Of course, we know the Holy Spirit is not limited to mortal linguistics. His language is from above—the language of heaven. He speaks in a way no one will understand unless they have been born from above. [No, this is not going to be about ‘tongues.’]
Paul said: “We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren't Christians can't understand these truths from God's Spirit… only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means” (1 Cor. 2:13-14 NLT).
Paul is saying the language of the Spirit transcends the words of men. Altha and I experienced this first hand right in our hotel room in San Ignacio—we saw the Holy Spirit transcend a language barrier. Our hotel maid Rosa, a cheerful Christian woman, was delighted to find we were fellow Christians—and especially that we were ministers of the gospel. On our last day there, Rosa asked us to pray for her. (Keep in mind that Rosa does not speak or understand English.)
We asked our friends Anastacio and Blanch to translate her prayer requests for us; and then asked Rosa if she wanted them to translate as we prayed. She quickly answered ‘no, God only speaks one language.’ As we prayed (in English), the Lord spoke to Rosa, and ministered emotional healing. Without understanding a word, Rosa wept with joy as she received a special touch of grace. What a great demonstration of the language of the Spirit—we prayed in English, but the language of God’s love touched Rosa’s heart.
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