Tongues have always been a stumbling block for many people, even thought the Word of God speaks clearly about “Tongues,” or, “Languages.”
If Christians have so many differences regarding tongues how much more strange would it be for a Jew? I needed proof, so I asked God that if ‘tongues’ were for today and did come from Him, that He would give me such a special tongue that I would never doubt again!
On the 11th of March 1982, I invited a friend and a sister in the Lord, Felicity Waddington, to come and visit me. I told her of my special request to God. We waited upon God in prayer and then she started speaking in tongues and interpreting it. She said,
“What I have promised is yours. Take it.”
I opened my mouth in praise. Suddenly I was caught up in such intensity, as if I was surrounded by fire! Even my friend felt it! The tongue flowed rapidly, and it felt as if it reached the very throne of God!
I then realized that I had experienced the supernatural! The gift of tongues!
As it is Written:
“They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and come to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.” Acts 2:3-4
Mark was due in at that time. I thought that if he should find me in such a state, he would have thought I was out of my mind.
As it is Written:
“The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. . . because they are Spiritually discerned.” I Corinthians 2:14
The Holy Spirit knew my anguish and immediately stopped the flowing of the tongue. Praise God, He knows our hearts!
From then on, I knew that the tongue was for today and was from God!
And as I EXPECTED, He totally granted my request!
Praise His Name forever!
Marlene Malachi
© Mishkan Ed
marlene_cohen at hotmail dot com
Hi Marlene.
Thank you for your testimony. Here in South Africa many people are talking about the tongues issue. Some people says that it should be a specific language others say it’s ok if it’s a “babble” language. I have prayed in a tongue before… it was wonderful! The tongue God gave you is it in a specific language or is it in a strange “babble” tongue?
Since I do not know all languages, I am not too sure which language it was….
love is alive
INDEED!!! HALLELU-YAH!
when i heard the tongues i was really surprised. Thank you for your testimony
Marlene,
God Bless you for your testimony on the gift of speaking in tounges. I was babtized in the Holy Spirit a year ago and what an awesome gift God gave me. Some do not believe such gifts are real. One man proclaimed he believes literally everything the bible says but not that one can speak in tounges. How little “his” god must be.
Scripture tells us of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7.Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8.To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9.to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10.to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11.All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.
Praise God
Amen, HALLELU-YAH!
PRAISE THE LORD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR ME..SAVED ME FIRST AND FOREMOST FROM HELL,BY SALVATION,THAN When I got backslidden even though it was for a very long time,and I Was living for the world he saved me from wrecks,muggings ,I Mean they did happen but he kept me from either dying or being in a wheelchair or in a coma,PRAISE GOD.For without him I Have nothing.I wish the world would realize what he can do for them,but so many won’t listen,but I still pray for lost friends past and present…GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Praise God and His Mercies are endless. I am praying for Healing for my daughter who suffers from atopic excema, asa mother my heart bleeds, she is not know Jesus , but I know He is her Healer . In HIS TIME He will honour my prayer and I also Pray my children will be saved.
I was one of those who did not speak in tongue when I was baptized with the Holy Spirit. The gift has to be stirred up and released. Sometimes, God waits and educates us in that rather than an “automatic” spiritual experience upon the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
More importantly, we have to recognize the purposes of tongues rather than experiencing and exercising the gift. I pray that the Spirit of God will stir our hearts to release the gift in us.
I always wondered what tongues was. When I turn on the television, it just seems like people are babbling nonsense. I do believe in the gift of tongues, I just do not understand it yet.
Hi, Marlene. Your description of speaking in tongues is truly beautiful. Tongues are taught throughout the New Testament, and there are some foreshadows in the Old Testament. The Lord graciously gave me the gift of speaking in tongues over 30 years ago, when I asked him to baptize me in the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for this wonderful testimony.
Bless you and thank you!
