Wigglesworth's Testimony Of Being Filled With the Holy Spirit
Over the years I've read in various accounts of Smith Wigglesworth's baptism in the Holy
Spirit. Before Wigglesworth was baptized in the Holy Ghost, he wanted to argue with anyone
who said he needed to receive more of the Holy Ghost. He told them, "I've got the Holy Ghost;
it's these tongues I want."
People would tell him, "No, you need the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and then you'll speak in
tongues." But Wigglesworth didn't want to accept the possibility that there was more of the
Holy Spirit to receive than he already had by being born again.
However, Wigglesworth was determined to "receive those tongues." He was at the end of
some meetings and preparing to get on the train to go back to his home. He decided to visit a
Spirit-filled Episcopal priest's home before he left.
The priest was out making a pastoral call when Wigglesworth got there. But the priest's wife
told Wigglesworth,
"Come on in and I'll pray for you."
Wigglesworth said, "I want you to pray that I will receive those tongues."
The priest's wife said, "You don't want tongues; you want the Holy Ghost! You receive this
experience of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and the tongues will be a part of that experience.
But don't seek tongues. Seek the Holy Ghost. Seek Jesus who is the Baptizer in the Holy
Ghost."
"But I already have the Holy Ghost!" Wigglesworth argued. "I know what I want!"
"Be quiet, shut your eyes, and I'll pray for you!" the priest's wife said.
So she laid her hands on
Wigglesworth's head as he knelt there and she prayed, "Oh Lord, help this poor fellow.
Forgive him and baptize him in the Holy Ghost."
About that time someone knocked at the door and the priest's wife went to answer it. While she
was gone and Wigglesworth was kneeling there alone, suddenly with his eyes shut he had a
vision.
In the vision, Wigglesworth saw the empty cross and the glorified Savior. He was conscious of
the cleansing of Jesus' precious blood, and he began to cry out, "Clean! Clean! Clean! I'm
clean through the blood! Through the blood, I'm clean!"
About that time Wigglesworth realized he wasn't saying "clean" anymore; he was talking in
some kind of strange language! And he traveled back home speaking with other tongues.
After Wigglesworth was baptized in the Holy Ghost, he would tell people, "I used to have an
argument, but now I have an experience inside the Bible and outside the realm of argument!"
He found out there was more to receive of the Holy Spirit after being born again.
FFT: Seek the Holy Ghost! Seek Jesus who is the Baptizer in the Holy Ghost! DONT SEEK TONGUES.
ACTION POINT: Activate your Testimony! RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT NOW!
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