Category: Daily Devotionals – Smith Wigglesworth

July 6

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. — 1 Peter 5:6

Scripture reading: 1 Peter 5:1–11

Let‘s take a look at the fifth chapter of 1 Peter. “Humble yourselves” (v. 6). Look at the Master at the Jordan River, submitting Himself to the baptism of John, then again submitting Himself to the cruel Cross. Truly, angels desire to look into these things (1 Peter 1:12), and all heaven is waiting for the man who will burn all the bridges behind him and allow God to begin a plan in righteousness, so full, so sublime, beyond all human thought, but according to the revelation of the Spirit.

“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). He cares We sometimes forget this. If we descend into the natural, all goes wrong, but when we trust Him and abide beneath His shadow, how blessed it is. Oh, many times I have experienced my helplessness and nothingness, and casting my care upon Him has proved that He cares.

Verse eight tells us to “be sober, be vigilant.” What does it mean to be sober? It means to have a clear knowledge that we are powerless to manage, but also to have a rest of faith. The Adversary‘s opportunity is when we think that we are something and try to open our own door. Our thoughts, words, and deeds must all be in the power of the Holy Spirit. Oh yes, we need to be sober—not only sober, but also vigilant. We need not only to be filled with the Spirit but also to have a “go forth” in us, a knowledge that God‘s holy presence is with us. To be sober and vigilant, to have an ability to judge, discern, and balance things that differ—this is what we need.

“Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith” (vv. 8-9). We must resist in the hour when Satan‘s schemes may bewilder us, when we are almost swept off our feet, and when darkness is upon us to such a degree that it seems as if some evil thing had overtaken us. “Resist him, steadfast in the faith.” “He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psalm 121:4). God covers us, for no human can stand against the powers of hell.

“After you have suffered a while” (1 Peter 5:10). Then there is some suffering? Yes! But it is “not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18). The difference is so great that our suffering is not even worthy of mention. Ours is an eternal glory, from glory to glory, until we are swallowed up, until we are swallowed up in Him, the Lord of glory.

Thought for today: God is close at hand to deliver all the time.

7月6日

把自己谦卑在上帝的大能手下，他到时候就会提升你。——彼得前书 5:6

经文阅读：彼得前书 5:1–11

让我们看看彼得前书第五章。“要谦卑自己”（6节）。看看在约旦河边的主人，顺从约翰的洗礼，又顺从那残酷的十字架。的确，天使都渴望探究这些事情（彼得前书1:12），整个天堂都在等待那个会烧掉身后所有桥梁的人，让上帝开始一个充满公义的计划，这计划是如此丰富，如此崇高，超乎人类一切的想象，但却是照着圣灵的启示。

“把你们一切的忧虑都卸给他，因为他顾念你们”（彼得前书5:7）。他关心我们，我们有时会忘记这点。如果我们陷入世俗，一切都会出错，但当我们信靠他，安息在他的荫下时，该是多么的幸福啊。哦，我很多次都经历过自己的无助和渺小，把我的忧虑交给他，证明了他确实关心我。

第八节告诉我们要“清醒，要警醒。”清醒是什么意思呢？意味着清楚地知道我们自己无法掌控一切，但同时要有信心的安息。当我们以为自己了不起，试图自己开门时，就是敌人的机会。我们的思想、言语和行为都必须在圣灵的掌控之下。是的，我们需要清醒——不仅仅是清醒，还要警醒。我们不仅需要被圣灵充满，还要有一种“前行”的力量，知道神的圣洁同在与我们同在。清醒和警醒，拥有判断、辨别和协调不同事情的能力——这正是我们需要的。

“你的敌人魔鬼像吼叫的狮子走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。要坚守信心，抵挡他”（第8-9节）。我们必须在撒旦的诡计让我们迷惑、几乎让我们站不住脚、黑暗笼罩我们到似乎邪恶力量压倒我们的时刻，去抵挡他。“要坚守信心，抵挡他。”“看守以色列的，不打盹，也不睡觉”（诗篇121:4）。上帝保护我们，因为没有人能抵挡地狱的势力。

“你们经历了一会儿的苦难之后”（彼得前书 5:10）。那么会有一些苦难吗？会的！但这“与将要向我们显现的荣耀相比，是微不足道的”（罗马书 8:18）。差距是如此之大，以至于我们的苦难根本不值得一提。我们的荣耀是永恒的，一层接一层，直到我们被吞没，直到我们在荣耀的主里被完全吞没。

今天的感悟：上帝随时都在身边拯救我们。

July 5

If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well. — Mark 5:28

Scripture reading: Mark 5:25–6:6

What a privilege to care for the flock of God, to be used by God to encourage the people, to help stand against the many trials that affect the needy. What a holy calling! We each have our own work, and we must do it, so that boldness may be ours in the day of the Master‘s appearing, and so that no man can take our crowns (Revelation 3:11). Since the Lord is always encouraging us, we have encouragement for others. We must have a willingness, a ready mind, a yielding to the mind of the Spirit. There is no place for the child of God in God‘s great plan except in humility.