What a blessing. I am in need of complete healing and deliverence from depression, heatbreak, hoplessness, despair. I come from an alcoholic family. I am a believer in Christ Jesus and am gifted with the Holy Spirit. I still suffer from grief as I have been going through organizational losses, as well as repeated losses over the past several years. Would somebody please help me? I am an intercessor, and have been praying for myself and others. I am also in the word. I have been walking with God for 35 years. I desire more and more of Him. I am equipped and gifted for the five-fold ministry of Jesus Christ and the Seven-Fold ministry of Jehovah. My intermediate family is crying out in grief and from Satanic attack. We all are need of complete healing and deliverance mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Could somebody please help me through this massive heartbreaking, grieving process. Please ask God for an expidite healing.
Thank you very much,
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thank you for the testimony it was great i hope to get the gift of tounges soon!!!
Hi sister,
when I was reading this I got chills from head to toe…I have been praying for the baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT and speaking in tongues….I so desire this gift…I am 26 years old and have always had dreams…I ask what must I do to obtain this gift of tongues and prophecy…I have prayed for it and I still haven’t received it…please help!!!!
Just accept it…and God will do the rest…
When someone wants to give us a gift, we need to extend our hand to receive it…so it is with God!
Tongues is a s real as the words on this message. I have been born again 28 yers almost, but my gift of tongues was hardly there, so to speak.
One day I asked the Lord God boldly “How come I have been born again so long and do not speak in tongues?”
He answered verbally and loudly “You want to speak in tongues,…REPEAT AFTER ME!……Yahkah Bariska”, and He was gone.
It means ‘LORD GOD…. FATHER SAVIOUR GOD’
I wrote this message to let the readers know that not every one is gifted in tongues, but YES it sure is one of the HOLY SPIRIT gifts, but its not my gift as such.
The Lord gifted me with other gifts, namely revelation of the scriptures, the so called riddles.
May god bless you and keep you all
charlie
Dear Marlene,
God is the God whom we can’t test.An all knowing God who knows if we are indeed true with our words.The day will come when we will all stand before Him and be accountable for all the things we have been doing on earth(Matt.7:21-ff).May we be truewill all our testimonies for the glory of His name.(Not for our own glory).God bless!
William
https://www.openbible.info/topics/speaking_in_tongues
Hi Charlie
Firstly am born again and I have never been able to speak in tounges.
though something maraculous happened to me while reading this testimony and your reply.
I’m currently at work and decided to read some testimonies as we not busy today.
And I was reading your reply on Jesus’s words to you YAHKAR BARISKA I repeated the words and I immediately I felt fire within me my blood pumped so fast and i felt lightheaded. It was AMAZING. What I want to ask is is this normal and what does it mean?
I just want to add i am still lightheaded Im on a high for JESUS
HALLELUJA!!!!!!!
Hallelu-Yah indeed!
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Parys
Roy Emmanuel
The Bottle Store
The Farmer
As For Me And My House
If You Want To Be My Child
CHRISTOPHER
From A Sure Salary To God’s Own Hand
Life After Life
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If I may answer Nicole, even though this was not my testimony, and I am sorry Marlene Malachi for jumping in on your wagon (so to speak).
Nicole the light headedness is annointing,that really proves you are born again, Haleluhjah!! Praise the Lord!
I remember, i desired to speak for many years,about 9 years later, i started getting really close to Jesus, studying and finally understanding the bible.
I was studying the bible one night alone in my living room. I felt like i should talk, i opened my mouth and i heard myself speaking in tongues, went on without stopping for 40 minutes( those 40 minutes seemed like 4 minutes, honest!)
and for several days i spoke it subconsciously, sometimes waking at night and find myself praying in my sleep. I long for those days!
I enjoyed this immensely.
Bless you!
hallelujah…
Praise be with Him
I am a 22 years old guy from India. I gave my life to Christ almost a year back. Didnt know much about gifts from God till I recieved it sometime after my baptism. I was praying in a church. They were singing a powerful worship song “Let the veil down and the praise go up”. Suddenly i felt a hot wave rise in me. It felt as if I am floating in air. When i regained my conscienceness after a long time i found myself on my knees, weeping and sweating profusely. And it felt as if current was flowing from my body.
