Walking Epistles 9/30 Friday faith

The Lord would have us to be walking epistles of His Word. Jesus is the Word and is the power in us, and it is His desire to work in and through us His own good pleasure. We must believe that He is in us. There are boundless possibilities for us if we dare to act in God and dare to believe that the wonderful virtue of our living Christ shall be made manifest through us as we lay our hands on the sick in His name.


         -- Smith Wigglesworth

Happy New Year! 9/29 Thursday thoughts

Happy New Year!   Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown, Wednesday, September 28.   According to Jewish tradition, this is the day on which God created the earth.   It has vastly more significance than an arbitrary date such as January 1.   Besides, if prophesy continues to be literally fulfilled, Jesus will return on a Rosh HaShanah, the Feast of Trumpets, when "the last trumpet" is sounded (1 Cor. 15:52).   My prayer / ministry partner and I will be attending the Rosh HaShanah praise and worship celebration at Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation in Mansfield (Jewish and gentile Pentecostal believers who confess Jesus as Messiah and observe the Jewish festivals which Jesus celebrated).   The article below explains the significance for Christians:





ROSH HASHANNAH / FEAST OF TRUMPETS : As Jews all over the globe sound the shofar and celebrate Rosh Hashanah (the Feast of Trumpets) yearly, the vast majority of Christians have absolutely no idea that the Feast of Trumpets, called Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew, is actually a Christian holiday, too.

It is a holiday that was created by YHWH : it is a holiday that Y’shua (Jesus) celebrated; it is a holiday that the first Believers celebrated; it is a holiday that foreshadows the return of Y’shua; and it is a holiday that the entire world will celebrate during the 1,000 year reign of Y’shua on earth.

Sadly, most Christians don't know the first thing about this amazing festival—but they should learn about it. The truth is that YHWH has always had His most important events foreshadowed by His festivals and has always had His most important events actually fall on the dates of these festivals. In other words, YHWH’s redemption plan for mankind is encoded in the seven main feasts of Leviticus chapter 23. Passover (Pesach) foreshadowed the sacrifice of Y’shua on the crucifixion stake and it was fulfilled on that day. Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) represents Y’shua’s three days in the grave. Firstfruits (Bikkurim) represent Y’shua’s resurrection after three days. Pentecost (Shavuot) foreshadowed the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) and it was fulfilled on that day. The first four festivals were fulfilled not only to the day, but the hour! Why will the last three, which deals with Y’shua’s Second Coming, not be fulfilled—also to the hour?

... So what does the Feast of Trumpets foreshadow? It foreshadows the last trumpet before the return of Messiah Y’shua, and it is a certainty that it will be fulfilled on that day as well! Most Christians have never learned any of this . . . 
    --  Hebrew Roots Teaching Institute  (a Facebook group)

The traditional food, by the way, is apples dipped in honey for a sweet and fruitful new year.

Tested in the Fire 9/28 Wed. wisdom

Beloved, if you are tested in the fire, the Master is cleaning away all that cannot bring out the image, cleaning away all the dross from your life, and every evil power, till He sees His face right in the life, till He sees His face right in your life.

             -- Smith Wigglesworth

Lively Hope 9/27 Tuesday truth

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.    -- 1 Peter 1:3

Lively hope is movement.
Lively hope is looking into.
Lively hope is pressing into.
Lively hope is leaving everything behind you.
Lively hope is keeping the vision.
Lively hope sees Him coming!

And you live in it, the lively hope.  You are not trying to make yourself feel that you are believing, but the lively hope is ready, waiting.   Lively hope is filled with joy of expectation of the King.  Praise the Lord!
                 --Smith Wigglesworth

No "buts" 9/26 Monday meditation

There are no "buts" in sanctification of the Spirit.  "But" and "if" are gone, and it is "shall" and "I will" all the way through. 

Beloved if there are any "buts" in your attitude toward the Word of truth there is something unyielded to the Spirit.

             -- Smith Wigglesworth, 1924

An Angel of Light 9/23 Friday faith

Lord, bring us to a place of humility and brokenheartedness where we will see the danger of satanic powers.  Don't you believe the devil is a big ugly monster; he comes as an angel of light, and he comes at a time when you have done well, and tells you about it.  He comes to make you feel you are somebody.

            -- Smith Wiggglesworth

Under His Power 9/22 Thursday thoughts

I want you to notice that Jesus want you to be so under His power, so controlled by, and filled with the Holy Ghost, that the power of authority in you will resent all evil.   . . .

I want to impress you with this fact that every believer should reach a place in the Holy Ghost where he has no desire except the desire of God.  The Holy Ghost has to possess us till we are filled, led, yes, divinely led by the Holy Ghost.  It is a mighty thing to be filled with the Holy Ghost.

          -- Smith Wigglesworth

God wants no dwarfs. 9/21 Wednesday wisdom

Beloved, there is such a thing as people thinking they are full and rich, and knowing not that they are hungry, poor, and blind.  The worst thing that can come to anyone, to a child of God, is to be satisfied -- it is an awful position.    . . .

God has grace for us all.  God does not want any dwarfs.  God is looking for a hungry people, a thirsty land.

