TONGUES

Speaking in tongue is a legitimate gift of the Holy Spirit, but when we speak in tongues, we talk to God, not man. Speaking in tongue serves no purpose to people in the church, that do not understand what you're saying. God says in 1 Corinthians 12 since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church. (16) God also says we should not pray in tongues because if we praise God with our spirit, how can those who pray with us say Amen to what they do not understand. Finally, (28) if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in church.

Speaking in tongue is a gift of the Holy Spirit, not something you can do at will. However, people that are constantly speaking in tongues are doing what Corinthians believers did in the biblical days. They felt it was a way to show Spiritual Superiority.

Father, let those with the gift of tongues speak at Your will, so it will be for edification and not show. Lord, let those who are unsure study the Books of Corinthians 1 and 2 to show thyself approved on the subject of "speaking in tongues." Father, Your Word says that if no one understands what is being said, it serves no purpose, so we should not speak without an Interpreter. Father, whatever Spiritual gifts we have been blessed with, help us nourish it in Your will, not our own will. Let our gifts edify Your Kingdom and others in Jesus' name.