WOF 1973 - 03 March, Possess the Land

8/19/2019 WOF 1973 - 03 March, Possess the Land

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/wof-1973-03-march-possess-the-land 1/4

MARCH  1973

WORD OF FAITH

Possess  the  Land  — by  Kenneth Hagin

Fo r  verily I say unto you, That whosoever shal l say unto this mountain,Be  thou removed, and be thou cast intothe sea; and shall not doubt in his heart,but shal l believe that those things whichhe saith shall come to pass; he shallhave whatsoever he saith.

-Mark  11:23

There are  three  importantstatements in this vers e.

WHOSOEVER:1) ...shall not doubt in his

heart,

2) ...shall believe  that  thosethings which he saith shall cometo pass,

3) ...shal l have whatsoeverhe saith.

Take  it in reverse. What isit  that  you are going to have?What you say!...  If  what you saidwith your mouth is a resultof   what you believed in yourheart  This is  God's  inevitablelaw of faith. It works!

Let's  look at a proof textfrom  the  Old  Testament. Pleaseread Numbers 13:26-14:9.

Is rae l had come out of Egypt.They  were on their way to theirhome land, Canaan, which Godhad promised them. God hadsaid to them, "I  will give  youthe land." They came to aplace called Kade sh-Barnea.From  there  they  sent  twelvemen into the land of promise

to spy it out.Two  out of the twelve spies

brought back a  good report. Tenbrought back an evil report. Theten reported  that  it was a landflowing  with milk and honey all

right. (They brought back someof   the giant clusters of grapesand pomegranates and the fruitof   the land.) BUT  there weregiants there!

30 And Caleb  stilled the people beforeMoses,  and said, Le t us go up at once,and  possess  it; for we are well able toovercome it.

31 But the men that went up with himsaid, We be not able to go up againstthe people; for they are stronger than we.

-Numbers  13:30-31

Caleb  said, "We can do it."The  jten said, "We cannot do

it."Jesus  said, "You can have

what you say."The  thing  that  defeats many

Christians is they constantlylive  on the negative side oflife.  They are always talkingabout what I can 't do, and whatI  don't have, and what I amnot—rather  than talking aboutwhat I am, and what I do have,and what I can do, and whatbelongs to me.

Caleb  said, "Let*s go up atonce and possess the land forwe are well able to overcomeit " The other ten spies said,"We  are not able to go againstthem. We can't do it." Thisworks either on the negativeor on the positive side.

Each  individual in this case

got exactly what he said. Theten got exactly what they said.They  said, "We can't." R ead ing  on into the 14th chapter youwill  find  that  Israel acceptedthe majority  report. When they

did,  that  was tantamount totheir saying the same thingthe ten said, "We can't do it."And  they got exactly what theysaid. That was as far as theywent. They wandered in thewilderness until every singleman in  that  older generationfrom twenty years of age andupward died. They never wenta  step further toward  God'spromised land. They never went

a  step further toward enteringinto the promised provisions ofGod.

There is something we need tolook   at here which folks oftenhave a wrong idea about. CanaanLand  i s not a type of heaven.Because  the Israelites did notenter  into the promised provisions  of God does not meanthat  they were lost and unsaved.

I  remember singing as ayoung denominational preacherwhat was practically our themesong:

On  Jordan's  stormy banks I stand andcast a wistful eye,

To   Canaan's  fair and happy land wheremy  possessions lie,I am bound for the promised land,I am bound for the promised land.Oh ,  who will come and go with me,I am bound for the promised land.

We  thought Canaan 's land was

a  type of heaven. Now I lookback and wonder why we everthought  that,.  We believed whatwe had been told. We were"religiously"  brainwashed andnot "scripturally" taught.

KENNETH E. HAGIN  EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION* BOX  50126 •  TULSA, OK.  • 74150 • (918)582-7161

8/19/2019 WOF 1973 - 03 March, Possess the Land

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/wof-1973-03-march-possess-the-land 2/4

1

It dawned on me one day.Canaan's  land could not possiblybe a type of heaven. How in theworld could it be a type ofheaven? When we get to heaventhere  won't be any more battlesto fight.

