Smith Wigglesworth
On the Power of the Word of God
 ou have all heard me talk about Smith
Wigglesworth in some of my other articles. He had a major
healing ministry in the early to mid 1900's. In my
opinion, he was one of the greatest eagles to have ever
walked this earth. If God has a hall of fame, Smith
Wigglesworth will definitely be in it. The only Book he
had ever read was the Bible.
One of the main secrets to his
incredible healing ministry was his high level of faith. On a
scale of 1-10, he had to have close to a 10 - and that was why
there were so many mighty miracles in his ministry.
He was called the "apostle of faith" because of his
high level of faith in the Lord. He believed everything he read
in the Bible and was not afraid to push the envelope with the
Lord. One of his favorite sayings was: "If the Spirit doesn’t
move me, I’ll move Him."
I recently was reading one of my books on his life when I came
upon a message that he gave to a group of younger people. As
soon as I read it, I felt it was a direct word from the Lord. I
do not know if he himself was aware of it, but I believe he
received a prophetic flow from the Holy Spirit on this
particular message.
He is giving a message on the power of the word of God.
I’m going to give this message to you because I would consider
this a classic statement on how powerful the Bible and the
individual Scripture verses really are. Here was the exact
message he gave to this group of teenagers.
The Message
"Fill your head and your heart with the Scriptures.
Memorize passages from the Word, with the name of the book,
the chapter, and the verse, so that you can quote the
Scripture correctly in addresses or in open-air
meetings.
As you do this, you are sowing in your heart seeds,
which the Spirit of God can germinate. He can bring to your
remembrance from time to time that which you have once
memorized. You must be so soaked with the Word of God, you
must be filled with it, that you yourself are a living
epistle, known and read of all men.
Believers are strong only as the Word of God abides in
them. The Word of God is spirit and life to those who
receive it in simple faith, and it is a verifier of all who
own its sway.
Know your Book, live it, believe it, and obey it.
Hide God’s word in your heart. It will save your soul,
quicken your body, illumine your mind. The Word of God is
full and final, infallible, reliable, and up-to-date, and
our attitude towards it must be one of unquestioned
obedience.
If a thing is in the Bible, it is so; it is not even to be
prayed about; it is to be received and acted upon.
Inactivity of faith is a robber, which steals blessing.
Increase comes by action, by using what we have and what we
know. Your life must be one of going from faith to
faith."
Conclusion
Smith Wigglesworth had 3 other pet sayings which I feel are
really catchy. These are true words of knowledge and
wisdom.
"Great faith is the product of great
fights"
"Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests"
"Great triumphs can only come out of great trials"
The Bible is referred to as the seed of God. Like he says,
when you read the Bible, the individual Scripture verses are
going into you like seeds. The Holy Spirit will then take the
knowledge that is in these verses (seeds) and start what he
calls the germination process.
In other words, the Holy Spirit will start to produce fruit and
godly change into your personality and life. But the Holy
Spirit always needs knowledge to work with, and the individual
Scripture verses give Him the knowledge in which He can start
the sanctification process within you. It’s the Word and the
Spirit working together that will start the sanctification
process to occur in each believer.
For those of you who would like to read a very good book on
this man, there is a small 157 page paperback book titled:
"Smith Wigglesworth - Apostle of Faith." The
author is Stanley Howard Frodsham. You can click on the link
and order it from Bible Knowledge Christian bookstore
online. It talks about all of his secrets and many of
the unbelievable healings that he had in his ministry.
In addition to the healing ministry he had with the Lord, he
also was a powerful evangelist and won many souls to the
Kingdom of God. He traveled throughout most of Europe and the
United States.
In all my research this man, in my opinion, may have been one
of the greatest eagles to have ever walked this earth. He truly
tapped into the real power of God and God used him mightily in
getting people saved, healed and delivered.
The funny thing about him is that most Christians have never
heard of him. He was non-denominational. He did not belong to
any one Church or denomination, and he went wherever the Holy
Spirit would lead him to on a daily basis. He perfectly
followed the leadings he received from the Holy Spirit on a
daily basis as to where he should go, what he should do and who
he should see.
They say his second secret, besides his high level of faith
in the Lord, was his ability to mesh with and follow the
leadings of the Holy Spirit on a daily basis - and that is what
being a real eagle for God is all about.
Eagles have to learn to fly on strong wind thermals in order to
be able to fly to heights that no other bird can - and eagles
of God have to be able to mesh with and follow the leadings and
directions of the Holy Spirit on a daily basis if they want to
be able to accomplish great things for God.
This is why I call Smith Wigglesworth a true Eagle of
God - because he was able to master the skill of being able
to read and move with the Holy Spirit on a daily
basis.
Notes - "Smith Wigglesworth - Apostle of
Faith" by Stanley Frodsham, Page 111.
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