                  -- Smith Wigglesworth

Always an Enlargement 9/20 Tuesday truth

People say to me, "Have you not the gift of faith?"  I say that it is an important gift, but what is still more important is for us every moment to be making an advancement in God.  Looking at the Word of God today I find that its realities are greater to me today than they were yesterday.  It is the most sublime, joyful truth that God brings an enlargement.  Always an enlargement.  There is nothing dead, dry, or barren in this life of the Spirit; God is always moving us on to something higher, and as we move on in the Spirit of faith, it will always rise to the occasion as different circumstances arise.

       -- Smith Wigglesworth

The Power of God 9/19 Monday meditation

The power of God is beyond all our conception.  The trouble is that we do not have the power of God in a full manifestation because of our finite thoughts, but as we go on and let God have His way, there is no limit to what our limitless God will do in response to a limitless faith.  But you will never get anywhere except you are in constant pursuit of all the power of God.

      -- Smith Wigglesworth

Tenderness in Your Soul 9/16 Friday faith

Today's quote is by John G. Lake, who had one of the greatest healing ministries of all time, in South Africa and in Spokane, Washington.

"Beloved, if you are baptized in the Holy Ghost, there will be a tenderness in your soul so deep that you will never crush the aspiration of another by a single suggestion, but your soul will throb and beat and pulse in love, and your heart will be under that one to lift it up to God and push it out as far into the glory as your faith can send it."

                                                                  - John G. Lake

Prayer Quotes 9/15 Thursday thoughts

 From an email sent out by our pastor:   (credit at bottom)



Too much of our literature regarding prayer is overfocused on how much we pray and too little focused on what happens when we pray. If one danger in regard to prayer is to be prayerless, another is to pray more and remain empty of genuine contact with God.

Prayer is not about informing God of your needs, nor is it even about trying to convince God to help you. Prayer is about connecting to God. It is about experiencing His presence and moving with Him in intimate communion.

Prayer is an obstacle when we keep praying about things of which God has already spoken.

The purpose of prayer is to keep you connected, and when you're connected to God, you are moving with Him. Prayer that connects you to God positions you to seize divine moments.

And when you pray with intent to obey, you become a magnet who draws others into God's presence.

JESUS DID NOT HAVE A VALUE FOR PRAYER FOR PRAYER'S SAKE. HE HAD A VALUE FOR THE INTIMATE COMMUNION BETWEEN GOD AND MAN.



Erwin Raphael McManus. Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment

Open Your Mouth 9/14 Wednesday wisdom

Continuing with my week's break from Wigglesworth for some miscellaneous quotes.

This one comes from my Facebook friend Chandan Salvi, a pastor from India, who follows my "Lep's Faith Quotes"  blog on Facebook.   Chandan and I have emailed and IM'd several times, and I've become a prayer partner for his family and ministry.   Used by permission.

Matt 1:31 & 35 states that virgin Mary conceived through the Holy Spirit. She became pregnant and carried Jesus, Which is "Word" as per Jn 1:1 and 1 Jn 1:1. Later this pregnant Mary went to meet her cousin Elisabeth, who was also pregnant. Matt 1:40 says Mary offered words of greetings to Elisabeth. and as soon as she heard the salutation, the baby in Elisabeth's womb leaped and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Vs. 40,41).


Conclusion: We need to be filled (pregnant) with the WORD of God. and if we are filled we only need to open our mouth and the ministry of Holy Spirit will begin.

They Pray 9/13 Tuesday truth

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) is called "The Prince of Preachers". He pastored what was then the world's largest Protestant church and the first megachurch, Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.  It is estimated that he preached to 20 million people in his lifetime.   This is a quote from the biography Charles Spurgeon, by J.C. Carlile, his friend and biographer.

"In our country," the American continued, "there are many opinions as to the secret of your great influence.  Would you be good enough to give me your own point of view?"

After a moment's pause, Spurgeon said, "My people pray for me."

No Conversions 9/12 Monday meditation

I'm going to break away from Smith Wigglesworth for a few days to share some other quotes I've found recently.

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) is called "The Prince of Preachers".   He pastored what was then the world's largest Protestant church and the first megachurch, Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.   This is a quote from the biography Charles Spurgeon, by J.C. Carlile, his friend and biographer.

The conversion of his hearers was the constant aim of his ministry, and therefore the constant result of it. . .  His often-quoted rejoinder to his first student came from his own experience.  When Medhurst complained that he was not having conversions, Spurgeon said in assumed surprise:   "But you do not expect conversions every time you preach, do you?"  "Oh, no, of course not!"   "And that is why you do not have them!"

Out of Cash 9/9 Friday faith

One of our workers said to me at Christmas time, "Wigglesworth, I never was so near the end of my purse in my life."  I replied, "Thank God, you are just at the opening of God's treasures."  It is when we are at the end of our own that we can enter into the riches of God's resources.  It is when we possess nothing that we can possess all things.  The Lord will always meet you when you are on the line of living.

     -- Smith Wigglesworth

Thirst for the Word 9/8 Thursday thoughts

The child of God ought to thirst for the Word.  He should know nothing else but the Word, and should know nothing among men save Jesus.  "...Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).  It is as we feed on the Word and        MEDITATE ON THE MESSAGE       it contains, that the Spirit of God can vitalize that which we have received, and bring forth through us the word of knowledge that will be as full of power and life as when He, the Spirit of God, moved upon holy men of old and gave them these inspired Scriptures. 

           -- Smith Wigglesworth  [emphasis his]