Stabilizing Yourself At Your Highest level Of Faith
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your
most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost
(Jude 1:20).
There’s a big difference between the verse
above and what Paul said in 1 Corinthians
14:4 which reads, “He that speaketh in an unknown
tongue edifieth himself….” The word “edify” in 1
Corinthians 14:4 means to build yourself up; it also
means to charge yourself. However, what Jude was
talking about is akin to building a super structure, when
he said, “...building up yourselves on your most holy
faith, praying in the Holy Ghost” (Jude 1:20).
The Greek word translated “building up” is
“epoikodomeō,” and it means to build on something
that already exists. So Jude, by the Holy Spirit, is talking
about building a super structure on something that’s
already there. So, by telling you to build up yourself
on your most holy faith, it means the most holy faith
that he was referring to is already there.
That “most holy faith” refers to your highest faith;
your most sanctified faith; the topmost level of faith
that you’ve attained at any given time. He says build
on it by speaking in tongues; don’t go below it. You
know, we experience faith at different levels from time
to time. Sometimes, we experience a very high level
of faith, and some other times, our faith seems to go
a little lower than usual.
However, by speaking in tongues often, you
build yourself up on that highest level of faith that you
attained, and it becomes the benchmark. The next time,
that highest level of faith becomes your lowest faith.
Then, you operate from there, and get to another high
level of faith, and keep building on it.
It’s one of the reasons we emphasize speaking
in tongues. As you receive God’s Word, your faith
comes to a peak, but you build on it; you stabilize at
that topmost level of faith through praying in tongues.
At that level, no adversity, challenges, problems can
pose a threat to you, for you’ve risen above them. Do
this and watch your life grow remarkably.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the privilege of the heavenly
vocabulary, which you’ve given me to build up myself on my
highest level of faith. My faith is the victory that overcomes
the world! And as I pray in tongues, I mount up with wings
as eagles, soaring in victory above challenges and adversities,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
1 Corinthians 14:2 & 4 AMPC; Romans 10:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Galatians 3:26-4:1-20
Isaiah 1-2
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 23:34-43
2 Samuel 11-12