*DAILY DEW 31/OCTOBER/2023* *TONGUES* (V) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"* (1 Corinthians 12:30) _Bible Insight:_ The second thing to understand is that Paul is bringing order to how the gifts are manifested in a typical church service. The teaching on the gifts has a local church service context. It is why he says in 1 Corinthians 14:23-- *If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?* And again in 1 Corinthians 14:26, it says *"How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying."* It is why the emphasis of 1 Corinthians 12,13, 14 is actually edification and love. For a healthy body is one that exists in harmony. If the body doesn’t edify itself then the body eventually gets diseased and then dies. Now that we have gotten that out of the way, what exactly does Paul mean by the statement/question-- “Do all speak in tongues?" _MEDITATION:_ *For a healthy body is one that exists in harmony."* *#Olaleye_Oluwafemi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_NOVEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.....

*DAILY DEW 30/OCTOBER/2023* *TONGUES* (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *"To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another (divers) kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues."* (1 Corinthians 12:10) _Bible Insight:_ Do all speak in tongues? Yesterday we laid a foundation on this subject matter and explained Acts 2. We were able to explain “other tongues" and “new tongues" seeing that in the operation or manifestation of tongues there are diversities. So we even find that when Paul mentions this gift in his exegesis on spiritual gifts he states that they are diversities. Please note that the word “divers” is in the italic and isn’t in the original Greek. What we have is actually “kinds of tongues". So Paul is saying that the tongues have varieties. This already accommodates “other tongues" and “new tongues" as explained yesterday. I want us to examine the question-- Do all speak in tongues? To understand what Paul is saying here you need to get the context of 1 Cor. 12 - 1 Cor. 14. Paul begins to use the metaphor of the human body and the peculiar functions to explain the functions of the individual member of the body of Christ. This means we must view the gifts of the spirit via the lens of activities beneficial to the body. So just as the eyes seeing gives direction to the leg in walking, so also must the gifts manifested in the body be viewed as aiding the entire body. _MEDITATION:_ *If the body doesn’t edify itself then the body eventually gets diseased and then dies.* *#Olaleye_Oluwafemi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_OCTOBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.....

*DAILY DEW 29/OCTOBER/2023* *TONGUES* (III) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language."* (Acts 2:5-6 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ This was not tongues and interpretation. This was a miracle! Jews who didn’t speak the language of the gentiles were enabled by Gods spirit to communicate to people from “every nation under heaven" (See vs 5). The message is clear.God is back for the gentiles and not just the Jews! The question now arises. If the tongues spoken here was that of other nations unknown to the speaker, shouldn’t this be the only manifestation of tongues? The answer to this is found in the scriptures! There are a few adjectival prefixes used before tongues whenever it appears in scriptures. 1. Other tongues Acts 2:4 Other is in the Greek “heterais" which is in the dative case, feminine gender and singular. It is an adjective which means “another of a different kind" In context this is speaking to languages unknown to a party. It is different but not unknown to all. It is unknown to a few which in Acts 2:4 would be the disciples. 2. New tongues Mark 16:17 *"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;"* (Mark 16:17) 'NEW' here is from the root Greek “kainos" but written here as “kanais" which is in the dative feminine plural. Kainos means new on the scene and never existed before. So _new tongues_ is referring to a dialect alien to what is spoken by any tribe on the earth. This is different from _other tongues._ It is this _new tongues_ that is so defined in 1cor 14:2-3 by Paul. See? No man understands this tongue. It is not an earthly language but a supernatural one. The word unknown was not in the original though we can see why the translators put that word there. I will stop here for now. Hope this helped? _MEDITATION:_ *For he that speaketh in an (unknown) tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.* (1 Corinthians 14:2) *#Olaleye_Oluwafemi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_OCTOBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.....

*DAILY DEW 28/OCTOBER/2023* *TONGUES* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *"When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."* (Deuteronomy 32:8-9 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ So the very existence of different languages was a direct result of the judgement of God against men’s rebellion. The judgement was an act of mercy as it gave way for Gods redemption plan to materialize. So differing languages didn’t allow the tribes understand each other thus limiting their cooperation. All these tribes where 70 in number (reference Gen 11:10-30) In Gen 11 , God gave up these rebellious tribes to idolatry , allowing them go after fallen angels who they worshipped and served. So God gave up these nations which we now call gentiles and chose one man callednAbraham to begin the Gen 1:26 mandate with. It is why after Gen 11 the very next chapter is an introduction to the faith walk of Abraham. (See Gen 12:1-2) Gods plan was to eventually win those gentile, rebellious nations back through Abraham. So God said to Abraham in Gen 12:3b, *"and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."* This promise was fulfilled in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. In Acts 2 God was announcing to the nations that it was time for their salvation. The 70 nations of Gen 11 were now to be co-heirs with the seed of Abraham. _MEDITATION:_ *God delivered this message through the 120 at the upper room in the NATIVE TONGUES of those nations.* *#Olaleye_Oluwafemi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_OCTOBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.....

*DAILY DEW 27/OCTOBER/2023* *TONGUES* _Key Bible Text:_ *"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."* (Acts 2:4) _Bible Insight:_ So what is tongues? Are there diverse manifestations of tongues? Do tongues have just one kind? The first thing to note is that the word “tongues” simply means a language. It is from the Greek “glossa” which in this context means a dialect. Tongues are languages or a dialect which distinguishes one group of people from another. They are a means of distinguishing tribes. Now this distinction occurred first by judgement at the Tower of Babel. Prior to Babel all mankind spoke one dialect. In Genesis 11:1: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. But in verse 8: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. So God scattered the language of the peoples as their speaking of the same language aided their unity in rebellion . All mankind was United in their rebellion against God speaking with one voice in opposition to his plans. _MEDITATION:_ *Do not miss this as it is key to understanding acts 2 which is key in the tongues discussion.* *#Olaleye_Oluwafemi* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_OCTOBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.....