November 9
	Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
	Deuteronomy 2:6
That the Israelites were to buy meat and water signals a shift in God’s provision for them. In their wilderness wanderings, God had fed them manna from the sky and water from the rock. However, now that they’re ready to enter the Promised Land, the manna would begin falling sporadically. And after they had celebrated their first Passover in the Promised Land, the manna would stop completely (Joshua 5:12). The point is simple. God expects us to grow up, to move on. Concerning that which was once given to us, God will say, “You need to participate in the process, not because I’m being mean to you or holding back from you, but because I want to see maturity in you.” As we do with our own kids, God expected His children to participate in their own care.

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Pillar By Day" by Pastor Jon.

Smith Wigglesworth's First Article

HSRC: Smith Wigglesworth 

Holy Spirit Research Center Report from Yorkshire

BOWLAND STREET MISSION, BRADFORD, has had many days of God's right-hand, 

and has won many trophies of the Cross and seen much of the working of the mighty hands of God, 

but none of the past days resemble those of the present. 

Thank God, we are in the midst of that which might be called the soul's awakening. 

Those that were lifeless and helpless (having to be carried), are now full of life and prepared to carry others from the cold, 

indifferent, formal life to be red-hot,spirit-filled Saints, speaking and singing in Tongues. They have clear witnessing power and 

discernment, and can be counted upon for any real, active, vigilant work. They are full of love and kindness, desiring, longing, 

earnestly seeking, and beseeching God to open the Windows of Heaven and pour out a real Revival Power to awaken and 

shake England and the World. We fully believe we are in the last days, and before the Lord comes we trust to see the mightiest 

Revival the world has ever seen or witnessed. We have seen demons cast out, and the very devil of disease rebuked, and the continual 

power and blessing fully resembling Mark xvi., 17. All glory be to God.One of the clear proofs that Pentecost with Tongues is of 

God is that all the Scribes and Pharisees of the present day condemn it. 

I have seen many receive the Gift of Tongues and the Baptism of Power, but never among them were there any critics or a fleshly or  

proud man or woman. 

The clean and impure cannot dwell together. Ye cannot have God and Mammon. Pentecost with Tongues is a Holy purpose, being the 

beginning of greater days of manifestations. We shall see greater things than Jesus did as we abide in the Vine. The Baptism of the

Holy Ghost with Signs is the fulfillment of promise to those that wait.I hold much fellowship with those that speak and sing with 

new Tongues. All have one story to tell, viz., that the blessing and joy is beyond describing. Why stop at the barren field of 

justification, when there are waters of God's Love to swim in? Why live in the experience of Romans vii., when there is 

Romans viii. full of life in the Spirit without condemnation? Ephes. iii., 20.Poem 'My soul is filled with boundless love 

Whilst gazing on the precious blood,I catch the rays of Jesus face Transfixed in me, the Throne of Grace. 

Wonders beyond the human mind Rushing into me, a Life Divine; I feel the Power of the Holy Dove, 

And speak in 'Tongues' of things above. 

-- SMITH WIGGLESWORTH.---Reprinted from Confidence, a free Pentecostal paper published in Sunderland,

                                                                     数字养生一至九
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一德：明代养生家吕坤说：“仁可长寿，德可延年，养德尤养生之第一要也。”此话强调了道德修养对于养生的重要性。


　　二字：宋代苏东坡认为：“安则物之感我者轻，和则我之应物者顺。”他认为养生之道在于“安”“和”二字。“安”即静心，“和”即顺心。


　　三戒：孔子曰：“君子有三戒：少之时，血气未定，戒之在色；及其壮也，血气方刚，戒之在斗；及其老也，血气既衰，戒之在得。”戒色、戒斗、戒得是养生三要。


　　四法：明代医学家万密斋指出：“养生之法有四：一曰寡欲，二曰慎动，三曰法时，四曰却疾。”意思是减少欲望、不妄劳作、按时令养生和祛除疾病的困扰。


　　五知：宋代周守忠说：“知喜怒之损性，故豁情以宽心；知思虑之销神，故损情而内守；知语烦之侵气，故闭口而忘言；知哀乐之损寿，故抑之而不有；知情欲之窃命，故忍之而不为。”此节制七情六欲之意。


　　六节：明代医学家江绮石说：“节嗜欲以养精，节烦恼以养神，节愤怒以养肝，节辛勤以养力，节思虑以养心，节悲哀以养肺。”意思是怡情节欲以养精神、滋脏腑。


　　七食：清代养生家石成金指出：“食宜早些，不可迟晚；食宜缓些，不可粗速；食宜八九分，不可过饱；食宜淡些，不可厚味；食宜温暖，不可寒凉；食宜软烂，不可坚硬；食毕再饮茶两三口，漱口齿，令极净。”此为饮食养生的精粹。