.. .Bless ed are the dead which die in theLord  from henceforth: Yea, saith theSpirit,  that they may  rest  from theirlabours:  and their works do follow them.

-Revelation 14:13

There won't be any battles tofight.  There won't be any citiesto take. There won't be anyenemies in the land. There areno giants in heaven to opposeyou.  They are down here  in thisworld.

No  Canaan's land is not atype of heaven. It couldn't be.Canaan's  land is a type of thebapt ism of the  Holy  Ghost. You

see,  God  said to Israel when theycame out of Egypt:

10 For the land, whither thou goest into  possess  h, -i s not as the tenthof   Egypt,from  whence ye came out, where thousowedst  thy seed, and wateredstitwiththyfoot, as a garden of herbs:

11 But the  land, whither ye goto poss essit, is a land of hills and valleys, anddrinketh water of the rain of heaven.

-Deuteronomy  11:10-11

The  rain of heaven is the HolyGhost. He then went on to prom

ise them the early and the  latterrain which is the outpouring ofthe  Holy  Ghost (Deut. 11:14).

And  so Canaan's land is a typeof   the baptism of the Holy Ghostand of our rights and pr ivi legesin  Christ Jesus, which includesDivine  healing and all the  otherprovisions  that  are ours in thisland . But, you see , you have topossess it.

Caleb  said, "Let us go up atonce and possess it. We  are ableto do it God had said to Is rael ,"I ' l l  give you the land" ; but theyhad to do the possessing of it.

I  have heard so many peoplesay,  "Well,  if the Lord wants meto have the baptism of the  HolyGhost,  He will give it to me."

I  have heard some say, "Ifthe Lord wants to heal me, Hewill  heal me. I'm just leaving (

it up to Him. If He wants todo it,  He' ll  do it. I want everything He has for me."

Yes,  but if you get it , you willhave to possess it. If you don'tever possess it, you won't everget it.  YOU  do the possessing.God  said, " I am going to give

you  the land, but you wil l haveto possess it."  Caleb  said, "Letus go up at once and possessit." We will have to possess ourpos sess ions or we will neverget them.

8 Fo r bodily exercise profiteth little:but godliness is profitable unto all things,having  promise of the life that now is, andof   that which is to come.

15 Meditate upon these  things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting mayappear to all.

- I  Timothy 4:8, 15

"...The  life  that  now  is . . . ."That means right here where weare living—in this  life.  Havingpromise of the  life  that  now is!And  so, I want the ble ssingsof   God.

Many,  many yea rs ago, a l most forty, the devil came to meand said, "How do you knowthere  is a heaven? You havenever been  there.  You havenever seen it. How do you know

what it is going to be  like?"I  told him  that  I believed what

the  Bible  said about heaven buthe still persisted.

"Well,"  I said, "I am  going totell you something, Mr.  Devil.God  made some promises tome in this  life  and I haveproved every one of them out.I  am enjoying all the promisesHe  said I could in this  lifeand if it works in this  life,it wi ll work in the next one."

You  know, he  shut  up andleft  and has never bothered mesince along this line

If   the Word of God works inthis  life  and you enjoy all thepromises He has promised youin  this  life,  you  don't  have to

worry about the promises of thenext  life.  That wi ll work too.

I  can  understand,  however,how some  dear  folks would be indoubt. They live on such a lowplane in this  life;  so robbedthrough doubt and unbelief ofwhat God has for them.

Joshua  said:

19  Only  rebel not ye against the  LORD,

neither fear ye the people of the land;for  they are bread for us: their defenceis departed from them, and the  LORDis with us: fear them not.

-Numbers  14:9

Adding  what Joshua said towhat  Caleb  said, they said,"We  are able to overcome because the Lord is with us."We  are not bragging on what wecan  do by our natural strengthand in our own natural selves.

