Smith Wigglesworth was known as a man of few words—but when he spoke, heaven listened.
One day in Bradford, England, a young preacher invited Wigglesworth to speak at a church meeting. The young man expected a fiery sermon. Instead, Wigglesworth walked to the pulpit, opened his Bible… and stood completely silent.
Minutes passed.
People shifted uncomfortably. Someone coughed. The young preacher panicked.
Still Wigglesworth said nothing.
After nearly ten minutes, he closed his Bible and said only one sentence:
“When God speaks, I speak. Until then, I remain silent.”
Then he sat down.
The congregation was confused—some even offended. But that night, something unusual happened. Without music, without preaching, without altar calls, people began to weep. Strong men fell to their knees. Women cried out for mercy. Conviction swept through the room like a mighty wind.
By the end of the meeting, dozens had repented, marriages were restored, and several sick people testified they had been healed while Wigglesworth stood in silence.
Later, someone asked him, “Why didn’t you preach?”
Wigglesworth replied,
“Words without power are noise. I would rather say nothing and let the Holy Ghost preach.”
That was the secret of Smith Wigglesworth’s life—not eloquence, not education, but absolute dependence on the Spirit of God.
He believed that faith did not come from speaking much, but from hearing God clearly and obeying Him fully.
And wherever that kind of faith showed up, dead things came back to life.
Credit : KINGDOM GENERALS
他没有讲道——但天上却被震动｜史密斯．威格斯沃斯
史密斯．威格斯沃斯(Smith Wigglesworth, 1859–1947）以寡言著称——但当他开口时，连天都侧耳倾听。
有一天，在英国布拉德福德，一位年轻的传道人邀请威格斯沃斯在一场教会聚会中分享。这位年轻人原本期待一篇火热激昂的讲道。然而，威格斯沃斯走上讲台，打开圣经……却完全沉默地站着。
几分钟过去了。
人们开始坐立不安。有人咳了一声。那位年轻传道人慌了。
威格斯沃斯仍然一言不发。
将近十分钟后，他阖上圣经，只说了一句话：
「当神说话时，我才说话；在那之前，我保持沉默。」
然后，他坐了下来。
会众感到困惑——甚至有人觉得被冒犯。但就在那天晚上，一件不寻常的事发生了。没有音乐、没有讲道、没有呼召，人们却开始哭泣。强壮的男人跪倒在地，妇女呼喊求怜悯。定罪的灵如同大风一般席卷整个会场。
聚会结束时，数十人悔改，破裂的婚姻得以恢复，还有好几位病人见证说：就在威格斯沃斯静默站立的时候，他们得了医治。
后来，有人问他：「你为什么没有讲道？」
威格斯沃斯回答说：
「没有能力的言语只是噪音。我宁可什么都不说，让圣灵来讲道。」
这正是史密斯．威格斯沃斯生命的祕诀——不是口才，不是学识，而是对神之灵完全的倚靠。
他相信，信心不是来自多说话，而是来自清楚聆听神的声音，并完全顺服祂。
而这样的信心出现的地方，死亡的事物就会重新得着生命。
