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Agree and Then Don't Back Down!
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
Can
two walk together, except they be agreed? (Amos 3:3)
In
1949 I was holding a meeting in Plainview, Texas, at the First Assembly
of God Church. Christmas was coming up, and I needed some extra money
for Christmas presents.
I
wrote to my wife, "At three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, you open your
Bible there in Garland, Texas, to Matthew 18:19, and I'll open my Bible
here in Plainview. We'll agree that the offering will be a particular
amount on Sunday night." You see, you can be in agreement in spirit and
not be with the other person physically.
I
preached on the last Sunday night before Christmas. And in all the
hustle and bustle of special Christmas programs, the ushers forgot to
count the offering. The pastor found the offering plates and brought
them back to the parsonage. He dumped all the money out on the dining
room table and said, "Let's count it."
He
counted half and I counted the other half. He wrote down his amount, and
I wrote down my amount. It was $23.12 short. He said, "My, my, I was
hoping it would run as much as it has been running. I know Christmas is
coming up. I'm so sorry."
I
said, "Don't worry about it. My wife and I agreed."
It
would have been easy for me to say, "Well, we missed it somewhere." But
my wife and I had agreed. I knew we had agreed. I mean if the Lord Jesus
Christ Himself suddenly appeared and stood there and said, "Your problem
is that you didn't agree," I would say, "Lord Jesus, You're lying about
it. We did agree."
Confession: When I agree in prayer with someone based on the Word of
God, I don't back down. I stand my ground on the Word of God, believing
that what God said is true!
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa , OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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