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EPISODE 764 – EDIFY YOURSELF 2

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Tuesday, 25th February, 2025
 

EDIFY YOURSELF 2



“He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the54 church.” 

1 Corinthians 14:4 (NKJV)



As I explained in the first part of this topic, tongues speaking is not some religious gimmick.

Tongues speaking is the communion between the one speaking and God. To speak in tongues is to speak mysteries.

Whereas prophecies edify or build up the Church or benefit all the saints; tongues speaking builds up the individual believer.

“But [on the other hand] the one who prophesies speaks to people for edification [to promote their spiritual growth] and [speaks words of] encouragement [to uphold and advise them concerning the matters of God] and [speaks words of] consolation [to compassionately comfort them]” 1 Corinthians 14:3 (Amplified Bible)

Tongues speaking is one of the quickest means by which a believer experiences personal edification. The apostle Paul said, “I thank God that I speak in [unknown] tongues more than all of you” 1 Corinthians 14:18 (Amplified Bible).

Take note of this in the opening verse:

“He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself…”

The word edify is from the Greek word, “oikodomēo”, which means to construct a house or to be a house builder. It is also an expression which connotes the strengthening of a great or huge building.

And when you speak in tongues (note what he said), “EDIFIES HIMSELF”.

Paul didn’t say, he who speaks in tongues edifies only his spirit. He said HIMSELF. This has to do with your entire being. Through tongues speaking you build your spirit, your soul and your body.

Through tongues speaking, you make supplication of power to your body. This deals with anxiety and fear.

Anxiety leads to depression and also triggers your flight-or-fight stress response. It releases a flood of adrenaline into your system.

The moment anxiety persists within you, it will lead to chronic stress, and even when the stress moment passes your body remains in that state where the system is flooded with adrenaline chemicals.

That may lead to weakness in the immune system. The moment your immune system becomes weak, it becomes vulnerable to prevent infections and viruses.

This is how people who are often stressed get sick easily. Do you now understand why you become weak after you have been overwhelmed with sorrow and sadness for a long time?

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” Proverbs 17:22 (ESV).

That is why the Apostle Paul charged the brethren in Philippi:

“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 (ESV)

Instead of worry and sorrow, pray. And most importantly to build up your entire being, pray in tongues.

When a believer in Christ speaks in tongues, he releases spiritual currents of power and unleashes energies from the Spirit to his entire being (spirit, soul and body). You receive endowment in your spirit, and also in your mind to make decisions, to direct your emotions, to be refreshed and quickened in the body.

Don’t go a day without speaking in tongues.

Get to it now!

DIG DEEPER
(Acts 2:4; 1 Corinthians 14:14,26; Jude 1:20)
 
WE PRAY

Pray thanking the Lord for the ability of the Spirit to pray in tongues.

(Spend some hours praying in tongues).

BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
1 YEAR PLAN
Deuteronomy 12 – 14

2 YEARS PLAN
Exodus 6

DECLARE THESE WORDS:

– I dont’t trviliase the precious gift of tongues speaking.
 
 Under all circumstaces and at all times, I have the strength to carry out the assignment God has given unto me.
 
– I don’t lack strength, I edify myself by praying in tongues.
 

– I don’t consider oppositions or pressures, I edify myself by praying in tongues.

– Through the precious gift of tongues speaking, I edify myself to be a blessing unto many.
 
Oh Hallelujah, Gloreeeey!!!

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Gbali Gershon
Gbali Gershon
1 month ago

I don’t consider oppositions or pressures, I edify myself by praying in tongues.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Gbali Gershon

Thank you Jesus

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
1 month ago

Thank you, Apostle Bennie, for this episode!
Such great realities and a solution to living a healthy life!

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Linda Teye

Heyaaaa ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago
Reply to  Linda Teye

Haaaaaaa

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
1 month ago

Through speaking in tongues, you receive endowment in your spirit, and also in your mind to make decisions, to direct your emotions, to be refreshed and quickened in the body.

Tongues speaking is just for the edification of your spirit, it builds up and refreshes your entire being (your body, soul, mind and spirit)

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Linda Teye

Deep !!!

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
1 month ago

I don’t go a day without speaking in tongues

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Linda Teye

Hahahaaaaa

Prosper Nkpedzi
Prosper Nkpedzi
1 month ago

 I don’t lack strength, I edify myself by praying in tongues.
thank you Jesus

Francis
Francis
1 month ago

Hallelujah!

