My friends, there is a direct link between worshipping God in the Spirit and walking with Him in the Spirit. The Church needs to spend a great deal of time praying in the Holy Ghost (in other tongues) as the Word of God commands. When this is happening, the "inner man" is built up in each member, and thus the fellowship as a whole.
Let me explain: Every believer who has tasted the living water that Christ gives has in him a "well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14) This is referring to the Holy Spirit. Now, any well needs to be stirred up and cleaned out from time to time. to keep it from becoming stagnant. One thing that praying in the Spirit does is to keep a constant flow of fresh "water" moving through our spirits, flushing out the rust and pollution that can get into us from the world.
Second, the believer who prays in the Spirit, or sings in the Spirit "edifieth himself" (1 Cor. 14:4). This means that he is built up, or strengtnened in his inner being. It's like keeping your car in good repair. If you want to drive safely, you make sure that all the parts are in working order. What isn't, you replace or rebuild. As we leave our fellowship, we need to be prepared with wisdom and might to meet the world. Worship in the Spirit is the "machine shop" where we get fresh "oil" and "water," and the "servicing" we need.
How long can you pray just in English with your understanding? Think about it...five minutes? Ten minutes? An hour, maybe, if you've got a long prayer list? In the Spirit, you can communicate with God at any time, for as long as you want. Also, when you are praying in tongues, you are praying the perfect will of God in every situation. The Holy Spirit understands and interprets for you! You need the building up of worship in the Spirit. Don't think it's just for church on Sundays, either. Get into walking and talking in the Spirit today. The Lord will be pleased every time. He is lifted high, and exalted when we obey Paul's example in 1st Corinthians!
Be blessed today in the Spirit my friends! There is great unity when the Body of Christ around the world is praying at the same time in the Holy Ghost. I was leading worship years ago at Disney World with 32,000 people singing in the Holy Ghost at once! We do it here every service. I don't hear many fellowships doing it much anymore. God is missing a blessing, and so is the Body of Christ.
In the Love of Jesus,
James Wesley
