A study from Vince Baker Ministries
What sustains ministry when the work becomes demanding?
In John 15, Jesus describes fruit as growing from abiding in Him. The image of a branch receiving life from a vine gives a frame for Wigglesworth’s language about inward renewal. Bring the pressures of service back to Christ, and give yourself time to listen to Scripture before deciding what to do.
What does a daily walk with God look like in practice?
Psalm 63 moves from longing to remembering, praise, and trust. Colossians describes the Word dwelling richly in a community that practices kindness and forgiveness. Start with a short reading and an honest prayer. Choose one person to encourage before the day ends.
Scripture to read alongside the quotes
- John 15:1-11 · KJV
- Psalm 63:1-8 · KJV
- Colossians 3:12-17 · KJV
Read the digitized 1924 edition of Ever Increasing Faith. Source notes identify passages and later attributions.
25 Smith Wigglesworth quotes on devotion
Open this quote“It is better to live ready than to get ready!”
Open this quote“Every new revelation brings a new dedication. Let us seek Him.”
Open this quote“If you are living in the earth realm and expect things from Heaven, they will never come.”
Open this quote“Give attention to life’s inflow; outward service will dwindle if inward energies are not renewed.”
Open this quote“You can lose more in ten minutes than you have gained in a whole year in the Assembly.”
Open this quote“I am always on my merit. Every time I preach, I preach my best. Every time I pray, I pray my best.”
Open this quote“The devil knows if he can capture your thought life, he has won a mighty victory over you.”
Open this quote“Before a man can bind the enemy, he must know there is nothing binding him.”
Open this quote“The power of God will take you out of your own plans and put you into the plan of God.”
Open this quote“In me is working a power stronger than any other power.”
Open this quote“Before God could bring me to this place, He has broken me a thousand times.”
Open this quote“Beloved, let me entreat you to pay any price. Never mind what it costs; it is worth all to have His smile, to have His presence.”
Open this quote“A man is in a great place when he has no one to turn to but God.”
Open this quote“To live two days in succession on the same spiritual plane is a tragedy.”
Open this quote“The Lord would so cleanse the motive and desires of our hearts that we will seek but one thing only, and that is, His glory.”
Open this quote“We can only receive power as a gift, through yielding and obeying.”
Open this quote“The life that is in me is a thousand times bigger than I am outside.”
Open this quote“I don't ask myself how I feel — I tell myself how I feel.”
Open this quote“No matter what troubles you, God can shake the devil out and completely transform you. There is none like Him.”
Open this quote“Increase comes by action, by using what we have and what we know.”
Open this quote“It pays to trust God with all and to make no reservation.”
Open this quote“If you examine yourself, you will be natural, but if you look at God, you will be supernatural.”
Open this quote“I refuse to be an ordinary man. You say, why do you? Because I have an extraordinary God who makes extraordinary people.”
Open this quote“I am satisfied with the dissatisfaction that never rests until it is satisfied and satisfied again.”
Open this quote“If you are in the same place as you were yesterday, you are a backslider.”