Our  confidence is in the Lord .He  is with us . He is sufficient.He  is able and my faith is in

.Him  ____ _ .r

There is so much in thispassage of   scripture  but I wantyou  to notice this in particular.Here are twelve individuals.Two  of them said one thing.Ten  of them sai d somethingelse. Israel accepted the ma jori ty  report  and said what theten said. And al l of them got

exactly  what they said.Caleb  and Joshua were held

back temporari ly by the unbeliefof   the others, but, bles s God,they finally prevailed. You maybe temporarily bothered andheld back because of doubt andunbelief   around you. But if youpersist  in faith, you will eventually ri se to the top.  Caleband Joshua were the only twoof   the older group who enteredinto Canaan's land. They got

Doyle  (Buddy) Harrison EditorPublished monthly. Subscription rates:$1.00/yr U.S . & Canada  instituted bypayment of regular subscription rate(or) first $1.00 of your donation to theKenneth  E .  Hagin  Evangelistic Assoc.Volume  VI  Number Three

8/19/2019 WOF 1973 - 03 March, Possess the Land

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/wof-1973-03-march-possess-the-land 3/4

1

exactly  what they sai d. Th eothers said, "We can 't. Wecan 't mak e it We ca n' t do it.Th e  giants are there. " Andthey got exactly what they said.

It i s go ing to wor k for youon  one side or the other; thepositive  or the n egat ive. It notonly  is going to work for you;it is working for you right now.Check   up on your sel f. If you

don't  like  what is i n you r  life,quit talking as you are; becauseyou  are the one who is c re at in git. The confessions of your own

faith  (what you say is yourfaith  talki ng) fix the lan dma rksof   your  life.

Go d  didn't decree  that  thisolder g eneration of Isr ael it eswould  not go into Ca na an 's land.God ' s  perfect  will  for them wasthat  they go in. Th ey are theones who  fixed  the landmarksof   their own  l ives .You  do notreceive from God beyond what

you  say.  " . . .He  sh al l ha've what soever he saith...." These menfixed  the landmarks of theirown  l ives .  #

I  received a copy of your Word of Faith   letter  (December 1972) and I was reallybles sed by the si mple but cl ea r and revealin g mes sag e of the birth , pre exis ten ce andglorification  of our Savior Jesus.

I  really liked the  part  about the joy Je su s had to dwell among men to  give  them atrue  conception of God and how much God desired their fellowship.

More  and more I am getting to know Jesus   better  as a  PERSON.  For 23 years I,being a Jew, held to the idea  that  Jesus was nothing more than a  traitor  to the Jewish

peop le and died a mar tyr . Nev er had I opened the pages of the New Testament tosee why He did come to this earth.  For year s I hated  that  name. Now it is the sweetest

name I know. It has brought me de live ran ce from d rug s, the occult and bondage to thepowers of darkne ss. I am stil l lear ning about the ble ssed Mes sia h and hope to share

this message of salvation with the Jewish people.

God  bless you, love in Jesus,

God  was right when he told you to  repeat  the lesso ns over and ove r. When I fi rst

heard you a y ear ago , I was not ready for your detailed teac hing. I had too many

basics  to learn as my  life  was upside down til l Chr ist became reall y rea l to me

through the baptis m. The devil also used your strong so uthern accent to hold me backfrom  listening. Now  there  is no such probl em. Thank God now I can beli eve God for

miracles every day.

New  York

FREE

LESSON

The  Individuate Faith

Reverend Hagin explains therole to be played by the faithof   an individual in receiv ingthe provisions God has madefor  us.

This month's free lesson willbe  sent  to all who  writerequesting "The Individual'sFaith."

RADIO

FAITH SEMINAR  OF THE AIR

Many  con tinuall y write us to te ll how

the " Fai th Semi nar of the  Air*  is agrea t s our ce of spir itua l food and

inspiration. We are grateful for  God's

blessing in this regard. We appreciate

hearing from all our radio lis ten ers ,how God is working in thei r  lives.

