Prayer that changes things - Part 3 - Praying in the Spirit

Psalm 11:3 (NKJV)If the foundations are destroyed,what can the righteous do? Foundation of moral decencyFoundation of the sanctity of life(NZ’s foundations were built on Judeo-Christian values & principles) There has been a gradual eroding of the moral foundations of our nation. Successive ungodly politicians have passed ungodly laws in our nation.  The bedrock of our Judeo-Christian values & principles has been attacked, and is being replaced with atheistic & socialistic beliefs and practices. (Socialism is the doctrine of secular humanism)(Secular humanism is the religion of atheists) Romans 8:26 (NKJV)Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. The Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses (limitations)We do not (always) know what, or how we should pray as we shouldThe Holy Spirit makes intercession (prayers) for us with groaningsThese groanings include praying in tonguesHe (the Holy Spirit) makes intercession for us (in tongues - through us) Our General Elections are now behind us!But we continue to pray towards the formation of a coalition government from yesterday’s election results. We pray for a “best-case scenario” that the elections results can deliver, instead of a worse-case scenario. Praying & interceding with “stammering lips” and “another tongue” Isaiah 28:9–11 (NKJV)Whom will he teach knowledge?And whom will he make to understand the message?Those just weaned from milk?Those just drawn from the breasts?10For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,line upon line, line upon line,here a little, there a little.”11For with stammering lips and another tongueHe will speak to this people. The context of this passage:  The Israelites were backslidden and had slipped into a lifestyle of drunkenness (Ephraim – Northern kingdom)The priests and prophets also had lost their way through intoxicating drink and begun to err in visions and in judgments God sent Isaiah the prophet to deliver a message of repentance to them, but they would not listenThen God warned them that because of their unwillingness to listen or receive His word, the Assyrian army would invade their landHe told them that the invading army were people that spoke with “stammering lips” and with “another tongue” 1 Corinthians 14:18–21 (TNIV) I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.20Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. 21In the Law it is written:“With other tonguesand through the lips of foreignersI will speak to this people,but even then they will not listen to me,says the Lord.” Apostle Paul corrected the Corinthian believers concerning their wrong use of the gift of speaking in tonguesThey were giving public messages in tongues in their church meetings without anyone bringing the interpretation of tonguesSo he told them that (privately - for personal edification), he spoke in tongues more than any of them, but publicly, he would rather speak in a language they would understand so he could teach them something Then he quoted the passage of Scripture from Isaiah 28:11 about stammering lips and another tongue, and applied it to the gift of speaking in tongues What’s interesting is:  The “stammering lips” and “foreign tongue” in Isaiah 28:11was reference to the Assyrian invasion that would take placeThe Outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was also an invasion – an invasion of the Holy SpiritAnd this invasion of the Holy Spirit resulted in God’s people speaking with “stammering lips” and with “another tongue”  Matthew 3:1-2, 8 (BCJ) ... John the Baptizer, by his own witness in the deserts of Judea, announced the beginning of Jesus' ministry. 2 He said to everyone who would listen, "Change your attitudes and your actions. Prepare yourself for an invasion of the Spirit dimension which is imminent." ...8 If you intend to participate in the imminent spiritual invasion, demonstrate a change in your attitude and actions. Matthew 4:17 (BCJ) ... Jesus began His ministry saying to all the people, "Change your attitude and actions because an invasion of the Spirit is imminent...." The fulness of this Holy Spirit invasion took place some 3 years later, on the Day of Pentecost.  Praying for another invasion of the Holy Spirit  When we pray in tongues and intercede for our nation, we are preparing the way for God to bring a fresh Outpouring of His Spirit in New Zealand.  We are preparing our own hearts so we ourselves can participate in the next spiritual invasionWe also pray for the hearts of others to be softened and prepared so they can participate in the next spiritual invasion God wants to invade every home in our nation, and captivate the heart of every man, every woman and every child. God wants to invade our Parliament, and arrest the hearts of our politicians and all of their advisors and policy writers. God wants to invade every factory, every board room, every hospital, every prison, and every sports field and grip the hearts of the people there and turn them toward Himself.  When the Spirit invades the lives of people, we can expect the following to happen: John 16:8 (NKJV)And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Conviction of sin in the lives of the spiritually lost people is the sole function of the Holy SpiritConviction of sin in the lives of believers is also the sole function of the Holy Spirit We need more Holy Spirit! Acts 2:17 (NKJV)And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh …  When we pray in tongues, God pours out of his Spirit on all humanity.