BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

So where was all that boldness for which Mr. Wigglesworth became so well known? Well, when Mrs. Wigglesworth passed away, she had done all she knew to do to get him to yield to the call of God on his life. But he just would not give in to it—at least, not while she was around to do the preaching. So before she died, she made an agreement with The LORD that she would go on to heaven in order to get Smith in the will of God. But even that almost didn’t work. On the day Mr. Wigglesworth’s wife died, he prayed for her to be raised from the dead...and she was. “You’re not leaving me!” he told her when she came back to life. “What will I do?” “Smith, you are going to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ!” she said. “I’m leaving—now do the will of God!” Then she laid her head down on the pillow and left. Once she was gone, Mr. Wigglesworth repented and repented and repented and repented, and finally accepted his call. But that was only the beginning. The real change in Smith Wigglesworth did not come until he started getting up every day at 4 a.m. to take Communion. Like clockwork, every day he would begin the day remembering his covenant with Almighty God by taking the bread and the cup. Every day, he lived under the influence of that covenant. And every day, he became more and more bold—until, finally, he became one of the boldest men of God in history. A Wall of Righteousness Like Mr. Wigglesworth, as you and I continue to walk out our salvation on this earth, there are times when we mess up and sin. Even as mature believers, we step outside of God’s will for our lives. When we do, our natural tendency is to run from God in shame. We want to hide from Him like Adam and Eve did when they first sinned. Instead of hiding, though, I want to encourage you to run as fast as you can into the arms of God. We can do that because we have an Advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1). We have “One Who will intercede for us,” the "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition" says. That Advocate is Jesus. But simply knowing that Jesus is our personal Advocate is one thing. Tapping into His ministry as Advocate is another. That’s why I want to show you a practical way we can bring Jesus—our heavenly Lawyer—into our conscious, everyday-life situations where, even if we’ve sinned and repented by faith, we can use some help in standing our ground where the devil’s attacks of guilt and condemnation against us are concerned. Or, maybe we haven’t sinned, but we just need help in standing our ground where the temptation to sin is concerned. In either case, each and every day you and I can build a wall that will help keep us from being overcome by the world’s darkness. It’s a wall that will turn away sin, guilt and condemnation. It’s a wall of righteousness that will reinforce our confidence and boldness in God. How do we build this wall? By faith, and by The WORD of God. What do we build it with? The cup and the bread. A Wall of Remembrance In early 1998, the Spirit of God convicted me about not taking Communion as often as I should. Certainly, I knew the benefits of taking Communion on a regular basis, and for specific situations I faced from time to time, but The LORD was telling me I needed to do it more often. At about that time, The LORD also used a friend of mine to stir inside me this principle of building a mighty wall, between us—believers who have been made the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21)—and sin. It was a principle I had practiced over the years, but I needed fresh revelation. The Apostle Paul, who had received great revelation concerning The LORD’s Supper, wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: "The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till he come." As you and I come to the Communion table and take the bread and the cup, we are representing, signifying and proclaiming the fact of Jesus’ death (verse 26, "AMPC"). Why is that so important? Well, Jesus said Himself, in verse 25, “This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood” ("AMPC"). Jesus’ blood—His death—ratified our covenant with God. God honors that blood. In fact, when you and I sin, that blood is in the way. The blood of His Son is between Him and our sins. But now, let’s step back for a moment and take a look at that bloodline that encircles us. BVOV : 25

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