The Effects of being Filled by The Holy Spirit

Doing a word search on "Filled with the Holy Spirit" and it's effects, I've concluded one:  Those filled with the Holy Spirit are able to speak to glorify God.

John the Baptist was filled when he was still in the womb and he was a powerful prophet: Luke 1:15

Elizabeth, his mother, was filled and she immediately exclaimed a blessing to Mary and the fruit of her womb, Jesus: Luke 1:41

Zechariah, the father, was filled and praised God and prophesied concerning Jesus and John: Luke 1:67

The Apostles were filled and began to praise God in tongues and Peter began to preach: Acts 2:4-40

Peter, again filled, preaches in Acts 4:8-12

"they [the believers] were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness." (Acts 4:31 ESV)

The Holy Spirit "poured out" on Cornelius and other gentile believers who then began speaking in tongues and extolling God. Acts 10:45-48

Paul is filled and begins to prophesy against Elymas the magician.  Acts 13:9

These are all the cases I found of "filled by the Holy Spirit" and remarkably, every case has to do with speaking, whether it be in praising God (with or without tongues), preaching, or prophesying.  Everything revolves around the words and their power.  This is not surprising considering the tongue has the power of life and death (Proverbs 18:21).

The following is taken from a paper written by Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs entitled "Devote Yourself to the Public Reading" (2010) in which he discusses the power of God through his Word.

"God transforms us through the Word. It is a fire that burns away dross (Jer 23:29), a hammer that breaks stony hearts (Jer 23:9), rain that waters crops (Isa 55:10–11), milk that nourishes babies (1 Pet 2:2), food that fills the hungry (Heb 5:12–13), a sword that pierces the heart and battles the devil (Heb 4:12; Eph 6:17), a mirror that shows us our true selves (Jas 1:23–25), and a lamp that illumines our path (Ps 119:105; Prov 6:23; 2 Pet 1:19)...

The story of the centurion illustrates the power of words in general and Jesus’ word in particular: “Just give the order, please, and my servant will recover. I am used to working under orders, and I have soldiers under me. I can say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, or I can say to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; or I can say to my slave, ‘Do this job,’ and he does it (Luke 7:6–8 Phillips). God’s Word has power to create, rule, and redeem.

Concerning creation:
“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made” (Ps 33:6).
Concerning ruling:
“Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to
all generations; you have established the earth and it stands fast. By your appointment
they stand this day” (Ps 119:89–90).
“He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. He gives snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes” (Ps 147:15–16).
Concerning redemption:
“They cried to the LORD in their trouble; and he saved them from their distress; he sent
out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction” (Ps 107:19–20).
We are “born again, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and
enduring word of God” (1 Pet 1:23).
“He gave us birth by the word of truth” (Jas 1:18) which “has the power to save your
souls” (Jas 1:23) by the “washing of water by the word” (Eph 5:26)." (Arthurs 2010)

 Is it any surprise that an infilling of the Holy Spirit (which seems to be able to occur more than once in Peter's case) leads directly to the oral glorification of God?  The only appropriate response to a holy God is worship,  "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."  And

"Everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved" (Rom 10:13; Acts 2:21; Joel 2:32),

yet,

"Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"  (Ma 7:22-23)

And who can confess unless the Spirit bids him confess?  Unless the Father draws him near and the Son confirms him, there is no salvation.  Unless the prophesying, praising, and preaching is done by the Holy Spirit working through the unclean lips of men, who can praise God except God alone?  For "I [Jesus] do not accept praise from men" (John 5:41) but only from the Father

"Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." (John 12:28)

and the Holy Spirit

"When the Counselor comes, whom I [Jesus] will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning." (John 15:26-27)

So unless we take part in the life of the Trinity, being in close relationship to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we cannot adequate glorify God in the way God deserves to be glorified.  This is why the Spirit fills us again and again so that we may take part in the life of the Trinity and the glorification that takes place there.  And if we are One with Christ just as He and the Father are one, then we too will receive glory by being God's glory, being made in his glorious image.  For

"What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet." (Psalms 8:5; Hebrews 2:6-8)

So if at times you feel an uncontrollable desire to praise God, to preach his word, or to prophesy in his name, take heart!  You have been touched by the Holy Spirit and are not far from the Kingdom of God.  To God be the Glory, forever and ever.  Amen.