When Jesus said "out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water" I believe He was referring to the work of God's Holy Spirit that resides within us. When I worship "in spirit and in truth" from my inner most being, there are times when my human language just cannot express the depths of what I am feeling. That is where the Spirit comes to my aid, as Jesus promised, and rivers of prayer and worship flow from deep within my inner man resulting in heavenly sounds that originate from God's spirit within me.
I am referring to the gift of singing in tongues. The sounds have a heavenly origin. The language I do not understand, their meaning is lost to me, but their purpose is not. There are times when I am worshiping the Lord in a spontaneous song, and from deep within me suddenly comes these wonderful gushings of the Spirit. The song takes on another dimension. I feel like I am being transported to another realm, the atmosphere changes quite noticeably, everything becomes light, and there is a wonderful ease to my singing. You can sense the presence of God increase in the song, there is a definite increase in the tangible anointing of God. It amazes me that this "anointing" or rubbing of God of Himself onto us actually goes into the recorded medium. When the song is played back, I experience the same sense of His presence as I did when I first sang the song. This is an amazing concept to me, and for whatever reason, God has made such a thing possible.
It is this anointing of the Holy Spirit - especially present when singing in tongues - that has encouraged me to include this "singing in the spirit" on my worship albums. There will always be people who do not understand these expressions of worship ( I do not understand them myself ) and some have even opposed it. But for those hungry for the bread of His presence I record these heavenly gushings. More Spirit of God, more! Give us an open heaven!
Copyright by Ray Watson - The Secret Place - www.secretplaceministries.org
