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Smith Wigglesworth – 1919

“Truly, truly, I say unto you; He that believes on Me, the works that I do shall he do also: and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14.

Jesus is speaking here, and the Spirit of God can take these words of His and make them real to us. “He that believeth on Me… greater works than these shall he do.” What a word! Is it true? If you want the truth, where will you get it? “Thy word is truth,” Christ said to the Father. When you take up God’s Word you get the truth. God is not the author of confusion or error, but He sends forth His light and truth to lead us into His holy habitation, where we receive a revelation of the truth like unto the noon day in all its clearness.

The Word of God works effectually in us as we believe it. It changes us and brings us into new fellowship with the Father, with the Son, and with the Holy Spirit, into a holy communion, into an unwavering faith, into a mighty assurance, and it will make us partakers of the very nature and likeness of God as we receive His great and exceeding precious promises and believe them. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Faith is the operative power.

We read that Christ opened the understanding of His disciples, and He will open up our understanding and our hearts and will show us wonderful things that we should never know but for the mighty revelation and enlightenment of the Spirit that He gives to us.

I do not know of any greater words than those found in Romans 4:16, “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace.” Grace is God’s benediction coming right down to you, and when you open the door to Him—that is an act of faith—He does all you want and will fulfill all your desires. “It is of faith, that it might be by grace.” You open the way for God to work as you believe His Word, and God will come in and supply your every need all along the way.

Our Lord Jesus said to His disciples and He says to us in this passage in the 14th of John, “You have seen Me work and you know how I work. You shall do the very same things that I am doing, and greater things shall you do, because I am going to the Father, and as you make petition in My name I will work. I will do what you ask, and by this the Father shall be glorified.”

Did any one ever work as He did? I do not mean His carpentering. I refer to His work in the hearts of the people. He drew them to Him. They came with their needs, with their sicknesses, with their oppression, and He relieved them all. This royal Visitor, who came from the Father to express His love, talked to men, spent time with them in their homes, found out their every need. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil, and He said to them and He says to us, “You see what I have been doing, healing the sick, relieving the oppressed, casting out demons. The works that I do shall ye do also.” Dare you believe? Will you take up the work that He left and carry it on?

“He that believeth on Me!” What is this? What does it mean? How can just believing bring these things to pass? What virtue is there in it? There is virtue in these words because He declares them. If we will receive this word and declare it, the greater works shall be accomplished. This is a positive declaration of His, “He that believeth on Me, greater works than these shall he do,” but unbelief has hindered our progress in the realm of the spiritual.

Put away unbelief. Open your heart to God’s grace. Then God will come in and place in you a definite faith. He wants to remove every obstruction that is in the world before you. By His grace He will enable you to be so established in His truth, so strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, that whatever comes across your path to obstruct you, you can arise in divine power and rebuke and destroy it.

It is a matter of definite and clear understanding between us and God. To recognize that Christ has a life force to put into us, changes everything that we dare to believe it will change. He that believes that Jesus is the Christ overcomes the world. Because we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the essence of divine life is in us by faith and causes a perfect separation between us and the world. We have no room for sin. It is a joyful thing for us to be doing that which is right. He will cause that abundance of grace to so flow into our hearts that sin shall not have dominion over us. Sin shall not have dominion; nor sickness, nor affliction. “He that believeth”—he that dares to believe—he that dares to trust—will see victory over every oppression of the enemy.

A needy creature came to me in a meeting, all withered and wasted. He had no hope. There was absolute death in his eyes. He was so helpless he had to have some one on each side to bear him up. He came to me and said in a whisper, “Can you help me?” Will Jesus answer? “He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these…. Behold, I give you power… over all the power of the enemy.” These are the words of our Lord Jesus. It is not our word but the word of the Lord, and as this word is in us He can make it like a burning passion in us. We make the Word of God as we believe it our own. We receive the Word and we have the very life of Christ in us. We become supernatural by the power of God. We find this power working through every part of our being.

Now Christ gives us something besides faith. He gives us something to make faith effectual. Whatsoever you desire, if you believe in your heart you shall have. Christ said, “Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:22-24. Whatsoever he saith! Dare to say in faith and it shall be done. These things have been promised by Christ and He does not lie.

This afflicted man stood before me helpless and withered. He had had cancer in his stomach. The physicians had operated upon him to take away the cancer from the stomach, but complications had arisen with the result that no food could enter the man’s stomach. He could not swallow anything. So in order to keep him alive they made a hole in his stomach and put in a tube about nine inches long with a cup at the top, and he was fed with liquid through this tube. For three months he had been just kept alive but was like a skeleton.

What was I to say to him? “If you would believe, you would see the glory of God.”

Here was the word of Christ, “He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father.” The Word of God is truth. Christ is with the Father and grants us our requests, and makes these things manifest, if we believe. What should I do in the presence of a case like this? “Believe the Word.” So I believed the Word which says, “He shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:23. I said, “Go home, and have a good supper.” He said, “I cannot swallow.” “Go home, and have a good supper,” I repeated. “On the authority of the Word of God I say it. Christ says that he that believes that these things which he says shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he says. So I say, Go home in the name of Jesus, and have a good supper.”

