Given Authority 8/28 Thursday Thoughts

I was traveling from Egypt to Italy.  God was wonderfully on that ship with me, and every hour I was conscious of His blessed presence.  A man on the ship suddenly collapsed and his wife was terribly alarmed, and everyone else seemed to be.  Some said that he was about to expire.  But I saw it was just a glorious opportunity for the power of God to be manifested...

So right there on board that ship, in the name of Jesus I rebuked the devil, and to the astonishment of the man's wife and the man himself, he was able to stand.  He said, "What is this?  It is going all over me.  I have never felt anything like this before."  From the top of his head to the soles of his feet the power of God shook him.  God has given us authority over all the power of the devil.  Oh, that we may live in the place were we realize this always!

-- Smith Wigglesworth

Just the Same 8/27 Wednesday Wisdom

On the day of Pentecost He sent the power, and the remainder of the Acts of the Apostles tells of the witnessing of these Spirit-filled disciples, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.  The Lord Jesus is just the same today.  The anointing is just the same.  The Pentecostal experience is just the same, and we are to look for like results as set forth in Luke's record [in Acts] of what happened in the days of the early church.

-- Smith Wigglesworth

Hold On 8/26 Tuesday Truth

Sometimes we are tempted to think that He has left us.  Oh, no.  He has promised never to leave us, and He will not fail.  Jacob held on until the blessing came.  We can do the same.

-- Smith Wigglesworth

Exceeding Abundantly 8/25 Monday Meditation

But there is a place of holiness, a place of meekness, a place of faith, where you can call to God, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me" (Genesis 32:26).  And in response He will bless you exceeding abundantly above all you ask or think. 
-- Smith Wigglesworth

A Disappointment to God? 8/22 Friday Faith

Can you hold on to God as did Jacob?  You certainly can if you are sincere, if you are dependent, if you are broken, if you are weak.  It is when you are weak that you are strong (2 Corinthians 12:10).  But if you are self-righteous, if you are proud, if you are highminded, if you are puffed up in your own imagination, you can receive nothing from Him.  If you become lukewarm instead of being at white heat, you can become a disappointment to God.  And He says, "...I will spue thee out of my mouth"  (Revelation 3:16).

-- Smith Wigglesworth

Hold Fast 8/21 Thursday Thoughts

In wrestling, the strength is in the neck, the breast, and the thigh, but the greatest strength is in the thigh.  The Lord touched Jacob's thigh.  With his human strength gone, surely defeat was certain.  What did Jacob do?  He hung on.  God means to have people who are broken.  The divine power can only come when there is an end of our own self-sufficiency.  But when we are broken, we just hold fast.  If we let go then we shall fall short. 

-- Smith Wigglesworth

Never Let Go 8/20 Wednesday Wisdom

You cannot meet the terrible things that await you in the world unless you secure the blessing of God.  You must never let go.  Whatever you are seeking -- a fresh revelation, light on the path, some particular thing -- never let go.  Victory is yours if you are earnest enough.  If you are in darkness, if you need a fresh revelation, if your mind needs relief, if there are problems you cannot solve, lay hold of God and declare, "...I will not let thee go, except thou bless me" (Genesis 32:26).

-- Smith Wigglesworth