THE BENFITS OF PRAYING (1)

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching hereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints”– Ephesians 6:18

LIGHT FOR NOW:Your alertness and sensitivity in the spirit gets sharpened as you pray more in tongues.

Just like Paul was not ignorant to the power of prayer and speaking in tongues, neither were the early Christians. The early Christians understood that they could not neglect prayer. “But we will give ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4). “We shall be persevering to the prayer and the service of the saying (logos)” (Acts 6:4 New Testament Greek Inter-linear). They were a praying church and how great and mighty things they achieved in prayer. Even when they became very busy in ministry, they did not allow business get in the way of prayer. In the literal text, it says “We will persevere and give ourselves to the prayer…” Pay attention to the words “the prayer”, not just “a prayer”. The word “the” is a definite article meaning, a determiner that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing mentioned has already been mentioned and was common knowledge. The early church comprehended that praying in tongues was known as the prayer. The early church gave much time and attention to it. This was a common knowledge to the early disciples, and it should be so in the modern church.

A vital and crucial aspect to spiritual growth and spiritual sensitivity (sensitivity in the spirit) is praying in tongues. So, prayer especially praying in tongues is a vital aspect to spiritual growth and sensitivity in the spirit. A vital benefit of praying in tongues is spiritual sensitivity. Praying in tongues increases and sharpens;

• Spiritual sensitivity
• Spiritual alertness
• Spiritual consecration

In essence, you will increase in spiritual sensitivity, spiritual alertness and spiritual consecration if you are given to praying in tongues. In other words;

• Praying in tongues will sharpen your sensitivity in the spirit.
• Praying in tongues will sharpen your alertness in the spirit; and
• It will sharpen your spiritual consecration.

Glory!

INSTRUCTION:Sharpen your spiritual sensitivity by praying in the Holy Ghost.

DECLARATION:I am alert spiritually; I am sensitive to the spirit as I pray in tongues, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Your sensitivity in the spirit is sharpened when you pray often in tongues.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ACTS CHAPTER 5; EVENING: ACTS CHAPTER 6