He went home. Supper was prepared. Many times he had had food in his mouth but had always been forced to spit it out again. But I dared to believe that he would be able to swallow that night. So that man filled his mouth full as he had done before, and because some one dared to believe God’s Word and said to him, “You shall have a good supper in the name of Jesus,” when he chewed his food it went down in the normal way into his stomach, and he ate until he was quite satisfied.

He and his family went to bed filled with joy. The next morning when they arose they were filled with the same joy. Life had begun again. Naturally he looked down to see the hole that had been made in his stomach by the physicians. But God knew that he did not want two holes, and so when God opened the normal passage He closed the other hole in his stomach. This is the kind of God we have all ihe time, a God who knows, a God who acts, and brings things to pass when we believe. Dare to believe, and then dare to speak, and you shall have whatsoever you say if you doubt not.

A woman came to me one night and inquired, “Can I hear again? Is it possible for me to hear again? I have had several operations and the drums of my ears have been taken away.” I said, “If God has not forgotten how to make drums for ears you can hear again.” Do you think God has forgotten? What does God forget? He forgets our sins, when we are forgiven, but He has not forgotten how to make drums for ears.

Not long ago the power of God was very much upon a meeting that I was holding. I was telling the people that they could be healed without my going to them. If they would rise up I would pray and the Lord would heal. There was a man who put up his hand. I said, “Cannot that man rise?” The folks near him said he could not, and lifted him hp. The Lord healed him, the ribs that were broken were knit together again and were healed.

There was such faith in the place that a little girl cried out, “Please, gentleman, come to me.” You could not see her, she was so small. The mother said, “My little girl wants you to come.” So I went down there to this child, who although fourteen years of age was very small. She said with tears streaming down her face, “Will you pray for me?” I said, “Dare you believe?” She said, “O yes.” I prayed and placed my hands on her head in the name of Jesus.

“Mother,” she said, “I am being healed. Take these things off—take them all off.” The mother loosed straps and bands and then the child said, “Mother, I am sure I am healed. Take these off.” She had straps on her legs and an iron on her foot about 3½ inches deep:, She asked her mother to unstrap her. Her mother took off the straps. There were not many people with dry eyes as they saw that girl walk about with legs just as normal as when she was born. God healed her right away. What did it? She had cried, “Please, gentleman, come to me,” and her longing was coupled with faith. May the Lord help us to be just like a simple child.

God has hidden these things from the wise and prudent, but He reveals them to babes. There is something in childlike faith in God that makes us dare to believe, and then to act. Whatever there is in your life that is bound, the name of Jesus and the power of that name will break it if you will only believe. Christ says, “If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it.” God will be glorified in Christ when you receive the overflowing life that comes from Christ in response to your faith.

Dare to believe. Do you think that truth is put into the Word to mock you? Don’t you see that God really means that you should live in the world to relieve the oppression of the world? God answers us that we shall be quickened, be molded afresh, that the Word of God shall change everything that needs to be changed, both in us and in others, as we dare to believe and as we command things to be done. “Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith.”

Published in the Pentecostal Evangel, March 30, 1940.

Comments

  1. Thank you so much for sharing this! I have prayed and asked The Lord to restore my marriage. My husband is living with another woman and hasn’t spoken to me in nearly 2 years. We have been married for almost 18 years. I have done all to stand, and I am standing in faith in God’s Word, in the mighty name of Jesus! What God hath joined together let not man put asunder! I speak to that mountain of adultery and division between me and my husband and I command it to be thou removed from the marriage of Kenny and Toronda Branch! This marriage will be thou made whole and we two shall be one flesh just as God says in His Word! I have asked, believing, and I shall receive! No weapon formed against my marriage shall prosper, and NO divorce between my husband and myself will take place in December, or ever! Forever, my marriage, the covenant we made with each other, and God, is settled in heaven! I am giving my mighty God all the glory! Praise YOU Abba Father! This reunion is committed to YOU!

  2. In Jesus’ name, I command our finances, home, health, joy, peace and rest to be restored. I serve a God who is on the thrown and and loves me. Bow down, Satan, I bind you and throw you under God’s feet. Amen and Amen.

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  8. The Power of God is real.
    There are times we can speak and things happen:
    There are times, we need others to stand in prayer by faith, with us;
    Am asking brethren out there, to stand with me in faith, for my physical healing and my grandson’s deliverance from autism.

  9. I believe God is healing my broken relationship. I declare it restored in Jesus’ name; that name we are told to ask for anything and it shall be granted. In Jesus’ name I put an end now to the brokenness and the misunderstandings we have had. Thank You Lord.

  10. I sure will Judith. Please send me your email and I’ll forward it to you.

    Carrie

  11. Hi Sophia Paul,
    I would love to send you my testimony. It’s two pages long. I really believe it’s a powerful thing to share testimonies .., because it really happened!!
    Anyone want the testimony –
    I’m at : car.john40@ yahoo.ca
    Email me your address and I’ll send it to you. I think two pages is too long for here.

