BENEFITS OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES

1Corinthians 14:39, 40.

Speaking in tongues can be defined as a supernatural utterance by the Holy Spirit in languages never learned by the speaker, and may not be understood by the hearers.

To have all that God intends for you to have in the realm of spiritual power as a believer in Christ, it is very important that you see the value of tongues as it taught in the scripture. 

Tongues is a blessing from God to every Spirit-filled born again child of God, as a "sign"of Holy Ghost baptism a "gift" of the Holy Spirit.  Both sign and gifts are very important and there are GOD'S will for every believer in Christ Jesus and it is GOD'S plan for the church, each one of them must take its proper place. 1Cor 14:39.

When we cooperate with the Holy Spirit and place tongues in its divine order, God's plan and purpose will be fulfilled.

The following are just some of the many benefits of speaking in tongues.

1. Speaking in tongues in the initial proof that you have received the Holy Spirit Baptism. Acts 2:4; Acts 9:17; 1Cor.  14:18.

2. Speaking in tongues gives you an awareness of GOD'S presence, for it is His Spirit that gives the ability to speak in supernatural languages. Acts 2:4; Acts 10:46; 1Cor 14:18

3. Speaking in tongues makes you available for God's use in the purest form of spiritual worship.  At any time, anywhere, under any circumstances, you can commune with God in words adequately. 1 Cor. 14:1; Rom. 8:26,27.

4. Speaking in tongues gives you a vocabulary that the devil cannot understand, for you are speaking mysteries in the spirit.

5. Speaking in tongues permit Christ to search our heart and cleans us as the Spirit makes intercession through us. Rom 8:26-28; Eph. 6:18; Jude 20.

6. Speaking in tongues gives you a God impacted ability to bring edification to your own life. "He that speakers in an unknown tongues edifieth himself. 1Cor. 14:4.

7. Speaking in tongues places you in the realm of Supernatural. Spiritual communion with God, that only you and God understand. 1Cor.14:2

8. Speaking in tongues helps you to "give thanks" to God in a way that it pleases Him. 1 Cor 14:17-18.

9. Speaking in tongues strengthens and renews your inner man so that the devil cannot over power and conquer you. Luke 11:12-16.

10. Speaking inn tongues brings to you the rest and refreshing of the Holy Spirit.  As you commune with God in tongues, your body and mind are relaxed.  The Spirit communicates with God the father through you in perfect communion. Isaiah 28:11-12.

11. Speaking in tongues enables you to sing and glorify God in the spirit. 1Cor. 14:15, Eph. 5:19.

12. Speaking in tongues will help you to maintain constant flow and fullness of the Holy Spirit in your Christian life. Eph. 5:18-19.

13. Speaking in tongues will help you to bring your own desires under control and learn to trust God more completely as a child of God. Rom. 8:26-28; 1Cor 14:14-15; Jude 20.

14. Speaking in tongues conditions you to hear God's inner voice and causes you to be more sensitive to His word. For the Holy Spirit is the author of the Bible. 2peter 1:21; 2Tim 3:16.

15. Speaking in tongues makes you to be aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life.  As you permit Him to speak through you, this awareness is increased daily in your personal Christian life, you also learn more and more how you yield to him in worship and in prayer.

16. Speaking in tongues will help us to submit our own minds to the mind of Christ. It will renew and purify our minds which control our words, and our words determine our way of life. James 1:26, James 3:1-8; Eph 3:24,29; Rom. 12:2

17. Speaking in tongues in addition to the gift of interpretation is a means of building other believers in Christ. 1Cor. 14:5.

18. Speaking in tongues is an exercise that shows your spiritual growth. Through tongues, you are building up yourself on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. Jude 20. This brings your emotions in tune with God's emotions.

19. Speaking in tongues gives a believer boldness to stand in times of trials, hardship, temptations and difficulties of life.

20. Speaking in tongues will make a believer to be alive in the Spirit always.

21. Tongues will help the man of God in his preaching and teaching ministries. The effectiveness of his ministry depends on the power of the Holy Spirit in his life.

22. Tongues is the entrance into the realm of the miraculous. 

23. Tongues charges your spiritual battery. And keeps you spiritually fit.

24. Tongues is praying things concealed to be revealed.

25. Speaking in tongues is speaking the language and will of God.  

26. Tongues renders you to be God-inside minded.

27. Tongues gives you unstoppable progress that enemies cannot deny.

28. Tongues helps you to develop our prayer life.

29. Tongues reverses demonic assignments against your well being. 

30. Tongues helps in living effectively in the last days,