One of the advantages of long haul flying is that you get time to read. I read a whole book in almost one sitting on my last business trip. It was called 'Wigglesworth- The Complete Story' (by Julian Wilson). It's a biography of a remarkable man. With little education, Smith Wigglesworth overcame his poor background to be one of the most well know 'faith healers' of his day. A bluff Yorkshireman, he would simply go up to someone in a meeting and say 'What's up?'. He'd then pray and miracles would follow. Blind eyes opened, the deaf could hear, and people were even raised from the dead. Such was the impact, he made it to the front pages of the newspapers of the day.
What was his secret? The book hints at a couple of them. Firstly he always gave aknowledgement that it could only be Jesus who heals, not him. Secondly, he was just uncomplicated. If it said it in the Bible, and it happened then, it could happen now.
Smith Wigglesworth lived simply, with a clear and simple faith. He died in his 80's in the 1940's after a worldwide ministry and with hardly a day going by when he didn't lead someone to his saviour Jesus. Simple faith. Extraordinary results.
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