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

Praise the Lord

Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago

I don’t lack strength
Haaaaa

Vincent Mensah
Vincent Mensah
1 month ago

The beautiful fellowship tool of tongues speaking. This is the believers edification mechanism and the awesome fellowship avenue between believers and God.

It is through tongues speaking, you even receive much understanding into the scriptures (mysteries) of God. I speak in tongues all the time

Francis
Francis
1 month ago
Reply to  Vincent Mensah

Understanding is granted.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Vincent Mensah

This is the believers edification mechanism and the awesome fellowship avenue between believers and God. 

Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago
Reply to  Vincent Mensah

Haaaaa,tongues speaking
Yes I speak in tongues all the time!!

Wanita
Wanita
1 month ago

I receive endowment in my spirit and in my mind to make decisions through speaking in tongues.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Wanita

Thank you Jesus

Francis
Francis
1 month ago

The benefits of edifying yourself jn the spirit is insurmountable.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Francis

Insurmountable
Wow!!!

Dcn. Opoku Manuel
Dcn. Opoku Manuel
1 month ago

Kabayaa!!!!

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

Haaaaa

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
1 month ago

The Power of tongues speaking

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

Kaish

Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

The power of tongues speaking 👌

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
1 month ago

As I continue to Speak in tongues I allow myself to be edified in body spirit and in my soul.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

In the name of Jesus

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago
Reply to  Gayles

Hallelujah!

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
1 month ago

One way out of fear and anxiety is to continue to give myself to speaking in tongues

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

Heyaaa… I speak in tongues

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
1 month ago

As I speak in tongues my bones , blood, heart, intestines, kidneys, liver and other organs are strengthened and energized well to function supernaturally.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

Thank you Jesus

Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago
Reply to  Simon Dotse

Eiiiish…shadada

Kassah Eunice
Kassah Eunice
1 month ago

I edify myself by speaking in tongues in the name of Jesus 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Kassah Eunice

In the name

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago
Reply to  Kassah Eunice

In the name of Jesus!

Eselasie Kwabla Akpablie
Eselasie Kwabla Akpablie
1 month ago

I speak in tongues.
I edify myself.
I make precious this gift of God given me.

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

Dei Edmund
Dei Edmund
1 month ago

Thank you Apostle for this deep verity.
.. I refuse to be stressed out.
I refuse to be anxious…
I build up myself by speaking consistently in tongues..

Oh thank you sweet Jesus

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Dei Edmund

Thank you Apostle Bennie eeeee

Emelia Quaye
Emelia Quaye
1 month ago

Oh Thank You Jesus

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Emelia Quaye

Thank you Lord

Emelia Quaye
Emelia Quaye
1 month ago

How amazing!!!
When I’m worried or sorrowful I must pray!
I must speak in tongues!!
Speaking in tongues deals with depression and anxiety!!!
When I speak in tongues I build up my body, soul and Spirit!
Speaking in tongues is God’s special remedy to me for living a healthy life!
Thank You Jesus for your Love!
Thank You Jesus for Machaira With Apostle Bennie!!

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Emelia Quaye

Glorrrreeeeeeyyyy

Edith Dzidzorli Zormelo
Edith Dzidzorli Zormelo
1 month ago

I edify myself daily
I SPEAK IN TONGUES

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

I SPEAK IN TONGUES

Daniel F. Agbosu
Daniel F. Agbosu
1 month ago

There’s this tranquility I felt when I blasted in tongues today. Oh boy

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

Oh boy

Edward Atiase
Edward Atiase
1 month ago

GLORY TO GOD.
Interestingly, though I was exposed to the prophetic, the first spiritual gift i received when I got born again was the gift of speaking in tongues.

Despite, I knew little about it in shs 2, I was encouraged to speak in tongues through the night and through the day.

By God’s grace, I have never regretted…what God gives to man is in itself the deposit of God and God knows without such gifts, people like me will be far from ministry.

Time will fail me to recount how in many cases, tongues speaking has edified me for many situations…tongues speaking has made me strong. It has also sharpened the ministerial gifts of God in me.

And as the verse says, he that speaks in an unknown tongue builds himself up!
This verse has been so true in my life.

Glory to God

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Edward Atiase

Wild ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago
Reply to  Edward Atiase

Gloreeey!

Anku Beauty
Anku Beauty
1 month ago

Through the precious gift of tongues speaking, I edify myself to be a blessing unto many.

