December 14, 2018

Spiritual Language


At Pentecost the disciples were together when the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. “Now there were staying in Jerusalem God–fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language” (Acts 2:5-8 NIV)? I know this passage refers to different spoken languages, but I’m considering that it could also include spiritual language. It’s not unusual for people to listen to the same sermon, read the same Scripture, or quote the same prayer and come away with hearing a different message. In essence, the Spirit speaks to each of us in our own spiritual language.

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