God can never do all He wants to do, all that He came to do through the Word, until He gets us to the place where He can trust us, and where we are in abiding fellowship with Him in His great plan for the world‘s redemption. We have this truth illustrated in the life of Jacob. It took God twenty-one years to bring Jacob to the place of humility, contrition of heart, and brokenness of spirit. God even gave him power to wrestle with strength, and Jacob said, “I think I can manage after all,” until God touched his thigh, making him know that he was mortal and that he was dealing with immortality. As long as we think we can save ourselves, we will try to do it.

In Mark 5:25–34, we have the story of the woman who had suffered many things from many physicians and had spent all that she had. She was no better but rather grew worse. She said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” She came to know her need. It is when we are empty and undone, when we come to God in our nothingness and helplessness, that He picks us up.

Thought for today: Our full cupboard is often our greatest hindrance.

7月5日

如果我能摸到他的衣服，我就会好起来。——马可福音 5:28

经文阅读：马可福音 5:25–6:6

能照顾神的羊群，成为神用来鼓励人们的器皿，帮助他们抵挡影响贫困者的各种考验，真是一种特权啊。多么神圣的呼召啊！我们每个人都有自己的工作，我们必须去做，这样在主显现的日子，我们才能有胆量，也不会有人夺走我们的冠冕（启示录 3:11）。既然主总是在鼓励我们，我们也就能去鼓励别人。我们必须有一颗愿意的心、随时准备的心、顺服圣灵的心。在神宏伟的计划中，神的孩子唯有谦卑才有立足之地。

上帝不可能在我们达到一个他可以信任的地步之前，做他想做的事情，也无法通过道成肉身完成他来的使命，除非我们与他在他伟大的世界救赎计划中保持常在的交通。雅各的生命就是这个真理的例证。上帝花了二十一年才把雅各带到谦卑、心里痛悔和灵里破碎的地步。上帝甚至赐给他力量去摔跤，雅各还说：“我想我还是能应付的”，直到上帝触摸了他的腿，使他明白自己是凡人，而他面对的是不朽之物。只要我们认为自己能自救，我们就会尝试去做。

在《马可福音》5:25–34中，我们有一个女人的故事，她因病去过许多医生那里，花光了所有的钱财，却一点好转都没有，反而病得更重。她说：“只要我摸到他的衣服，就必痊愈。”她意识到了自己的需要。正是在我们感到空虚无助的时候，带着无助和软弱来到上帝面前，祂才会扶持我们。

今日思考：我们满满的橱柜往往是我们最大的障碍。

July 4

Behold the Lamb of God! — John 1:36

Scripture reading: John 1:6–36

John the Baptist‘s clothing was camel‘s hair, his belt leather, his food locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4). No angels, shepherds, wise men, or stars heralded John‘s birth. But the heavenly messenger Gabriel, who had spoken to Daniel and to Mary, also spoke to John‘s father, Zacharias.

In the wilderness, John was without the food and clothing of his earthly father‘s priestly home. He had only a groan, a cry—the cry of the Spirit. Yet from John‘s place in the wilderness, he moved the whole land. God cried through him. It was the cry of the Spirit—oh, that awful cry. All the land was moved by that piercing cry.

God spoke to John and told him about a new thing—water baptism. It was a clean cut; it was a new way. He had been with those of the circumcision; now he was an outcast. It was the breaking down of the old plan.

The people heard his cry—oh, that cry, the awful cry of the Spirit—and the message that he gave: “‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!’ (v. 2). Make straight paths—no treading down of others or exacting undue rights. ‘Make straight paths for your feet’ (Heb. 12:13).‖ All were startled! All were awakened! They thought the Messiah had come. The searching was tremendous! Is this He? Who can it be? John said, “I am a voice, crying, crying,
making a way for the Messiah to come” (John 1:23).

