He'll Never Forget to Keep Me 12/29 Friday Faith

Who are of the tribe of Abraham?  All who believe in Jesus Christ are the seed of faith, Abraham's seed.  If we dare come believing, God will heal, God will restore, will lift the burden and wake us up to real overcoming faith.  Look up!  Take courage!  Jesus has shaken the foundations of death and darkness.  He fighteth for you and there is none like Him.  He is the great I AM.  His name is above every name.  As we believe we are lifted into a place of rest, a place of conformity to Him.  He says to us as He did to Abraham, "...I will bless thee... and thou shalt be a blessing" (Genesis 12:2).  He says to us as He did to His people of old, "With lovingkindness have I drawn thee." Hallelujah!  "He'll never forget to keep me, He'll never forget to keep me; my Father has many dear children, but He'll never forget to keep me."  Believe it.  He will never forget.

--Smith Wigglesworth

Never Ordinary Again 12/28 Thursday Thoughts

The man that is baptized in the Holy Ghost is baptized in a new order altogether.  It cannot be that you shall ever be ordinary after that.  You are on an extraordinary plane, you are brought into line with the mind of God.

--Smith Wigglesworth

What Is It to Believe? 12/27 Wednesday Wisdom

"Greater works than these shall ye do."  You say, "How?"  Only believe.  What is it to believe?  It is to have such confidence in what the Lord said that we take Him at His Word because He said it.

--Smith Wigglesworth

It Was a Glorious Day 12/22 Friday Faith

This will be my last post until December 27.  Have a blessed Christmas !!!

It was a wonderful day when Jesus left the glory.  I can imagine all the angels and God the Father and all heaven so wonderfully stirred that day when the angels were sent to tell that wonderful story:  "Peace on earth and good will to men."  It was a glorious day when they beheld the Babe for the first time and God was looking on.  What happened after that day and until He was thirty years old I suppose it would take a big book to put it all in.  It was a working up to a great climax.

--Smith Wigglesworth

Greater Works 12/21 Thursday Thoughts

What I want to impress upon you is that we must see these greater works that the Lord promised we should see.  Listen, "Greater works than these shall ye do, because I go to My Father. "And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."  What is it that you want?  "Whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do."  Glory to God.  Is there any purpose in it?  Yes, "that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

--Smith Wigglesworth

God Is Greater 12/20 Wednesday Wisdom

The Word of God cannot fail, because it is the living Word.  Listen to the words of Jesus as He says, "Greater works than these shall ye do."  I know as truly as I stand upon this platform that we shall see the rising tide of blessing and divine healing go forth with greater power, but Satan will always try to hinder the real word of God.  Whenever the power of God is being manifested, Satan will be there trying to upset it.  Satanic forces will be there, but God is greater.

--Smith Wigglesworth

God Never Fails 12/19 Tuesday Truth

God says, "Not one word shall fail, of all that I have promised."  [I Kings 8:56]  Sometimes we fail, but God never does.  Hallelujah.

--Smith Wigglesworth

So Filled With the Power of God 12/18 Monday Meditation

God meant to work out His purpose, that we should loose people who were bound with graveclothes, and that they should be set free by the power of God.  We should be so filled with the power of God that we should not know what it is to have a body.  Hallelujah!

--Smith Wigglesworth

More Than Overcomers 12/15 Friday Faith

Praise God, it is a fact!  Jesus is in our body, and He is the express image of God, and He has come to our human weaknesses to change them and us into a divine substance so that by the power of His might we may not only overcome, but rejoice in the fact that we are more than overcomers.  God wants you to have the last part -- more than overcomers!

--Smith Wigglesworth

Daring For God 12/14 Thursday Thoughts

We are a back number [outdated magazine] if we have to pray for power, if we have to wait until we feel a sense of His presence.  The baptism of the Holy Ghost should empower you for any emergency.  "We shall have power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you."  Within you there is a greater power than there is in the world.  Oh, to be awakened out of our unbelief into a place of daring for God!

--Smith Wigglesworth

What Christians Should Know About Hanukkah 12/13 Wednesday Wisdom

Hanukkah began Tuesday evening, December 12, and continues for eight days.  Here is an article for those of you who are interested in the Jewish roots of Christianity and are willing to read something longer my usual posts.

WHAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HANUKKAH 
by Micheal Rydelnik

https://www.moodyglobal.org/stories/global/2017/the-festival-of-lights-what-christians-should-know-about-chanukah/?utm_campaign=Reach%20-%20December%202017&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

