For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, to

whom He said, “This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,”
and, “This is the refreshing”...
Isaiah 28:11–12

- AUGUST 25 -

THE SPIRIT’S REST AND

REFRESHING

To counter stress, many people resort to tobacco, alcohol or tranquilizers. These things,
besides having harmful side effects, are costly and often lead to addictions.

God has something better for us. It is powerful, costs us nothing and has no harmful side
effects. He calls it “the rest” and “the refreshing.” What is He referring to? Speaking in
tongues—“For with stammering lips and another tongue…”

One of our church members was on medication for nine long years for a host of problems:
severe depression, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, chronic sinusitis, gastritis and panic attacks.
Every day, he had to take up to 30 tablets to keep these conditions under control.

He suffered from such bad sinusitis that he had to visit the hospital regularly to drain the
mucus. He could not sleep much—at most three hours—even with sleeping pills. And
because of his panic attacks, he could not go to work and seldom left his house. His wife
had to look after him and their three kids. The side effects of the long-term medication also
caused his physique to balloon.

One day, he felt God prompting him to pray in tongues as often as he could. He obeyed.
The moment he started to pray in tongues, even though it was just a few syllables, he felt a
rest, a peace. This encouraged him to pray in tongues more. And the more he prayed in
tongues, the more rest and peace he felt.
His sinuses began to clear up and he was healed of gastritis. Slowly, the fears and panic
attacks left him too. He also started to have quality sleep without the sleeping pills! The Lord
even taught him how he was to eat—two meals a day, but to eat whatever he wanted.
Today, he is back to his normal weight!

Through praying in tongues regularly, God delivered this man from a host of long-term
illnesses. My friend, this is the rest and the refreshing which God has promised us. So start
praying in tongues regularly, and let His rest and peace saturate your entire being!