Individuals were purged; they found purpose. God pressed life through John. Through him, God moved multitudes and changed the situation. The banks of the Jordan were covered with people. The conviction was tremendous. They cried out. The prophet Isaiah had predicted, “The rough ways [will be made] smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God” (Luke 3:5–6). The people, the multitude, cried out and were baptized by John in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Oh, to be alone with God. God‘s Word came to John when he was alone: “The word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins” (Luke 3:2–3).

Alone! Alone!
Jesus bore it all alone!
He gave Himself to save His own.
He suffered—bled and died alone—alone.

Oh, to be alone with God, to get His mind, His thoughts, and His impression and revelation of the need of the people.

There was nothing ordinary about John—all was extraordinary. Herod was reproved by him because of Herodias, his brother Philip‘s wife, and for all the evils that Herod had done. Herodias‘s daughter danced before Herod, who promised her up to half his kingdom. She asked for John the Baptist‘s head. (See Matthew 14:3–11.)

This holy man was alone. God had John in such a way that he could express that cry—the burden for the whole land. He could cry for the sins of the people. God is holy. We are the children of Abraham—the children of faith. Awful judgment is coming. Cry! Cry!

John could not help but cry because of the people‘s sin. John had been filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother‘s womb (Luke 1:15). He had the burden. He was stern, but through his work, the land was open to Jesus. Jesus walked in the way; He came a new way.

“John came neither eating nor drinking” (Matthew 11:18)—John came crying. John‘s father and mother were left behind. His heart bled at the altar. He bore the burden, the cry, the need of the people. The only place he could breathe and be free was in the wilderness—the atmosphere of heaven—until he turned with a message to declare the preparation needed. Before Jesus came,
repentance came to open up the place of redemption.

Like John, there must be a working of the Spirit in you; then God will work through you for others.

Thought for today: God is with a person who has only a cry.

7月4日

看哪，上帝的羔羊！——约翰福音 1:36

经文阅读：约翰福音 1:6–36

施洗约翰穿的是骆驼毛的衣服，腰间束着皮带，吃的是蝗虫和野蜂蜜（马太福音 3:4）。没有天使、牧羊人、智者或星星宣布约翰的出生。但曾对但以理和马利亚说话的天使加百列，也向约翰的父亲撒迦利亚说话。

在旷野里，约翰没有父亲那位祭司家庭的食物和衣物。他只有一声呻吟，一声呼喊——圣灵的呼喊。然而，从约翰在旷野的位置上，他感动了整个土地。上帝通过他呼喊。那是圣灵的呼喊——哦，那个可怕的呼喊。整个土地都被那刺耳的呼喊所感动。

上帝对约翰说话，告诉他一件新事——水洗。这是一种干脆的改变；是一条新路。他曾和那些受割礼的人在一起；现在他成了被排斥的人。这是对旧计划的打破。

人们听到了他的呼喊——哦，那呼喊，圣灵的可怕呼喊——以及他带来的信息：‘悔改吧！因为天国近了！’（第2节）。要修直道路——不要践踏别人，也不要要求不应得的权利。‘为你们的脚修直道路’（希伯来书12:13）。‖所有人都吓了一跳！都醒悟了！他们以为弥赛亚来了。这种寻找是如此巨大！会是他吗？会是谁呢？约翰说，‘我是声音，在喊叫，在呼喊，为弥赛亚开路’（约翰福音1:23）。

人们被净化了；他们找到了自己的目标。神通过约翰传递了生命。通过他，神感动了众人，改变了局势。约旦河两岸挤满了人。那种信服感非常强烈。他们呼喊起来。先知以赛亚曾预言过：“崎岖的道路必被平坦；普天下的人都要见到神的救恩”（路加福音3:5-6）。人群呼喊着，被约翰在约旦河里施洗，承认自己的罪。

哦，能独自与上帝相处。约翰独处时，上帝的话就传给了他：“神的话临到撒迦利亚的儿子约翰，在旷野里。他就往约旦河四周所有的地方去宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦免。”（路加福音 3:2-3）

孤独！孤独！
耶稣独自承受了一切！
他舍己来拯救他自己的。
他受苦——流血并独自死去——孤独一人。

哦，独自与上帝在一起，去了解祂的心意、祂的想法，以及祂对人们需求的感受和启示。

约翰一点也不普通——一切都是非凡的。他因为希律娶了他兄弟腓力的妻子希律旳，并且因为希律所做的一切恶事而责备希律。希律的妻子希律娅的女儿在希律面前跳舞，希律答应把自己的一半王国都赏给她。她却要了施洗约翰的头。（见马太福音 14:3-11）