A young Messianic Jewish couple sent their first child to a Christian school for kindergarten. The teacher asked several moms to help with the class Christmas party by bringing cookies. So the Messianic mom volunteered, saying she would also like to bake and bring Chanukah cookies.
This makes perfect sense since Jewish followers of Jesus generally observe both the festival of Chanukah (or Hanukkah) and the birth of the Messiah. But after the sign-up was complete, the kindergarten teacher sent the mom an email, writing that since this was a Christian school, only Christian holidays were allowed to be observed.
Even after the mom tried to explain the significance of Chanukah for Christians, the teacher and school administration remained adamant. They felt the children should not learn about Chanukah, nor should they eat Chanukah treats.
What Christians don’t know about Chanukah
Unfortunately, this well-intentioned teacher is emblematic of what is all too common among Christians: we often fail to understand the Jewish roots of our faith and remain ignorant about the Jewish people. And you might wonder as well: Why would Chanukah cookies be appropriate for a Christian school? Why should Christians learn about or even celebrate Chanukah?
Find out what every Christian should know about Chanukah
To begin with, the events of Chanukah were predicted in the Bible. In Daniel 8, the prophet predicted the rise of “a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue” who will “cause astounding devastation” and “destroy those who are mighty, the holy people” (vv. 23–24).
Additionally, he will “stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power” (v. 25). This passage was written about Antiochus IV, who attempted to destroy the Jewish people and the observance of their biblical faith in 167 BC. He was opposed not just to the people but to their future king, the Messiah Himself.
Daniel 11:31 also speaks of Antiochus, saying that he and “his armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.” This refers to Antiochus’s offering of a swine to Zeus on the altar of the Temple and his prohibition against worship of the true God of Israel.
Daniel 11:32 says that “the people who know their God will firmly resist him.” This refers to the Maccabees, who rose up and, by the hand of God, defeated Antiochus’s army and rededicated the Temple for worship, resulting in the establishment of the festival of Chanukah. In fact, the word Chanukah means “dedication” and commemorates this rededication of the Temple.
Chanukah shows how God preserved the Jewish people
But that’s not the only reason that Christians should know about and honor this traditionally Jewish celebration. The festival of Chanukah reminds us that without it, there would be no Christmas. Antiochus was a genocidal maniac who wanted to destroy the Jewish people. He’s not the first, nor is he the last. If he succeeded, then Jesus—the son of David and the son of Abraham (Matthew 1:1)—would not have been born.
Chanukah reminds us that God preserved the Jewish people so that the Jewish Messiah could be born. The angel told Mary, “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end” (Luke 1:32–33).
Jesus attended a Chanukah celebration
Beyond these reasons, one more significant reason remains. We often ask ourselves, What would Jesus do? Well, John 10:22–23 tells us what Jesus actually did. It says, “Then came the Festival of Dedication (Chanukah) at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts . . .”  Jesus left Galilee to celebrate Chanukah in Jerusalem. It was there He revealed His own deity, declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).
Certainly there are good reasons for followers of Jesus (even those who are not Jewish) to learn about Chanukah, to celebrate it, and yes, even to have five-year-old children in a Christian school enjoy some crunchy and sweet Chanukah cookies.
May you and your loved ones enjoy both Chanukah and Christmas this December.

A Full Burnt Offering for God 12/12 Tuesday Truth

Nothing less will please the Lord, only a constant, full burnt offering for God, where He is in absolute and utter authority over my whole being, until I am living, thinking, acting in the power of the Holy Ghost.  Praise the Lord!

--Smith Wigglesworth

Holy Ghost Has Got Me 12/11 Monday Meditation

It is a tremendous thought for me to know that I had received the Holy Ghost, but I am coming to a great wonderment of splendor to know that the Holy Ghost has at last got me!

--Smith Wigglesworth

Ready for Everything 12/8 Friday Faith

There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus -- no cloud -- nothing between -- oh the thrill of it.  Hidden with Christ in God -- immersed, covered -- nothing can break through. It is the grace of God to be here, and as sure as we are here we shall be there.  Receiving a Kingdom which cannot be moved...  There is something very beautiful about being in Christ in God, ready for everything -- ready!

--Smith Wigglesworth

Ours Is an Abundant God 12/7 Thursday Thoughts

Do you not know that ours is an abundant God, who is able to do for us far exceeding and abundantly above all that we can ask or think?  We are illuminated and quickened by the Spirit, looking forward to a day of rapture when we will be caught up and lifted into the presence of God.  God's lines are magnitude--wonderful and glorious!

--Smith Wigglesworth

Godlikeness to Attain 12/6 Wednesday Wisdom

Brother, sister, I tell you there is a redemption, there is an atonement in Christ, a personality of Christ to dwell in you; there is a Godlikeness for you to attain unto; a blessed resemblance of Christ, of "God in you" that shall not fail if you believe the Word of God.

--Smith Wigglesworth

One Little Bit of Faith 12/5 Tuesday Truth

It is one thing to read the Word of God, another thing to believe it.  It is possible to be real and earnest and have zeal and fastings and yet not to have faith.  And do you not know that one little bit of faith which can only come through the Word of God is worth more than all your cryings -- all your rolling on the floor -- all your screaming and everything; but beloved, God is better than anything.

--Smith Wigglesworth

Have We Been With Jesus? 12/4 Monday Meditation

Directly after the baptism of the Holy Ghost came, those crooked, indifferent and peculiar disciples were transformed till one day Peter and John came down and mixed with the people who said;  "They are unlearned and ignorant but we see that they have been with Him."  Can they say that about us?  Have we been with Jesus?  Do not think you will comfort people by singing wonderful hymns -- they are lovely.  Do not think you will comfort people any other way but by the Word of God being made manifest in that you have been with Jesus.

--Smith Wigglesworth