Speaking in tongues builds your faith brick by brick, using the Greek word oikodomeo, which means to construct a house. Jude 1 calls believers to build themselves up in their most holy faith, and the enemy resists this gift because it strengthens the church.
Speaking in tongues builds your spirit man. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself. Edifies is a Greek word, oikodomeo. You spell it O-I-K-O-D-O-M-E-O. It is a building word. It literally means to construct a house brick by brick. When you pray in tongues, you are building yourself up like a builder erects a building, constructs a building block by block, wall by wall. You grow stronger and stronger. So just imagine, that means that if you put the work in, you put the time in, you're going to get stronger and stronger. This is why the enemy fights this. He fights this gift because he knows that the church will be edified and become strong And gain strength and momentum. The word edifies is the Greek word okadimoi. Don't forget that you grow stronger. You get stronger. Jude verse one. Now there's only one chapter in Jude. Jude verse one. Listen at what it says. But ye believe. Excuse me. But ye beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy faith. What? Praying in the Holy Ghost. Same building word, same instruction. Pray in the Holy Spirit and you will be built up in your most holy faith. That is why the prayer language matters.