I was told later that I was annointed with Holy Spirit and was speaking in tongues. Praise Lord.
I prayed to God to keep me annointed and bless me with His gifts. Now I speak in tongues whenever Holy Spirit touches me.
I have learnt that you should not feel anything bad about it. Its a feeling of shame and guilt which comes from satan when he wants to snatch away our gifts from us. We should rejoice in Lord, praising Him with everything and crush devil beneath our feet.
May Lord be with all of you and bless you abundantly.
ALLELUIA!
it also says in 1 COR 13:8 That whether there be tongues they shall cease .so you see tongues was for the Apostles of old .there are not apostles today,just Disciples or missionaries our work to tell others about Jesus saving power.Cause it also says in 1 Timothy chapter 4 beware of some that shall depart from the Faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy having their conscience seared with a hot iron.as well as in 1 John 4 try the spirits to make SURE they are of God and not of Satan.many false prophets are gone out into the world such as [name removed by editor] and others
poor keith!
Keith, please don’t say that. The scriptures do not state that the gifts of the spirit have passed away. On the contrary, we’re told to “eagerly desire the greater gifts” in First Corinthians 12 and “be filled with the Spirit” in Ephesians 5.
Not one iota of scripture has been canceled. Tongues have not ceased. I can attest that my husband has this gift, and I wish I did, too!
KEITH,
I was baptized in the Holy Spirit and started speaking in tongues. Question… How could I be baptized in and by the Holy Spirit, speak in tongues, and it is of the Devil? Jesus cast out demons and they said he was doing this by Satan. Jesus said, “a house divided cannot stand.”
We desperately need the gifts of the Holy Spirit, present day. When Jesus returns we won’t need the gifts…
To all who doubt the bible says that God is the same yesterday, today, and always (Hebrews 13:8) that means if the Holy Spirit baptized people in the past why wouldn’t he do it now. I myself was baptized in the gift of tongues (all glory to my God most high) and it has strengthen my prayer life I feel a closer relationship with Jesus because I know it’s a language that only my father could understand.”For he that speaks in an unknown tongue; speaks not unto men But unto God: for no man understands him but in the spirit he speaks mysteries. -1 Corinthians 14:2 And glory be to God he gives us gifts without deserving them 🙂 by the way everything we do in life and even having the ability to trust in our God and when we accepted Jesus Christ it was the Holy Spirit tugging our hearts without him we couldn’t change no matter how hard we tried he is our comforter here on Earth God’s gift to us, even what I write here is led by the Holy Spirit 🙂
speaking in tongues is the evidence that a born again Christian has been baptized with the Holy Spirit..it is a language given to you that you have never learned in the natural..it is an infilling of the Holy Spirit that is received by faith just as salvation..speaking in tongues is for prayer and praise .. If you do not understand it watch Sonlife Broadcasing Network Sunday night at 7pm est…they have an alter call for the baptism of the Holy Spirit every sun night..you can receive it watching this program right in your own home…praise the name of the Lord
I really want to receive the gift of tongues. I didn’t realise that I was in a sort of cult group all these days. Now I started believing the bible completely and awaiting on God. I feel like I wasted all these years without knowing him more.
I am a spirit filled believer…thoroughly satisfied in the Lord. I am the woman in proverbs 31. I am fully completely provided all His riches. But this one gift I crave and do not have. I am very eloquent in prayer and proclaiming of the word and always thought maybe that is why I am unable to speak in tongues. Also a very introverted and self concious individual. Please pray for me. I get the anointing very often and as I pray i feel my tounge tangling and the words starting to mingle but nothing happens though I pause and wait …PLEASE PLEASE you saints of God, PLEASE pray for my gift of tounges to come….
I love this site with the strong movement of the Holy spirit in it.
Praising Jehovah our Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit , Amen!
