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Devotional for July 23, 2026

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL TONGUES

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Mark 16:17

“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;”

Additional Verses

📖 Acts 2:1-21; Acts 19:1-6; 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

1 Corinthians 13:1 tells us that there are tongues of men and tongues of angels. The different dialects used in this world are limited to our functioning while we are in this world. It is just like when divers go under water, they have special suits made for them in order that they may be able to survive under the water, otherwise without that, they would die. Those who go into space, have special space suits made for them in order that they may function in space. When a new born baby is born into the world, it is born without any language at all. The baby actually learns the language from the parents and siblings. An African baby born and raised in the United States or England, will actually learn English as its first language that will enable it to function among the English people. When you became born again, you became a Spiritual being because you were born of the Spirit of God. Your new language in the spiritual realm is tongues. Just as the new born baby learns its new language in order to be able to function in the physical realm from the parents, every born again child of God is expected to learn the language of the new creation being by spending time praying in the Holy Ghost as the Word of God encourages. 1 Corinthians 14:2 says, “For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.” When the disciples were full of the Holy Ghost in Acts 2, they all spoke in the heavenly language and this is tongues. Many Christians try to justify themselves because of their lack of understanding of what actually happened on the day of Pentecost when they say that the Apostles spoke in languages which were heard by people from different nations. What actually happened on that day of Pentecost is that the Holy Spirit translated the message of the Gospel of Christ into the different languages from the tongues of fire. In Mark 16:17, speaking in tongues is given as a sign of the new born and this is a fact no one can deny. When Paul in Acts 19:6 had laid hands on the twelve disciples in Ephesus, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. When Peter spoke the Word of God concerning Jesus Christ to those of the household of Cornelius in Acts 10:44-46, and when the Holy Spirit came upon them, they also spoke in tongues and magnified God. The Bible, for your own information, is a product of tongues. Can I tell you something? If we take the lesson on the issue of tongues in 1 Corinthians 13:1-2, many ministers of God have actually misunderstood this lesson, and have even taught many children of God to think differently about the text. You actually learn this most beautiful language of the new born in Christ by first desiring to speak in tongues and then opening yourself to the Holy Ghost who is the giver of this language from the Father. You must also open up your spiritual senses as this is not a language of the carnal five senses. Spiritual senses are higher than your carnal five senses. The five senses, you were given to be able to function in this physical realm while the spiritual senses are for you to operate in the Spiritual realm. For the Spiritual senses to be able to function, you must fully believe in the Word of God and then activate them as the Word says. Once you are able to do this you become edified and you will become a giant in the Spiritual realm and you also begin to participate in the glory life. When you speak in tongues you will also have a perfect communication with the Father as the Holy Spirit Himself will give you the right words as the Bible teaches in Romans 8:26-27, “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.” Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, I thank You that as Your children, You have given us the Holy Spirit to help us intercede. I thank You for these beautiful tongues which when I pray I will be communicating with You directly. Thank You for these heavenly tongues for they have great power more than the carnal tongues which are limited. I thank You LORD Jesus Christ. Amen.