I believe that when you pray in the Spirit, that is, in tongues, a shield goes up all around you—a watery shield. But why do I call it a “watery” shield? Let me share with you what the Lord showed me.
Once, I was meditating on Ephesians 6:16—“above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” At first, I thought of a Roman soldier’s wooden shield. But three words kept repeating themselves in my mind: “quench” and “fiery darts.” Then, the Lord said, “Son, if it is a wooden shield, the fiery darts will burn it up.” He showed me a watery shield instead, one which was able to quench the fiery darts.
You may ask, “Where did the water come from?”
Remember that Jesus said, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). The next verse says, “But this He spoke concerning the Spirit...” (John 7:39).
Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit, which He likened to rivers of living water flowing out of us. So when we pray in the Spirit, rivers of living water will flow, quenching the devil’s fiery darts thrown at us!
This happened one day when I was having supper with a church member. Now, I don’t often pray in tongues when I say grace over my food. But that night, I felt prompted by the Spirit to do so. So I prayed in tongues as I laid my hands on my packet of nasi lemak (coconut-flavored rice).
Soon, we were tucking into our food and talking when suddenly, I bit on something hard. I spat it out quickly and realized that it was a nail! Then, I realized that this was the reason the Lord wanted me to pray in tongues. Though the devil was trying to “nail” me, he failed!
My friend, put up the watery shield that God has given you. Pray in the Spirit and quench the enemy’s fiery darts!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The bible talks about praying in tongues and praying in the Spirit. When Jesus went back to heaven, this time as a man, He sent to us His own Holy Spirit to be with us, to comfort us and to help us when we pray. Sometimes when we pray, we just quite don't know what to say. That's when God's own Spirit, along with our spirit helps us get our feelings made known to God. God knows us better that we know ourselves and He loves us enough to even help us show Him what we feel. God is a good God and His love is so big, it's big enough for the both of us. God is love the bible says. It also says that what's left is faith, hope and love, but the greatest among these is love. Bigger than faith, more important than hope, it's love that will get us through our day. Today, thank God that He is love and thank Him that He has shared that love - Himself, with us. Ask Him help you know that for today, all you need is love.