这个圣人是孤独的。上帝以这样的方式拥有约翰，使他能够表达那种哭喊——为整个土地的重担。他可以为人民的罪而哭。上帝是圣洁的。我们是亚伯拉罕的子孙——信仰的子孙。可怕的审判即将来临。哭吧！哭吧！

约翰因人们的罪而情不自禁地哭泣。从母腹里起，约翰就充满了圣灵（路加福音 1:15）。他肩负着重担。他很严肃，但通过他的工作，土地为耶稣敞开了。耶稣走在道路上；他开辟了一条新路。

“约翰来了，也不吃也不喝”（马太福音11:18）——约翰是带着哭声来的。约翰的父母都留在了身后。他的心在祭坛上流血。他承担了人民的重担、呼喊和需要。他唯一能自由呼吸的地方就是旷野——天堂的氛围——直到他带着一个信息出来，宣告所需的预备。在耶稣来到之前，悔改出现，为救赎之地打开了通路。

像约翰一样，你心里必须有圣灵的工作；然后上帝就会通过你为别人工作。

今天的感悟：上帝与只有哭声的人同在。

July 3

To each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ‟s gift. — Ephesians 4:7

Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:1–16

The apostle Paul spoke about the grace and the gifts of Christ—not the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but the gifts of Christ. You are joined to Christ‘s body the moment you believe. For instance, some of you may have children, and they have different names, but the moment they appeared in the world, they were in your family. The moment they were born, they became a part of your family.

The moment you are born of God, you are in the family, and you are in the body, as He is in the body, and you are in the body collectively and particularly. After you come into the body, then the body has to receive the sealing of the promise, or the fulfillment of promise, that Christ will be in you, reigning in you mightily. The Holy Spirit will come to unveil the King in all His glory so that He might reign as King there, the Holy Spirit serving in every way to make Him King.

You are in the body. The Holy Spirit gives gifts in the body. Living in this holy order, you may find that revelation comes to you and makes you a prophet. Some of you may have a clear understanding that you have been called into apostleship. Some of you may have perfect knowledge that you are to be pastors. When you come to be sealed with the Spirit of promise, then you find out that Jesus is pleased and gives gifts in order that the church might come into a perfect position of being so blended together that there could be no division. Jesus wants His church to be a perfect body—perfect in stature, perfect in oneness in Him.

I have been speaking to this end: that you may see the calling that Paul was speaking about—humility of mind, meekness of spirit, knowing that God is in you and through you, knowing that the power of the Spirit is mightily bringing you to the place where not only the gifts of the Spirit but also the gifts of Christ have been given to you, making you eligible for the great work you have to do.

My purpose is not to tell what God has for you in the future. Press in now, and claim your rights. Let the Lord Jesus be so glorified that He will make you fruit-bearers—strong in power, giving glory to God, having “no confidence in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3) but being separated from natural things, now in the Spirit, living fully in the will of God.

Thought for today: Let your whole soul reach out unto God; dare to breathe in heaven; dare to be awakened to all God‘s mind; listen to the language of the Holy Spirit.

7月3日

我们每个人都按基督所赐的恩典得到相应的恩赐。——以弗所书 4:7

经文阅读：以弗所书 4:1–16

使徒保罗谈到的是基督的恩典和恩赐——不是圣灵的恩赐，而是基督的恩赐。你一相信，就与基督的身体联合了。举个例子，你们中有些人可能有孩子，他们有不同的名字，但他们一出生，就已经是你们家庭的一部分。孩子一出生，就成为了你家庭的一部分。

一旦你在神里重生，你就进入了家庭，也进入了身体，就像祂在身体里一样，而你在身体中既是集体的也是个别的。当你进入身体后，身体就必须接受应许的印记，或者应许的实现，即基督将会在你里面，大能地掌权。圣灵会显露这位王的荣耀，让祂在那里以君王的身份掌权，圣灵会在各方面服事，使祂成为君王。

