David Diga Hernandez - How to Receive the Holy Spirit and Activate the Gift of Tongues

So, I want to talk about receiving the Holy Spirit and this gift of speaking in tongues that we hear so much about. If the church is going to survive this hour—not just survive, but thrive—we need the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. It is the only chance we have of truly coming against the strategies of the enemy that are present today. There are many wicked agendas playing out before us in this day and age; this is why God has raised you, friends of the Holy Spirit, because that’s who this room is filled with—those who are watching us online. We are friends of the Holy Spirit, people who walk with Him. It’s why you’re here: because you love the presence of the Holy Spirit, because you love His Word, because you love to worship Him, and because you love to have your faith stirred. You are God’s answer to the wickedness in this generation. God has determined to place you here and now on the timeline because there is a call on your life, because there are gifts within you, and because there are ministries yet to be birthed. There is powerful spiritual potential packed within you, and the Holy Spirit is your partner in releasing what God has placed inside of you. You are called for such a time as this. Don’t worry about what’s going on in the world. Whenever I see society and political parties and economic structures tending toward disorder, if I compare it with the rest of human history, I become excited because I know that God always seems to show up right when you think it’s over. Right when you think it’s done and there’s no way out, the Holy Spirit comes in and surprises everyone. It’s like the prophet Elijah when he called down fire from heaven. Elijah called down fire from heaven because he wet the altar. Why did he wet the altar before calling down fire? Elijah wet the altar before calling down fire because he wanted to prove that it wasn’t a work of man. He wanted to prove that this fire can burn through anything. So, when I look around at the way the world is now, I don’t see demise. I don’t see the end of the church. I don’t see things tending toward the end as far as the world believes the end will go. What I see is a glorious church rising and the power of the Holy Ghost moving. I don’t care what prophet told you what; God has not done with America. Well, I heard—I saw—that America is not in the book of Revelation. Yeah, so are hundreds of other nations not in the book of Revelation, but that’s because the focus is on Israel. That doesn’t mean America doesn’t have a part to play. In fact, in the scripture, you’ll see in the book of Jeremiah that there’s something like a prophetic clause where God will relent of punishment or cease punishing a nation if that nation will turn to Him. If a nation turns to Him, He blesses that nation; if it turns from Him, He brings down judgment. But here’s the great thing about it: what God needs in any nation is a righteous remnant who are not willing to let go, so stop throwing up your hands in defeat and saying, «Okay, Lord, get me out of here.» He put you here that revival might come. Stop listening to conspiracy theory prophets. That’s really what has happened in this day and age. The conspiracy movement in America has blended with the prophetic ministry, and we have pollution. I’m just being real with you guys; there’s pollution. Whereas the prophetic ministry was supposed to bring godly warning that led to repentance, some of the prophetic movement is now bringing this sense of doom and gloom from which there is no turning back. But every time God sent a prophet, it was always to turn the hearts of the people. It’s when God stops sending prophets that you’re in trouble, so stop listening to the mixture of the flesh and put your ear to what the Holy Spirit is saying. Lift your eyes and see the harvest is ready; the harvest is ripe. Laborers are few. The issue is not the harvest; the issue is the laborers. God is looking for people who will surrender themselves and say, «Here I am; send me.» He’s just looking for a select few, and you are that remnant. You are that spirit-empowered group of people who aren’t going to back down from the lies of the enemy. You’re not going to back down from the darkness. If you only knew the power that God put in you! If you only knew! You are not a beggar; you are royalty in the Spirit. If you only knew the places of authority you’re seated in! I’m not coming at this going, «Oh my goodness, I’m just going to do what little I can to see what small amount can be accomplished, and hopefully God blesses my meager efforts. Lord, please just a little drop of Your Spirit here and a little drop of Your Spirit there.» No! God has given you the authority of heaven to call down the reign of the Spirit and turn things around. We’re the head, not the tail; we’re the authority, not the servants. We are God’s authority on the earth. Every believer has the Holy Spirit. This is one of the questions that is put to me most often: «Brother David, how do I receive? How do I receive? How do I get Him?» What you need to understand is that the moment you were born again, the Holy Spirit of God came to live within you—not a portion of Him.