I received the baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1972
that was after I had sought after it for some tme
I want to share my experience with you
of the Comforter
the Holy Spirit that Jesus promised to those who obey Him
The Holy Spirit with speaking in tongues is given to us
as a gift, a confirmation from God the Father that we are His children
He gives us the gift of tongues so that we can speak in that tongue at any time
Since the time that I was baptized in the Holy Spirit
I have been speaking in tongues at any time, at will
I can speak in tongues now
God gave me the tongue, it is mine
It's a gift
It's my connection with the Spirit of God
He has given me OF His Spirit
It is not a guarantee that I wil have eternal life
It is a guarantee that He has accepted me as His child
and it COMFORTS me that I can speak to Him in tongues at any time
He gave me a special tongue
that I can pray with at any time
while I am walking along, while I am driving
or while I am praying
At any time I can speak in that tongue
because it is mine, he has given it to Me
and He will never take it away
and it has been with me for all those many years
There are also other times when I pray, and when I pray for long periods
that He gives me other tongues
There are times when I am praying with other brothers and sisters
that He gives me a TONGUE WITH INTERPRETATION
but the tongue that He has given me
to pray to Him with
to connect to Him with, any time
that tongue has stayed with me since that time that I was baptized in the Holy Spirit
and that is why Jesus said: I send you the Comforter
because it comforts us
when I KNOW, I received the Holy Spirit
and this is the proof, this tongue that Jesus has given me
as He has promised
and it is the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead that dwells in Me
the comfort that I have, the proof that I have, to me
ALL THE TIME
is the tongue that I can speak
He won't take it away from me
I don't understand what I am saying
but my spirit together with the Spirit of God prays mysteries unto God
As Paul also said (1 Corinthians 14:2)
At those times when we as children of God get together and we get into serious prayer
incessant prayer with God, then the Holy Spirit comes on people
and the one will have a tongue
which is not the tongue that he normally prays in
God will give him that tongue and He will give somebody else the interpretation
not the TRANSLATION, the INTERPRETATION
the MEANING of what the Spirit of God wants to convey to those people who are there together praying
that is what the interpretation of the tongue is
At other times the Lord will give me a prophecy
where I speak directly what God puts into my heart
the message that He has given for those people who are there together
At other times also when I pray the Lord will give me a prophecy, He will speak to me in my spirit
in English or in Afrikaans, my own home language
and I will write those words down
because the Spirit of God dwells in me
Now that is not unique to me
that is promised to every one who has accepted Jesus
as is written in Acts 2:38,39, where Peter said
this promise is for you and for your children and for all of those whom the Lord our God will call unto Him
Dear friend, you need the baptism in the Holy Spirit
you need the gift of the Holy Spirit with tongues so
that you are COMFORTED constantly
by the knowledge that you HAVE THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT
YOU EXCERCISE THE GIFT
you can speak in tongues any time, you don't need to close your eyes
you don't go into a trance like some people do (pretend)
they get these convulsions and things
that is just a show
we might get excited when we pray
but that is the person that gets excited
that is not the Spirit of God that takes control of him
The Holy Sirit is not a CONTROLING SPIRIT
He is a GUIDING SPIRIT
The Lord puts those words in your spirit and you speak those words
He does not take control of you like some people say, they are not speaking the truth
The Spirit of God will put and unction in you
and you will feel driven to do things but
HE WILL NOT FORCE YOU TO DO IT
You have got to OBEY the Spirit of God
The Spirit of God guides us
and LEADS US
The Holy Spirit in us leads us into righteousness
and into holiness
and if you are not right with the Lord, if you are disobedient
then when you pray in tongues
you know, you are not right with God
The Holy Spirit convicts you
It is the Comforter that God gives and the Comforter does not want to comfort you WHEN YOU ARE DOING WRONG
