Wigglesworth Devotional for May 17
Room for Jesus
She…laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
Room for Jesus
She…laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
Supernatural Fullness
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)
Satan Cannot Be Made Holy
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)
Persecution after Baptism
They were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. (Acts 5:17-18)
Your Part in the Body
The Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel. (Ephesians 3:6)
Our Joint Inheritance
This grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. (Ephesians 3:8)
From Human to Divine — The Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel. (Ephesians 3:6)
Continue reading →The Riches of His Glory
May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
Spiritual Drunkenness
For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you. (2 Corinthians 5:13)
Continue reading →Rejoice in Being Purified
That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:7)
Peace and Hope
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
The Spirit Moves upon You
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Elected by God
To the pilgrims of the Dispersion…elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit. (1 Peter 1:1-2)
A Spirit of Mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Matthew 5:7)
A Spirit of Hunger and Thirst
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
Those Who Hunger and Thirst
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
A Spirit of Meekness
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)
For the Meek — Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)
Continue reading →A Spirit of Mourning
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:4)
For Those Who Mourn
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:4)
A Spirit of Poverty
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3)
For the Poor in Spirit — Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3)
Continue reading →Sifted as Wheat, Tried like Gold
You have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith…though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:6-7)
Follow God’s Path
The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. (Proverbs 4:18)
The Righteousness of Christ
The ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. (2 Corinthians 3:9)
Changed from Glory to Glory
If the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? (2 Corinthians 3:7–8)
Maintaining the Divine Life
Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. (John 6:68)
On the Way to Heaven
I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Revelation 21:2)
Spiritual Revelation
Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me. (1 Corinthians 11:24)