　　八乐：清代养生家石成金的“八乐”是：静坐之乐，读书之乐，赏花之乐，玩月之乐，观画之乐，听写之乐，狂歌之乐，高卧之乐。此为情趣养生。


　　九思：孔子曰：“君子有九思：视思明，听思聪，色思温、貌思恭、言思忠，事思敬、疑思问、忿思维，见德思义。”这是君子的标准，也是养生修为者应当追求之境界。 （翁静）

	And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
	Numbers 21:6
Why would it be here - only weeks away from their entering the Promised Land - that God would have poisonous serpents bite His people? Because if they’re not taught in the wilderness, they will be distraught in the Land of Promise. So too, God is willing to go to great extremes to get us to understand that if we’re not happy today, we’ll not be happy tomorrow regardless of what comes our way or where we might be. Happiness is an inside job. God allows His children to feel a lot of pain and even to die in order that they might see and understand that He is with them, that He is enough for them, that He will take care of them. If they don’t learn to quit their complaining here, they’ll not experience His presence even in the Land of Promise. How about you? Has it been a week of complaining? Have you heard yourself say, “This is hard right now, but as soon as I get the job or as soon as I retire, as soon as she marries me or as soon as my wife leaves me, as soon as we have kids or as soon as the kids move out, I’ll be happy”? If you’re not happy today, you’ll not be happy tomorrow unless you get to the root issue. We get so deceived about this. We think we’re going to be happy “just as soon as,” but “just as soon as” never comes.

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Pillar By Day" by Pastor Jon. "A Pillar By Day" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Genesis through Deuteronomy.

In the year of this Jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.
	Leviticus 25:13
In the year of Jubilee, any land that had been sold was to be returned to its original owner. That is, if a piece of property was sold to cover a debt or to rescue a household financially, it was to be restored to the family of the one who had sold it initially. With release of debt, rest from labor, and restoration of property, the year of Jubilee seems like a golden opportunity. And yet neither the Bible nor extra-biblical writers give any indication it was ever observed. Before we chide the Israelites for failing to take advantage of the glorious year of Jubilee, however, we would do well to look in the mirror. If you want to experience jubilee in your own life presently, it begins with releasing people from the captivity in which you hold them because you think they let you down, disappointed, or hurt you. “For if ye forgive men their trespasses,” Jesus said, “your Heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matthew 6:14–15). It is the one who doesn’t set the debtor free who remains bound in misery. Even though you don’t feel it emotionally, you can decide today to do that which Israel never did: to cancel all debts and to experience jubilee in your soul.

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Pillar By Day" by Pastor Jon. "A Pillar By Day" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Genesis through Deuteronomy.

Hell is loneliness. Hell is doing something unwanted over and over.

May 10
	And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
	Genesis 50:17
Joseph cries. The word translated “wept” isn’t the word for sobbing. It’s the word for quiet weeping. Tears just rolled down his cheeks. His brothers didn’t get it. They thought he was holding a grudge against them. They thought he was simply waiting for the right time to pounce on them. They thought he was angry with them, bitter toward them. So too, we often think of our Lord Jesus as keeping a record of our previous failures; that He must be getting tired of us, exhausted by us. But we are told that, like Joseph, Jesus wept . . . “If you had only been here, our brother would not have died,” cried Martha and Mary. “We told You he was sick. We sent You word, but You didn’t come. And now he’s dead.” And Jesus wept. He knew what He would do. He knew He would bring Lazarus back to life. So it wasn’t for Lazarus He wept. It was for the unbelief of Martha and Mary (John 11). Jesus wept a second time when He said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, I would gather you under My wing and nestle You close to My heart, but you wouldn’t let Me” (see Matthew 23:37). If you think you’ve botched it so many times that the Lord must be just about ready to throw in the towel with you, you don’t understand the heart of our Lord. It was for the man most in need, upon the man who couldn’t handle things all that well, toward the man with the paralyzed hand that Jesus had compassion (Mark 3:1–5). So too, if you are struggling and are barely able to hold things together, you are the very one for whom Jesus has the most compassion. The person who’s not reaching out, not doing well, unable to handle life is the one for whom Jesus has special affection and on whom He has a laser-like focus. Each of us is struggling with one thing or another. Thus, Jesus would say to all of us, “No matter how withered it might be, stretch out your hand. Grab hold of Me. Receive from Me that which I long to give you.” No matter what pit you’ve dug, or what brother you’ve sold, our greater than Joseph has washed away your sin with His own blood.