HI
Thank you so very much, for the testimony, I have just realized how important it is for a Christian to speak in tongues.I am seeking for God to grant me the gift so that I may be edified in my walk with Him.
Prayers are more than welcomed to assist me in this request i have made to God.
Praise the Lord!!!
Hi
I just wanna add my story of how I received the gift of Tongues.
I had recently been born again, and frequently attending church, not only on Sundays but midweek services too. I was like a child who just got a new toy, I just wanted to know more about God and to spend more time with him. Once a week at work we had a small church service during lunch break, which I attended often. On one of such services there was a pastor visiting, he directly spoke to me and gave me a message from God. He prayed for me and told me God wanted me to pray more in tongues. He asked me if I knew how to pray in tongues and I said no. He gave me a couple of scriptures relating to tongues and told me to pray about it. I started praying about it. My job at work was to call a bunch of people on a daily basis to collect what they were owing to the organization I was working for, on one of those calls I spoke to a man, he said to me that I sound like I’m a christian woman and I agreed. He asked me if I know how to pray in tongues and I said no. He asked me to say a prayer with him, which I did. After the prayer he asked me to just let myself loose and to just say one word in tongues. The first word I said was RHABHASHIKA, I still don’t know what it means to this day. After the call I went to the loo and prayed a bit more in tongues. When I got home in the evening I prayed even more and I couldn’t stop, it just showered down on me. When I finally stopped it was not night anymore but way past midnight. It always feels good to pray in tongues, to feel the overwhelming presence of the Lord, the almost unbearable heat through the body. Sometimes when it is time for worship during church service I wish it could go on and on. It is great to be in Gods presence.
The word says the Holy Spirit gives these gifts as HE WILLS,& everyone will not be able to speak in this manner,it also says to earnestly desire to prophecy more than speak in tongues because you will edify others,tongues edifies you.God bless.
I agree 100% with Jason. Marlene started by saying that speaking in tongues are a stumbling block to many! I truly believe what the Scripture says about gifts of the Holy Spirit!I’m not trying to be clever or claim I have all knowledge, but regarding the gifts issue , it causes so many to hesitate or start to fall back! I want to share what came to my mind. In this I humble me to God and may the Holy Spirit just bring the truth unto your hearts ! Some will receive a gift, some may receive more but, never doubt about you not being a child of God if you do not experience the gifts – that is not a “ticket” to be saved! The Word of God says, if you say it with your mouth, and believe with your heart, that Jesus is the Lord , you will be saved!Seek first His Kingdom and the rest WILL be given to you! God’s time is not our time and His time is always perfect!Just trust God and follow His Word!
I don’t see it in the Word of God, that you must first speak in tongues or be able to prophecy or be able to do miracles, before you will be saved!The Word says, we will bare fruit , some threefold , some tenfold and some will bare hundredfold! But…, God works in the ways He knows the best and gives as He wants! YES… we may ask for the gifts, God will surely understand and , He will give to each, as He wants, on His time …purely because He is God and He knows the best for His children! I believe God won’t put a machine gun in the hands of an infant, as to say, because we may get hurt! He knows exactly what to entrust us with, and in that way, he teaches us more and more to be soldiers for Him by using the gifts , at His time! But …then it is also very important to know… we all may share in one of the strongest weapons in this war… that is prayer in the Name of Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit, The Spirit of the Truth!!! Prayer in faith can overcome all of darkness – it is a Godly promise! When Jesus’s disciples didn’t manage to cast out the demon in one certain case, Jesus told them, it can only be done through prayer! With that in our hands, guided by the Holy Spirit and with faith,we can conquer!The Word says that we are more than conquerors in the Name of Jesus our Lord!
