Christ is Risen 6/17 Friday faith

Our Christ is risen.  He is a living Christ who indwells us.  We must not have this truth merely as a theory, Christ must be risen in us by the power of the Spirit.  The power that raised Him from the dead must animate us, and as this glorious resurrection power surges through your being, you will be freed from all your weaknesses and you will become strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.  There is a resurrection that God wants you to have and to have today.  Why not?  Receive your portion here and now.

        -- Smith Wigglesworth

Healing 6/16 Thursday thoughts

I was introduced to a young man who lay helpless, and for whom there was no hope.  The doctor had been to see him that morning and had declared that he would not live through the day.  . . .

I said to these people, "I believe your son will rise today."  They only laughed.  People do not expect to see signs and wonders today as the disciples saw them of old.  Has God changed?  Or has our faith waned so that we are not expecting the greater works that Jesus promised?  . . .

At last I persuaded the parents to bring the boy's clothes and lay them on the bed.  From the natural viewpoint, the young man lay dying.  I spoke to the afflicted one, "God has revealed to me that, as I lay my hands upon you, the place will be filled with the Holy Ghost, the bed will be shaken, you will be shaken and thrown out of bed by the power of the Holy Ghost, you will dress yourself and be strong."  I said this to him in faith. I laid hands on him in the name of Jesus and instantly the power of God fell and filled the place.  I felt helpless and fell flat on the floor.  I knew nothing except that a short while after the place was shaken (as in Acts 4, from which Wigglesworth was preaching), I heard the young man walking over me and saying, "For Thy glory, Lord!  For Thy glory, Lord!"

He dressed himself and cried, "God has healed me."  The father fell, the mother fell, and another who was present fell also.  God manifest His power that day in saving the whole household and healing the young man.  It is the power of the risen Christ we need.  That young man is today preaching the Gospel.

        -- Smith Wigglesworth

Get Filled with God 6/15 Wednesday wisdom

Sometimes I say to people, "You weren't at meeting the other night."  They reply, "Oh, yes, I was there in spirit."  I say to them, "Well, come next time with your body also.  We don't want a lot of spirits here and no bodies.  We want you to come and get filled with God."  When all the people will come and pray and praise as did these early disciples there will be something doing.  People who come will catch fire and they will want to come again.  But they will have no use for a place where everything has become formal, dry, and dead.

The power of Pentecost as it came at first came to loose men.  God wants us free on every line.  Men and women are tired of imitations; they want reality; they want to see people who have the living Christ within, and are filled with Holy Ghost power.

         -- Smith Wigglesworth

praise God 6/14 Tuesday truth

Note the words of (Acts 4) verse 31, "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken..."  There are many churches where they never pray the kind of prayer that you read of here.  A church that does not know how to pray and to shout will never be shaken.  If you live in a place like that you may as well write "Ichabod -- the glory of the Lord has departed" -- over the threshold.  It is only when men have learned the secret of prayer, of power, and of praise, that God comes forth.  Some people say, "Well, I praise God inwardly," but if ther is an abundance of praise in your heart, your mouth cannot help speaking it.

         -- Smith Wigglesworth

Heaven on Earth 6/13 Monday meditation

I know the Lord laid His hand on me.  It's heaven on earth.  Heaven has begun with me.  I am happy now -- and free.  Since the Comforter has come.  The Comforter, the great revealer of the Kingdom.   He came to give us the more abundant life.  God has designed the plan, nothing really matters if the Lord loves us.  God sets great store by us.  The pure in heart see God.  There are no stiff knees in the Spirit, or cough in the Holy Ghost -- or pain.  Nothing ails us if we are filled with the Spirit.  If the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He shall quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you (Romans 8:11).

          -- Smith Wigglesworth

Happy Pentecost ! The disciples were in Jerusalem celebrating the Jewish festival of Pentecost (Shavuot) when the Holy Spirit descended as tongues of flame, gave new tongues of language, and the church was born! This is what I am sharing in church on Sunday as elder of the day.




Today is Pentecost, the 50th day after Easter, commemorating the giving of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church.



Pentecost is the most neglected holy day on the church calendar.



Perhaps it's due to a let-down after going through Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.



Perhaps because it has NOT been commercialized, our attention is not drawn to Pentecost.



Perhaps we neglect it because the descent of the Holy Spirit isn't something we can put our finger on, like a baby in a manger, or a man on a cross, or an empty tomb.



Perhaps it's because we fear the ministry of the Holy Spirit, which some believe has been taken to excesses.



Perhaps it's because we don't relate to the Holy Spirit as a person. The King James Version did us a disservice by translating Ruach HaKodesh as Holy Ghost.



People throughout the ages have thought of the Holy Spirit more as a thing than a Person. As we begin to know the Person of the Holy Spirit we will want to have a closer relationship with Him just as with the Father or the Son.



The Holy Spirit was an agent in the Creation. He has intellect, knowledge, emotions, He makes decisions, He loves, He comforts, He reproves, He corrects, He convinces, He teaches, He brings to remembrance, He guides, He prays for us when we don't know how to pray. . . He wrote the Bible! http://www.theholyspirit.com/HolySpiritPerson.asp



We cannot focus on the Holy Spirit too much. Why? What is the Holy Spirit’s mission? To reveal Jesus. What is Jesus's mission? to reveal the Father. What is the Father's mission? to send Jesus and the Holy Spirit so we can come to Him. Perfect Harmony. They never tried to sit down and work things out. They never had a power struggle amongst themselves.



The Christian festival of Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Jewish festival of Pentecost celebrated the giving of the Law to Moses. The Christian tradition is to wear red on Pentecost. The Jewish tradition is to eat cheesecake. You can choose for yourself which way you prefer to celebrate.

Risen with Christ 6/9 Friday faith

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Stir yourselves up, beloved!  Where are you?  I am risen with Christ, planted. . . Seated!  God gives me the credit and I believe Him.  Why should I doubt?  . . .   How many receive the Holy Ghost and Satan gets a doubt in.  Don't doubt, believe!  There is power and strength in Him.

            -- Smith Wigglesworth