    1. I was unable to use car.john40@ yahoo.ca to get a request for your testimony. I tried twice to send a request. Thank you Cassie

      1. Hi Rochelle,
        I have emailed my testimony to the email you provided. Blessings .
        Carrie .

  12. Wow!!!
    What a great site… I can’t get enough!
    After emerge brain surgery I couldn’t walk or stand and was miraculously healed by my Lord @ a healing service. God Rocks!
    Then after 2 years of horrible scalp to toe severe eczema, my daughter (15)was healed .. As she went (luke17:14). It took 2 years .. But now we have pressed into Jesus so much we are shining and reflecting His glory! My daughter is healed and beautiful!!!!!! I can’t stop thanking Jesus!!!!!’
    I have a written version of my story reply and I’ll send it. My next move is to go into the hospital and clear wards after laying hands on the sick in Jesus name. With the Spirit filled Words I speak…,I’ve become a destroyer of the destroyer !!!!

    1. Hie….carrie
      Its so wonderful to spend time here and read some very encouraging & touching blogs in which yours is an awesome one…Hallelujah
      Carrie, i really want to read the full version.
      PLEASE send me.

      Waiting to read god’s miracle…

    2. Hi Carrie,

      I would love to hear your testimony.
      I also have scalp to toe severe eczema.

      1. Hi Ana,
        Please send me your email and I’ll send you my story.
        Sickness is a work of the enemy!!!
        Jesus died to set us free from it. Healing is yours .. we just have to receive it.

  13. My faith has been energized ,thank you for watering me with this mind blowing post and may God increase you greatly in Jesus name amen.

  14. I have not read though bot I belief I am healed and I will have testimony in Jesus name.

    1. I wouldn’t say I will have. I do have testimony in Jesus name. I hold the testimony of God’s unfailing promise. Present tense1

      1. Author

        I think Adeleye’s statement was correct. It covered the two tenses of faith. Present tense – “I am healed.’ Future tense – “I will have testimony.” Hebrews 11:1 has three tenses: present – Faith is, past – hoped for, future – not yet seen. The dynamic is that by faith we have it now (in our heart), and we will have the manifestation in the future.

        Conversely, hope has it in the future, with the manifestation only a possibility, unconfirmed as yet by the hearing of faith, by the spoken word of God.

  15. I believe that I am healed, I am free from this rashes or allergy, and dryness on my eyes, that inflicting me in Jesus name I believe! Thank you for this timely article, it stirred my spirit to believe for my healing, even my body is telling me different, I believe in the word of God that I am healed! Anyone reading this please stand with me in praying in believing in Jesus name! Thank you! God bless this website!

  16. Thank you. This may be hard to believe but I am a Christian and I feel so faithless. I’m struggling with doubt and hate the feeling. I have been in a situation for some time now and Receive glimpses of life I think Jesus wants me to live. Can I really live a victorious life?

    1. Be blessed! Yes, you can! The devil doesn´t want you to. Speak to the spirit of insecurity and command it to leave, in Jesus name. It´ll have to! do the same with the spirit of inferiority, the spirit of rejection, the spirit of fear, etc. The all want to convince you of being unworthy in God´s eyes, these lying devils. You have authority over them, you believe in Jesus, which definitely is sufficient! Dont´t fall for these temptations, even if you hear doubts they´re just flying around your head, just like birds. Dont´t allow these birds (=doubts) to settle and build a nest on your head. Hearing or thinking a doubtful thought from those evil spirits does not mean that you doubt in your heart!
      This trick of Satan to convince you of having doubts in your heart, which you don´t have only because you hear them steals your faith, although you do believe. God loves you, Jesus does, no matter if you are a sinner or a saint. You will receive, Jesus has promised you this! Check out Curry Blake´s teachings on Youtube. God bless!
      You only receive by God´s grace and your faith, even if your faith be as small as a mustard seed!

  17. I am nourished by what I have read. Wiggles worth weaves a good story with the word and makes it come alive. This is a great and wonderful resource for anyone who wants to build their faith and knowledge of God. I am blessed.

  18. WOW the’ light’ (so BRight it blinds your natural man) coming from what is written on this page, is straight revelation -it’s hitting my spirit as I read the words, ….faith is getting built in me from the words,…who composed this site? Must be Angels here too, ‘angels messengers of God sent to ‘minister to and for those inheriting salvation- that’s me!

  19. I love the handle – ‘faith mechanic’ so descriptive of exactly what you do for others

  20. How I love this site! The Word SAVES. Get it? The WORD IS JESUS, Jesus SAVES. US!!!!!!

  21. I so enjoy reading your responses… so full of the wisdom of God! I love the Lord and I love His people!!! May God bless and heal all of the people reading this post.

    1. im taking that healing right now, thankyou Shirley, I need it thankyou Jesus!

    1. Author

      Seun – Yes faith is God is wonderful. Keep reading His word and speaking it outloud. Seek His face and He will speak to you. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the spoken word of God.

  22. My spirit is lifted; my faith strengthened. I go to service this Sunday morning with this understanding. Will take more time to carefully read again the verses employed in this article. Glory be to God.

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