你在身体里。圣灵在身体里赐下恩赐。生活在这种圣洁的秩序中，你可能会发现启示降临在你身上，使你成为先知。你们中有些人可能清楚地明白自己被呼召进入使徒职分。你们中有些人可能完全知道自己要成为牧师。当你接受应许的圣灵印记时，你就会发现耶稣喜悦，并赐下恩赐，使教会能够达到完美的状态，彼此紧密融合，不会有分裂。耶稣希望祂的教会成为一个完美的身体——在身量上完美，在与祂的合一上完美。

我一直在谈论这个：让你能明白保罗所说的呼召——心灵的谦卑，精神的温柔，知道神在你里面并通过你运行，知道圣灵的能力正强大地引导你到那个地方，不仅圣灵的恩赐，而且基督的恩赐也已经赐给你，使你有资格承担你必须完成的伟大工作。

我的目的不是告诉你神将来为你准备了什么。现在就坚持下去，争取你的权利。让主耶稣得到如此荣耀，以致于他会让你结出果子——有能力的，把荣耀归给神，对“肉体毫无自信”（腓立比书 3:3），而是与世俗的事物分离，如今在圣灵里，完全活在神的旨意中。

今日思考：让你的整个灵魂向神伸展；敢于吸入天堂的气息；敢于觉醒于神的全部心意；倾听圣灵的语言。

July 2

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. — Ephesians 4:6

Scripture reading: Psalm 95

Think of it! It does not matter what the Enemy brings to you, or tries to bring; the Father, who is above all, is over you. The God of power, majesty, and glory can bring you to a place of dethroning everything else! Do you dare to believe it?

Remember, God our Father is so intensely desirous to have all the fullness of the manifestation of His power that we do not have to have one thing that His Son did not come to bring. We have to have perfect redemption; we have to know all the powers of righteousness; we have to understand perfectly that we are brought to the place where He is with us in all power, dethroning the power of the Enemy.

God over you—that is real. The God who is over you is more than a million times greater than the Devil, than the powers of evil, than the powers of darkness. How do I know? Hear what the Devil said to God about Job: “Have You not made a hedge around him?” (Job 1:10). The Devil was unable to get near Job because there was a hedge. What was the hedge? It was the almighty power of God. It was not a thorny hedge; it was not a hedge of thistles. It was the presence of the Lord all around Job. And the presence of the Lord Almighty is so around us that the Devil cannot break through that wonderful covering.

The Devil is against the living Christ and wants to destroy Him; if you are filled with the living Christ, the Devil is eager to get you out of the way in order to destroy Christ‘s power. Say this to the Lord: “Now, Lord, look after this property of yours.” Then the Devil cannot get near you. When does he get near? When you dethrone Christ, ignoring His rightful position over you, in you, and through you.

Thought for today: You will be strong if you believe this truth: faith is the victory—always. Glory to Jesus!

7月2日

独一的神，是众人的父，超乎一切，也贯穿一切，也在你们众人里面。——以弗所书 4:6

读经：诗篇95篇

想想看！敌人带给你什么，或者试图带给你什么，都不重要；至高无上的父在你之上。那位充满力量、威严和荣耀的神可以带你到一个让一切其他事物失去王位的地方！你敢相信吗？

记住，我们的天父上帝非常渴望显现祂权能的全部，因此我们不必缺少祂的儿子来带来的任何东西。我们必须得到完全的救赎；我们必须了解所有的公义权能；我们必须完全明白，我们已经被带到祂与我们同在、带着一切权能、废除敌人权势的地方。

上帝在你之上——这才是真实的。掌管你的是上帝，比魔鬼、比邪恶势力、比黑暗力量强大上百万倍。我怎么知道呢？听听魔鬼对上帝关于约伯说的话：“你不是已经给他周围立了篱笆吗？”（约伯记 1:10）魔鬼无法接近约伯，因为有一道篱笆。那篱笆是什么？那是上帝全能的力量。它不是荆棘篱笆，也不是蒺藜篱笆，而是主的同在环绕着约伯。而全能的主的同在就在我们周围，使魔鬼无法突破这美妙的保护。

魔鬼是反对活着的基督的，想要毁灭祂；如果你充满了活着的基督，魔鬼就急着把你从路上移开，以便摧毁基督的能力。对主说：‘主啊，现在请照看您的这块财产。’这样魔鬼就无法靠近你。他什么时候会靠近呢？当你废黜基督，无视祂在你身上、在你里面、通过你所拥有的正当地位时。

今日的思考：如果你相信这个真理，你就会坚强：信心就是胜利——永远如此。荣耀归于耶稣！