Oh Hallelujah, Gloreeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Anku Beauty

Gloreeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago
Reply to  Anku Beauty

Thank you Jesus!

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
1 month ago

I edify myself by speaking in tongues

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Samuel Larbi

In Jesus name

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
1 month ago

I don’t go a day with speaking in tongues for hours

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago
Reply to  Samuel Larbi

Ayaaaaa

Gayles
Gayles
1 month ago

Speaking in tongues can help alleviate anxiety and fear, which can lead to chronic stress, weakened immune systems, and illness. Apostle Bennie emphasized the importance of speaking in tongues to release spiritual power and energy from the Spirit.

BossLady
BossLady
1 month ago

Speaking in tongues strengthens my entire being – spirit, soul, and body. The Greek word “oikodomēo” (edify) means to construct or strengthen a building, which implies that tongues speaking is like building up my inner man.

BossLady
BossLady
1 month ago

Speaking in tongues is a personal and intimate way for me to communicate with God. It’s a means of communion with Him that’s distinct from prophesying, which is for the edification of others.

Belinda Teye
Belinda Teye
1 month ago

Through tongues speaking, you make supplication of power to your body. This deals with anxiety and fear.

The Secret to dealing with Anxiety and Fear is To Speak In Tongues.

Belinda Teye
Belinda Teye
1 month ago

Thank You Jesus For The Machaira With Apostle..Bennie

What an all-round devotional!
Addressing and providing answers for our spiritual, emotional and psychological well-being

Elnathan
Elnathan
1 month ago

I don’t consider opposition or pressure, I speak in tongues

Bless Adekpe
Bless Adekpe
1 month ago

If those churches that doesn’t speak in tongues read this, it will would have really shown them the blend in this reality and the simplicity of truth

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
1 month ago

Overthinking and being worried solves nothing but drains your whole beings energy
But tongues speaking edifies one you sets your spirit up for possibilities
Worrying only makes everything gloomy before you and makes you think nothing can be done

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
1 month ago

But a line of tongues is like a car at high speed in the spirit setting you up for answers

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
1 month ago

Speak don’t be quiet the spirit has given you placed his words in your mouth
Open it for he has filled you up and speak for the answers you want to see

JOYCE BOCHUKEH
JOYCE BOCHUKEH
1 month ago

I thank the Lord for ability to pray in tongues🙏

JOYCE BOCHUKEH
JOYCE BOCHUKEH
1 month ago

I don’t Lack strength I Edify myself by speaking in tongues 🙏

Selasie Emmanuel
Selasie Emmanuel
1 month ago

Thank you Lord Jesus. Tongues speaking edifies not just my spirit by my soul and body. So the scriptures say it’s the Spirit that quickens, the flesh profits nothing. I speak in tongues regularly to build up my entire soul, body and spirit.. Instead of feeling worried, fearful anxious, I speak in tongues , I pray in the holy Ghost.. I edify myself to be a blessing unto others . Thank you Apostle Sir. You’re a blessing Sir.

Last edited 1 month ago by Selasie Emmanuel
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
Tanisha Takyibea Amoh
1 month ago

I don’t worry,I pray
And when I pray I speak in tongues
Haaaaa I can’t but be edified!!!

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

I build up my entire being by praying in tongues!

Oh thank you Jesus!

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

I’m conscious of speaking in tongues always and at all times!

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

Thank you Lord for the ability of the Spirit to pray in tongues!

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

I don’t lack strength, I edify myself by praying in tongues.

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

Through the precious gift of tongues speaking, I edify myself to be a blessing unto many.

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

I don’t consider oppositions or pressures, I edify myself by praying in tongues.

Wisdom Elvis
Wisdom Elvis
1 month ago

Thank you Lord Jesus!

axor israel
axor israel
1 month ago

Thank Lord Jesus…

Dziedzorm Esther
Dziedzorm Esther
1 month ago

Thank you Jesus for the ability of the spirit which enables me to pray in the
tongues
Thank you Jesus

Dziedzorm Esther
Dziedzorm Esther
1 month ago

I don’t lack strength, I edify myself by praying in tongues

In the mighty name of Jesus
Thank you Jesus

Dziedzorm Esther
Dziedzorm Esther
1 month ago

Glory to the most high God 🙌

METAMORPHOO WISDOM
METAMORPHOO WISDOM
1 month ago

Thank you lord Jesus

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