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 will share with you a testimony about the interpretation of the tongues of a brother here in Argentina 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 in addition to that, this brother was 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 really discern whether it was from God or from the devil. So he was asking the Lord in the spirit to clarify the situation for him, because he didn’t want to do anything outside of God’s will.
What’s 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 know that demons were constantly speaking into his ear to mislead him.
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 would 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 improved, as if things had been unlocked. I would feel better: lighter, freer, closer to God, more in communion with Him.
I didn’t understand why, but the experience of interpreting what this brother was praying in tongues, asking the Lord for exactly 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.