I read this quote the other day on Facebook...
“There is nothing that our God cannot do. He will do everything if you will dare to believe.” - Smith Wigglesworth, Ever Increasing Faith
I know very little about this great man of God. I do know he was a man of great faith, he was used by God to raise the dead (one being his own wife). So, I thought I'd look into who this man was. As I was reading some exerts from an interview with him I find this...
"...from time to time when reading the Acts of the
Apostles I always saw that the signs were not following as
I am led to believe ought to be after a real Pentecost, according
to Mark xvi. The desire more and more increased in my very
inner soul, giving me a holy breathing cry..."
He is referring to this...
Mark 16:17 (KJV)
"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;"
Mark 16:20 (KJV)
"And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."
It struck me that he was just as stupefied that they weren't seeing miracles and signs then as I am that we don't see them now. If people say they are baptized in the Holy Ghost and they believe that God can, then why don't we work in the gifts of healing and miracles? Why don't I?????? There are several reasons why we don't see this. Some don't believe that God works like that anymore. Some think it should be as easy as just believing. Some think they deserve whatever is against them. The list could go on. Instead of wondering why not, I need to focus on what I need to do to have God use me in the gifts. I urge you to do the same!
I plan on reading some of Smith Wigglesworth's sermons. Diving into the Bible. Seeking God. I leave you with some of Smith's famous quotes... I pray you are encouraged and challenged!
“In me is working a power stronger than every other power. The life
that is in me is a thousand times bigger than I am outside.”
“It is better to live ready than to get ready!”
“There is nothing impossible with God. All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.”
“You are in the right position when you allow the glory of the new life
to cause you to act. Live in the Acts of the Apostles, and every day you
will see some miracle worked by the power of the living God.”
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