Fruit or Leaves? 10/22 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Fruit or Leaves? 10/22 Thursday Thoughts The Lord was looking for fruit on the tree. He found "nothing but leaves." There are thousands of people like that. They dress up like Christians, but it is all leaves. "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit..." (John 15:8). He has no way in which to get fruit, only through us. We have not to be ordinary people. To be saved is to be an extraordinary man, an exposition of God. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Nine Months / One Moment 10/21 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Nine Months / One Moment 10/21 Wednesday Wisdom It took nine months to bring us forth into the world after we were conceived, but it only takes one moment to beget us as sons. -- Smith Wigglesworth

The Power of the Name 10/20 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Power of the Name 10/20 Tuesday Truth Oh, what God has laid up for us, and what we may receive through the name of Jesus! Oh the value of the name, the power of the name; the very name of Jesus brings help from heaven, and the very name of Jesus can bind evil powers and subdue all things unto Himself. Thank God for victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. -- Smith Wigglesworth

The Father's Word 10/17 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Father's Word 10/17 Monday Meditation The Father's Word is Jesus' lips accomplished things. It hushed the sea. It quieted the wind. It raised the dead. It fed the multitudes. His Living Word in lips of faith will do the same today. When you know that the Word is God speaking, you will speak the Word with authority. You remember that Faith in God is faith in His Word. -- E. W. Kenyon.

Don't Miss God 10/16 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Don't Miss God 10/16 Friday Faith Beloved, who are we to tell the Almighty how He should do His work? The sovereign Lord works as He will. Of course we must test the spirits. Of course we will want to be sure that what comes is truly from heaven... Oh, let us have an open mind lest we be among those who cling to tradition and miss God. -- Frank Bartleman

To Know God 10/15 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: To Know God 10/15 Thursday Thoughts The more you know of the mightiness of revelation, the more does everything in the way of fearfulness pass away. To know God is to be in the place of triumph. To know God is to be in the place of rest. To know God is to be in the place of victory. -- Smith Wigglesworth

The Lord Is Mighty 10/14 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Lord Is Mighty 10/14 Wednesday Wisdom With man things are impossible, but God is the unfolder of the mysteries of life, and He holds the universe in the hollow of His hand. What we need to know this morning is that "The Lord in the midst of thee is mighty," and he works according to His Word. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Say Every Morning 10/13 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Say Every Morning 10/13 Tuesday Truth Then I want you to begin to reckon on Him. I want you to say in the morning, "That mighty One is in me. He can put me over today. I can face any emergency, I can do all things in Him because He is my strength." -- E.W. Kenyon.

He Has Lost None of His Power 10/12 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: He Has Lost None of His Power 10/12 Monday Meditation The God who raised Jesus from the dead is dwelling in you and He has lost none of His ability or power. When He enters into your life to dwell there, He doesn't lay aside His glory and Majesty and might. When God's Son took upon Him the garment of flesh, He laid aside some of His glory. But when the Holy Spirit comes into you, He comes full-fledged. He is the same mighty Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead. -- E.W. Kenyon.

Negligence in Prayer 10/9 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Negligence in Prayer 10/9 Friday Faith Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work. Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence he cannot cast out demons. Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then to deal with him. -- Watchman Nee

Stopping on the Threshold 10/8 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Stopping on the Threshold 10/8 Thursday Thoughts If there is anything that God is dissatisfied with, it is stationary conditions. So many people stop on the threshold, when God, in His great plan, is inviting them into His treasury. Oh, this treasury of the Most High, the unsearchable riches of Christ, this divine position which God wants to move us into so that we are altogether a new creation. -- Smith Wigglesworth

You Will Draw People 10/7 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: You Will Draw People 10/7 Wednesday Wisdom You will draw people if you refuse to be contaminated. People want holiness. People want righteousness. People want purity... May the Lord lead you this morning to the supply of every need more than you can ask or think. The Lord bless you as you are led to dedicate yourself afresh to God this very day. Amen. -- Smith Wigglesworth

An Heir of God 10/6 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: An Heir of God 10/6 Tuesday Truth There is no need that is greater than my Lord. There is no lack that He cannot meet. This indomitable will that God has wrought in you cannot be overwhelmed, or conquered. You remember what you are -- you are a New Creation. You are a branch of the vine. You are an heir of God. -- E. W. Kenyon.

The Secret of Spiritual Success 10/5 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Secret of Spiritual Success 10/5 Monday Meditation The secret of spiritual success is a hunger that persists. It is an awful condition to be satisfied with one's spiritual attainment... God was and is looking for hungry, thirsty people. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Our God Is an Active God 10/2 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Our God Is an Active God 10/2 Friday Faith Our God is an active God. His thunder is just as loud today as it was in the first century. His lightning is just as vivid as it was in the days of the early church. The sound of the mighty rushing wind is just the same today as it was on the day of the Pentecost. Pray for the violent blasts of wind from heaven, expect them, and you will get them. And do not be afraid of them. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Be Like Him 10/1 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Be Like Him 10/1 Thursday Thoughts One thing God wants to fix in our hearts is to be like Him. Be like Him in character. Don't be troubled so much about your faces but be more concerned about your hearts. All the powder won't change the heart. All the adorning of silks and satins won't make purity... Righteousness in the inward parts. Pure through and through. -- Smith Wigglesworth

A Vital Power 9/30 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: A Vital Power 9/30 Wednesday Wisdom When a man is filled with the Holy Ghost, he has a vital power that makes people know he has seen God. He ought to be in such a place that if he should go into a neighbor's house, or out amongst people, they will feel that God has come in their midst. -- Smith Wigglesworth

The Making of a Missionary 9/29 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Making of a Missionary 9/29 Tuesday Truth It takes three to make a missionary. One goes, one prays, and one gives. -- Frank Bartleman

God's Church Is One 9/28 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: God's Church Is One 9/28 Monday Meditation We belong to the whole body of Christ, both in heaven and on earth. God's church is one. It is a terrible thing to go about dismembering the body of Christ. How foolish and wicked the petty differences between Christians will appear in the light of eternity. Christ is the "issue", not some doctrine about Him. The Gospel leads to Him. It exalts Christ, not some particular doctrine. To know Christ is the alpha and the omega of the Christian faith and practice. -- Frank Bartleman

Feast of Tabernacles -- Happy Birthday, Jesus! 9/25 Friday Faith

FEAST OF TABERNACLES -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS! The final and most joyous festival of the year begins at sundown [Friday, Sept. 25] and continues for seven days. It is called Feast of Tabernacles (or Shelters or Booths), Feast of Ingathering, Season of Our Rejoicing, or Sukkot. It celebrates God's care and protection during forty years of wandering in the wilderness and His continuing sustenance. All Jews made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. They made and lived in temporary shelters (sukkah booths) recalling their years of wandering. In modern times families or congregations build outdoor shelters filled with harvest decorations. It was during the Feast of Tabernacles' illumination ceremony that Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." It was during the water pouring ceremony that Jesus said, "I am the living water." There is evidence by comparing time frames in the Scriptures to prove that Jesus was born during the Feast of Tabernacles and that He will return during the Feast of Tabernacles. "Jesus is God tabernacling among men. The word _dwelt_ in Greek implies a temporary dwelling, a sukkah booth. Jesus is God's ultimate sukkah booth. For God, in Jesus Christ, tabernacles among men. As the Temple was a temporary dwelling for the Shekinah (visible Glory of God), so Jesus tabernacling among us manifested the glory of God. He is the source of light and life to all who believe." (The Fall Feasts of Israel, by Mitch and Zhava Glaser)