Many  write us each month requesting

the radio m inis try be expanded to new

are as. We are very eag er to reac h asmany as possible with this gospel.Please continue to stand with us in

prayer and  support,  as we  trust  Godfor  dire cti on and opportuni ties to rea ch

new areas.

Le t  us hear from you soon about ourradio ministry in your a rea.

ALL FAITHS CRUSADES

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA  March 7-10Holiday  Inn Northwest

3535 Northwest 39th Expressway(US  66 and Portland Avenue)

Two  ser vic es daily, Wednesday, March 7thru  Sat., Mar. 10—10:00 a.m. &  7:30p.m.

TAMPA  BAY AREA,  FL A. . . . March  18-25

Harvest Temple AuditoriumHighway  688

Largo,  FloridaSunday  Ser vic es 7:00 p.m.Mon.  thru  Sat.. .. 10:00 a. m. & 7:30 p.m.

L E E S B U R G ,  FL A  April  1-8

Westside  Baptist Auditorium

2508 Westside DriveLeesburg,  Florida

Sunday  Ser vic es 7:30 p.m.Mon.  thru  Sat 10:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m .

STEWARDSHIPLet  us show you how you canBE  A  WISE STEWARD.  Youcan  plan a part  of your  WILLnow and avoid probate  courtcosts at death.  Your  estatemay save as much as 30%

to 40% by careful planning.

We  can  arrange  for you toearn  a good interest dividendfar the  rest  of your  naturallife.  At death, your investedfunds are  kept  in the Lord'swork.

It is so simple .. .no long waiting  period. We can help youtoday to place some of yourinvestments in the Lord 's

work, and you  KNOW  yourWILL  is being car rie d out.

Send  your  letter  today to theStewardship Divi sion. Wewill  send you  full  details.

8/19/2019 WOF 1973 - 03 March, Possess the Land

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/wof-1973-03-march-possess-the-land 4/4

Favorite Wiggiesworth Quotes

"B e  fille d with the Spiri t," i.e ., be soaked with the Spirit; so

soaked  that  every  thread  in the fabric of your  life  will have

rec eived the requi site hue of the Spiri t. Then when you are

misuse d and squeezed to the wal l, all  that  will ooze out of you

will  be the Jesus  nature.

It is when we believe  that  something happens!

God  wants you so full of the Spirit that  your whole  life  is praise!

You  are bound foreve r by loyalty to God to see  that  no schism

shal l come into the bod y—t he church.

There is always blessin g where  there  is harmony. "One accord"is  the keynote to vic tory . See to it  that  nothing ever comes out

of   your lips  that  would  disturb  harmony, but  rather  live in the

plac e wher e you are helping every body , lifting everybody, and

causin g everybody to come into perfect harmony.

SMITH WIGGLESWORTH  often said,  "No.  man gets more out of   life  than I do. I get moreout of a minute than most folks get out of a month." Sharing this  life  of joy, faith, and miraclesthrough the pages of the world-famous evangelist's biography is a spiritual adventure not tobe missed . Stanley Frodsham, many years the editor of "The Pentecostal  Evangel"  and closepersonal friend of Wiggiesworth tel ls Smi th 's heartwarming story.

Available  free to all those who send an offering of any amount.  Simply  check and mail thecoupon below.

 KENNETH E. HAGIN EVANGELISTIC   ASS'N,  INC.

 P. 0.  Box 50126

TULSA,  OKLAHOMA  74150

APPL ICAT ION  TO  MAIL  AT

SECOND-CLASS  POSTAGE

RATES  IS PEND ING

A T  TULSA,  OKLA.

Morris Bass

5-1.4";- 2. Haskell St,

Tulsa, Okla. 74115

•••

Enclosed  is my offering of $

Please  send me the  SMITH WIGGLESWORTH  book, "Apostle of Faith".

Please  send me the free monthly lesson, "The Individuals Faith".