Translation from Spanish
[1 Peter 4:10] As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
[1 Corinthians 14:12] Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
Today I want to share a testimony with you about the interpretation of tongues from a brother here in Argentina just a few days ago.
This brother was praying in tongues, and I saw him in the spirit praising the Lord. In my experience, when someone prays in tongues, most of the time they’re praising the Lord.
But beyond that, this brother was also asking the Lord in the spirit: “Lord, deliver me from confusion. Remove the demons that are around me and speak into my ear, trying to confuse me and telling me things to lead me out of Your will.”
Apparently, he was going through a situation where he couldn’t clearly tell whether it was from God or from the devil. So he was asking the Lord in the spirit to clear things up for him, because he didn’t want to do anything outside of God’s will.
What was interesting is that when I gave him the interpretation of tongues, he confirmed it and told us, “Yes, it’s true. I’ve been a bit confused. I don’t know what decision to make about this or that.” But he didn’t realize that demons were constantly whispering in his ear to give him bad advice.
This situation really helped me understand what the Word says in this passage:
[Romans 8:26] Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Before I received the gift of interpretation of tongues, I used to pray in tongues for a long time without understanding what I was saying, and when I finished I felt that something had changed in the atmosphere, that something had gotten better, as if things had been unlocked. I felt better: lighter, closer to God, more in communion with Him, freer.
I didn’t understand why, but experiencing the interpretation of what this brother was praying in tongues, asking the Lord exactly for what he needed, helped me understand that.
I hope this testimony builds you up, because the Bible says the gifts we have are not just for ourselves, but above all for the edification of the church.
Don’t forget what the Bible says, and ask for the gift of interpretation of tongues.
[1 Corinthians 14:13] Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
Don’t give up, brothers. Let’s keep moving forward and use the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the edification of all.