To all my brothers and sisters in Jesus – Don’t loose hope when you see that you don’t bare fruit for Jesus!But ,…don’t accept that! The moment you “realize” you don’t bare fruit for Jesus in your life, it’s the Holy Spirit who shows you that! That maybe the beginning of your journey with Jesus! When you realize, I’m not working in God’s vineyard, and there is a feeling of, …or a call, to do just that – you must know…God is at work in your life!If you hear Him knocking, please open the door!God says ..:”If you open, I’ll come in and enjoy a feast with you!” That is when things really start to take a turn for the better! It doesn’t mean everything will then just be fine – no..! It means you are now at war, with God the Almighty as your King, AND you are on the winning side! Jesus won this war more than 2000 years ago on the cross, and trusting Him with your life, will change you forever ,and you will live in His Kingdom forever!!! Satan will try to attack and let you loose hope and faith! That is the time to start serving our Lord Jesus, no matter what! His Word, The Bible, will be your guide!We neeeed the knowledge and wisdom of His Word to stand against the Evil one! The more you study the Word of God and seek His Kingdom, the more the Holy Spirit will guide you and ALL the other things will be given to you ,but… on God’s terms – not yours!
God Almighty, in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord, I pray that you will strengthen us in our faith. God teaches us, as to hear your voice, and to see the truth! Please God, we know that our lack of knowledge, is used as a weapon against us by Satan. Fill us with your Spirit so that we will seek your Kingdom first, please pick us up when we stumble in our faith! Help us to distinguish more and more between right and wrong, so that we can just follow your light!The darkness don’t know the light and therefore can’t “see” it – they look but…they don’t see! But… to your children you are the Way ,the Light and the Truth! Holy Spirit , protect us and teach us in your ways, so that we may live in the light and live the light, we thank you Lord, in Jesus Name! Amen
praying in tongues is a gift from God,and we need to stop trying to analyse this gift and use it.It is a heavenly language and even though it sound like gibbish,it is powerful.I was healed from fibriods by praying in tongues for hours every day.It protect us from the devil traps against us when ever we pray in tongues.The HOLY SPIRIT knows the future and when we pray in tongues HE goes before us and make the crooked ways straight so that we can receive all that God has for us.So we can try to analyse this gift while the enemy is destroying our future or we can use the gift and thank GOD FOR THE GIFT OF SUPERNATURAL LANGUAGE.Thank you Father GOD for this awesome gift,I love you FATHER GOD
I would like to share my experience with praying in tongues. One day I walked outside and just prayed. I had no idea what I was saying, but I knew I was praying. As I got away from an abusive husband, I got in my Bible more, I started reading the gospel and I read what Jesus said on the cross and my jaw just dropped. I knew right then that the Holy Spirit had come upon me and I had prayed in tongues. I had said “Eli, Eli, lama sabach thani” which being interpreted means “My God, My God, why has Thou forsaken me?” I had also said “Talitha cumi” which is what Jesus said to Jairus’s daughter telling her “Rise, damsel”.
This experience edified me and transformed my entire life! I found that great grace from God and His love by sending His Son, Jesus, was the absolute truth. He did die for our sins to be forgiven. I have never known any greater love. I had been living a sinful life, but all that changed, Nothing had helped me: family, jails, rehabs, institutions, the medical community and so so many medications we tried to get me straightened out. I am medication, drug, and alcohol-free now and it is only by the precious blood of Jesus Christ that this happened. I was hopeless and in despair and on my way to death. Now I live for Him who died for me (Galations 2:20).
This happened about 2 years ago and my faith is immovable and unshakable. If I had not read my Bible, I may have not known. Everyone must read the Word and believe it to be the ABSOLUTE TRUTH. The Word of God took root in and transformed me. He is worthy of it all!
I hope and pray this testimony brings glory to God and others know the Truth in Jesus, our Lord, Savior, and King. He is The Truth, The Light, and The Way. I was a shameful sinner, but Jesus died for sinners. People must know this great love God has for us. He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). He wants a restored relationship with us. That is why He sent Christ. And He is coming back! If you are broken, He can put you back together.
Very touching and inspiring messages.The lord is good
Bless you! In Yeshua’s Name!