wigglesworthstanding-bw

Smith Wigglesworth – 1917

First John 5. The greatest weakness in the world is unbelief. The greatest power is the faith that works by love. Love, mercy, and grace are bound eternally to faith. There is no fear in love and no question as to being caught up when Jesus comes. The world is filled with fear, torment, remorse, and brokenness, but faith and love are sure to overcome. “Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5). God hath established the earth and humanity on the lines of faith. As you come into line, fear is cast out, the Word of God comes into operation and you find bedrock. The way to overcome is to believe Jesus is the Son of God. The commandments are wrapped up in it.

When there is a fidelity between you and God and the love of God is so real that you feel you could do anything for Jesus, all the promises are yea and amen to those who believe. Your life is centered there. Always overcoming what is in the world.

Who keeps the commandments? The born of God. “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). They that believe, love. When did He love us? When we were in the mire. What did He say? Thy sins are forgiven thee. Why did He say it? Because He loved us. What for? That He might bring many sons into glory. His object? That we might be with Him forever. All the pathway is an education for this high vocation and calling. This hidden mystery of love to us, the undeserving! For our sins the double blessing. “…whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory…even our faith” (1 John 5:4). He who believes – to believe is to overcome. On the way to Emmaus Jesus, beginning from Moses and all the prophets, interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself (Luke 24:27). He is the root! In Him is life. When we receive Christ, we receive God and the promises (Galatians 3:29), that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. I am heir to all the promises because I believe. A great heirship! I overcome because I believe the truth. The truth makes me free.

TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION: “It is God who exalts, God who makes rich. The Lord in His mighty arms bears thee up – it is the Lord that encompasses round about thee. When I am weak, then I am strong.”

No wavering! This is the principle. He who believes is definite, and because Jesus is in it, it will come to pass. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). They that are poor in spirit are heirs to all. There is no limit to the power, for God is rich to all who call upon Him. Not the will of the flesh, but of God (John 1:13). Put in your claim for your children, your families, your co-workers, that many sons may be brought to glory (Hebrews 2:10), for it is all on the principle of faith. There is nothing in my life or ambition equal to my salvation, a spiritual revelation from heaven according to the power of God, and it does not matter how many flashlights Satan sends through the human mind; roll all on the blood. Who overcomes? He who believes Jesus is the Son (1 John 5:5). God calls in the person with no credentials, it’s the order of faith, He who believes overcomes – will be caught up. The Holy Ghost gives revelation all along the line. He that is not against us is for us, and some of the most godly have not touched Pentecost yet. We must have a good heart especially to the household of faith. “…If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15). The root principle of all truth in the human heart is Christ, and when grafted deeply there are a thousand lives you may win. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6), the secret to every hard problem in the world.

You can’t do it! Joseph could not! Everything depends on the principles in your heart. If God dwells in us the principle is light, it comprehends darkness. If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light, breaking through the hardest thing. “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17) – for faith has full capacity. When man is pure and it is easy to detect darkness, he that hath this hope purifies himself (1 John 3:3).

TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION: “God confirms in us faith that we may be refined in the world, having neither spot nor blemish nor any such thing. It is all on the line of faith, he that hath faith overcomes – it is the Lord Who purifies and bringeth where the fire burns up all the dross, and anoints with fresh oil; see to it that ye keep pure. God is separating us for Himself.

“…I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to gainsay nor resist” (Luke 21:15). The Holy Spirit will tell you in the moment what you shall say. The world will not understand you, and you will find as you go on with God that you do not under-stand fully. We cannot comprehend what we are saved to, or from. None can express the joy of God’s indwelling. The Holy Spirit can say through you the need of the moment. The world knows us not because it knew Him not.

“Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5). A place of confidence in God, a place of prayer, a place of knowledge, that we have what we ask, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight. Enoch before his translation had the testimony, he had been well-pleasing unto God. We overcome by believing.

First Published in Flames of Fire p. 2 March 1917
Published in The Weekly Evangel (Pentecostal) p. 3 August 18, 1917
Published in Triumphs of Faith p. 156-157 July 1927
Published in Triumphs of Faith p. 220-221 October 1943

Comments

  1. I am heir to all the promises of God. I thank God for this revelation truth.

  2. Faith is a currency, with faith we can buy anything we want in this world. with faith one can buy healing , building , promotion , deliverance etc. Mark 11 vs 22 -24 .the key word is whatsoever ye desire,it means what ever you want in life. please lets make good use of our faith and God will increase us more in faith

    1. Waoooooo! What a faith in Jesus. Thank you Jesus for the privilege of your Grace and Blood, that has make me Overcomer.

  3. For those of you who struggle in faith for something and you dont seem to get your dedire: Try believing for something easer first. There are so many amazing promises we have in Christ. Take one of them that you believe you can “wrap your faith”around first. Once you experience that your faith is working you will be boosted to go for greater things. Jesus died for you and He loved you more than you can imagine!

  4. Luke 18:27, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
    Possibility Faith is a faith the believes in your heart and says with your mouth, and receives what you believe in your heart. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing and hearing and hearing and hearing by the word of God. That “word you hear from God” is Faith and I like to call it Possibility Faith. If it is a word from God it is Faith and it is Possible!!! What you do with that word of faith is up to you. You can grab hold, take it, fight the good faith, and release faith with your mouth and believe that you receive or let it die…..
    While walking one day and worshiping God, I heard a Word from God. All things are possible with God, healing is possible with God. I got hold of that and I am not letting go. Faith came into my heart and I believe that Healing is possible with God!!! I pray that faith will come into your heart and you will also hear from God. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!

  5. Deedee
    Here is a very important thing for you also. We must always confess what has been done for us on the cross. We must worship God and thank Him for the healing He has provided , in spite of what we see and feel . We must remain faithful to believe . There are great obstacles in all christian lives . Please keep faithful to believe what God has done for you . Ephesians 6:13 says put on the whole armour of God , and having done all , Stand ! I pray for you to be encouraged Deedee .

  6. We can say we believe but why do we not see miralcles we have stood and beieved for for years and years such as healing?

    1. Author

      Deedee,
      Your question is a good one. In faith, many times we have to wait for things longer that expected. That longer than expected time takes real faith. BUT, if we have not received something for a very very long time there is a problem. The issue is never on God’s side, or that His word does not work. The issue is with us, and we must find out what it is before we receive.

      Having faith is not just saying that we believe. It is an actual impartation that comes to our heart from God, when a portion of His word comes alive in our heart. ‘Faith, the Bible says, comes by hearing, and this hearing is the moment when it comes alive. Then you can believe and speak faith out of your mouth in prayer, expecting to receive.

      Having faith is actually hard work, in that one must put the word inside of them, keep a clean heart, and seek God until He speaks. This seeking time is when He deals with us about things in our life. If we are obedient in what He tells us, He will speak about the issue you are hoping for, and faith will come.

      Seek Him till you find out what the issues are. There has to be something. God is faithful, His word is faithful, and He does heal today, but it only comes from active obedient faith.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.