoting the Gospel, and more importantly--we keep loving--even those who have proven themselves to be unlovable.

This is what happens when Holy Spirit moves upon us and operates from within us--we operate with His power