WHEN YOU ARE DOING WRONG, THE COMFORTER CONVICTS YOU
OF SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT
because as a child of God
you are fortunate, you are blessed with the benefit
of being CHASTISED AND CORRECTED
and the Holy Spirit of God loves you
and wants us to be HOLY
and therefor He wil convict us
when we do wrong
and if we continue in our wrong doing GOD WILL CHASTISE (PUNISH) US
and He will chastise us severely, like He has done to me also
Having the Holy Spirit does not make a person special
you are just human, you are flesh and blood
but, YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMFORTER
Dear friends, I want to encourage you
to seek the Holy Spirit
because it is promised to you and to me and to everyone whom the Lord Jesus has called unto Him
and if the gospel of Jesus Christ has come to you then you are called
then you must respond to that call
invite Jesus into your heart
and don't run away from the gifts of the Holy Spirit
EMBRACE THE HOLY SPIRIT
IT IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD
ask Jesus for the gifts, ask Him for the baptism in the Holy Spirit
and then for MORE, more of His Spirit
not as something for yourself
but to equip you to serve better
because those who are led by the Spirit of God. they are the sons of God
The Spirit of God will never force you
never drag you along
and therefor we need to seek the gift of the Holy Spirit
we need to seek to be baptized in the Holy Spirit
and we need to seek to be fruitful
Dear friends, what is of the flesh is of the flesh
and what is of the Spirit of God that comes from God you cannot fake it
we can accumulate for ourselves a lot of knowledge
we can know the Bible from cover to cover
but yet be WITHOUT CONTACT WITH GOD WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD
and if we don't have the Holy Spirit
then we are dead, we are spiritually dead
we come alive in the Spirit when we receive the Spirit of Christ
and therefor we have got to open ourselves to the Holy Spirit
Once you have received the Holy Spirit baptism
you must practice it
It is NOT a safe guard against hell
neither is it a safeguard against backsliding I backslid for more than ten years
and even in that time, when I was far away from the Lord
He did not take the gift of the Holy Spirit away from me
I just thank Him that He chastised me and He spoke to me SEVERELY
TO THE POINT WHERE I CAME BACK TO HIM
because He never left me, I left Him
Dear friends, you NEED the baptism in the Holy Spirit
you NEED the gift of tongues
so that you are constantly COMFORTED
you can pray in tongues any time
as you drive along, as you walk along
while you are washing the dishes
while I am siting here, I can speak in tongues any time
In that one specific tongue but when I get into incessant prayer, as I said
then God gives me other tongues
and then the Spirit of God prays with your spirit and through your spirit
speaks mysteries unto God
and that is why He gives His COMFORTER to us
so that we can be constantly COMFORTED
by the indwelling of His Spirit!
You need the Holy Spirit, dear friend
and you can only get it from Jesus
you cannot fake it
The world cannot receive the Holy Spirit
only those who come to the Father through Jesus Christ
It is a gift to those who are connected to the living God
through Jesus Christ and that is why it is the proof to you
that God has accepted you
and when the devil comes with doubt
and accuses you of things and says: "Well the Lord has rejected you!
He doesn't want you any more"
You say:"No satan, I still speak in tongues, because my Father gave me a gift. I am still connected to Him!"
So dear friends, if you have received the gift of the Holy Spirit, practice it every day
and let the Holy Spirit comfort you, all the time
because He said: I will send you the Comforter Who will be with you for EVER
So, you need the Holy Spirit dear friend
You need to pray in tongues all the time, ALL THE TIME!
While you are driving along, whatever you are doing, you say....
While I am speaking to you, while I am doing anything, I can be praying in tongues in my spirit
My spirit is rejoicing in my King
When I wake up at night, I am praying in tongues...
My spirit is rejoicing in the Lord always
I am connected to the living God!
Have you received the COMFORTER?
DO NOT REJECT HIM!
The Lord will give you your own tongue dear friend
and you will know for ever that He has accepted you and He will Comfort you, FOR EVER
until that very day that you see Jesus Christ face to face
May Jesus bless you