Speaking in tongues is one of the sigins of the New Creation

                         

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they  shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover ( Mark 16:17-18).”

After His resurrection, and just before He disciples a rundown of the characteristic features of those who would believe on His Name. He mentioned speaking in other tongues as one of the identifying signs of the believers: “and these signs shall follow them that believe…they shall speak with new tongues…”

This is a blessing that belongs to every Christian. If the Lord cared enough to include it in the scriptures as one of the signs of the new creation then it goes to show how important it is. When a man is born again, the Bible says that he is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and speaking in tongues is one of the signs by which he will be identified. When you received the Holy Spirit into your life, you also received a new language, a heavenly language with which to communicate with your heavenly Father. It’s called the language of the Spirit. This is one of the blessings of the new creation in Christ Jesus.

The Old Testament folks couldn’t speak in the tongues. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David and even the great Solomon didn’t have the ability to speak in tongues because it was a blessing reserved only for the new creation in Christ Jesus. We’re the generation with the ability to speak in this new heavenly tongue as the Holy Spirit gives us utterance.

 There’re folks who out of ignorance criticize speaking in tongues. Refuse to listen to them. Believe what the word says: speaking in tongues is God’s wonderful blessing and gift to the   Church; avail yourself of its wonderful benefits always.