ELSHADDAI

The God Who Is More Than Enough The God WhoSatisfiesWithLongLife

KennethE.Hagin

Contents

Chapter1-TheGodWhoIsMoreThanEnough

Chapter2-SevenThingsGodWantsToDoforYou

Chapter3-HowToEnjoyaLongLife

Chapter4-TheManWhoCouldn'tBeSaved

Chapter1-TheGodWhoIsMoreThanEnough

Becausehehathsethisloveuponme,thereforewillI

deliverhim:Iwillsethimonhigh,becausehehath

knownmyname.

Heshallcalluponme,andIwillanswerhim:Iwillbe

withhimintrouble;Iwilldeliverhim,andhonourhim.

WITHLONGLIFEWILLISATISFYHIM,andshew

himmysalvation[deliverance].

—Psalm91:14-16

AndwhenAbramwasninetyyearsoldandnine,the

LordappearedtoAbram,andsaiduntohim,Iamthe

AlmightyGod;walkbeforeme,andbethouperfect.

—Genesis17:1

WhentheLordGodappearedtoAbram,whatHeactuallysaidinHebrewwas,"IamElShaddai......

ElShaddaiisoneofsevencovenantnamesthroughwhichGodrevealedHimselftoIsrael.InHebrew,ElShaddaimeans

"theAll-SufficientOne,"or"theGodwhoismorethanenough."

ThetranslatorsoftheKingJamesVersiontranslatedElShaddaias "Almighty God." I like that. If He is the All-Sufficient One,thenHeisAlmighty:theOnewhoismorethanenough.

All through the Old Testament, Almighty God revealed andunveiledHimselfastheGodwhoismorethanenough.

He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He said toAbraham, "thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is nottheirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them fourhundredyears;Andalsothatnation,whomtheyshallserve,willI judge: and afterward shall they come out with greatsubstance"(Gen.15:13,14).

Fourhundredandthirtyyearswentby.GodcameonthesceneandspoketoamanbythenameofMoses,wholedthechildrenofIsraeloutofEgypt.

Astheywereleaving,however,Pharoah'sheartwashardened.He went after them with his soldiers, intending to recapturethemandmakethemhisslavesagain.

ThechildrenofIsraelstoodontheshoreoftheRedSeacrying,"Whatarewegoingtodo?Whatarewegoingtodo?"

TheEgyptianswerebehindthem,andtheRedSeawasbeforethem. On one side of themwas wilderness, and on the othersideweremountains.

TheGodwhoismorethanenoughspoketoMosesandsaid,"Stretch forth thy rod."WhenMosesdidso; thewatersof theRed Sea parted long enough for the children of Israel to goacrossondryground.Theyweredelivered!

When the Egyptian army attempted to follow, they weredrownedinthedepthsofthesea.

Amodernisticpreacherwrote,"Well,really,thatwasn'tmuchofa miracle. The water was only ankle deep at the place theyforded."

When I read that, I thought,Dear Lord! That poor simpletonthinks a whole army drowned in ankle-deep water! It wouldhave been a greater miracle than ever for a whole army todrowninankle-deepwater!

The issue is not that they drowned in ankle-deep water; theissue is that God divided the waters and Israel crossed overdryshod.Ithappenedjust liketheBiblesays ithappened:GoddividedtheRedSea.

WhenthechildrenofIsraelarrivedsafelyontheotherside,thewomengotouttheirmusicalinstrumentsandbegantosinganddance. In the song the Spirit ofGod gave them, it said, " thedepthswereCONGEALEDintheheartofthesea"(Exod.15:8).

"Congealed"water is frozenwater.Godmade thewater standuponbothsideslikeawall.Hefrozeit.ThechildrenofIsraelwalked across the sea on dry ground. TheWord was spoken,andthewatercametogetheragain.He'smorethanenough!

OncethechildrenofIsraelhadreachedCanaan'sland,theyraninto other difficulties. One day they were fighting a crucialbattle against their enemies. Itwasgettingdark. If night fell,theymightlosethebattle.Joshua,theirleader,prayedthatthesunandmoonstandstillinthesky(Joshua10:13).

And God stopped the whole universe because a man of Godprayed!GodcoulddothatbecauseHeistheAlmightyGod—theAll-SufficientOne—theGodwhoismorethanenough!

All through the Old Testament, we see this God who is morethanenoughrevealingHimselfinthelivesofmenandwomen:patriarchs,prophets,priests,andkings.

We see Elijah praying on Mount Carmel and the fire of Godfalling fromheaven to consume the sacrifice. The prophets ofBaalweredefeated (1Kings18).He's theGodwho ismorethanenough!

WeseeDavid'smightymenofwarandthinkwearereadingtheexploitsofsupermen.Althoughtheydidsupernaturalfeats,theythemselves were not wounded or killed. They overcame theirenemies because the power ofGodwas upon them.He's theGodwhoismorethanenough,eveninthemidstofwar!

ComingovertotheNewTestament,weseeJesusappearonthesceneanddeclare,"hethathathseenmehathseentheFather"(John14:9).HetoldtheJews,"YourfatherAbrahamrejoicedtoseemyday:andhesawit,andwasglad"(John8:56).

Theyanswered,"Thouartnotyetfiftyyearsold,andhastthouseenAbraham?"(v.57).

Jesussaid,"BeforeAbrahamwas,Iam"(v.58).

GodhadrevealedHimselftoMosesintheOldTestamentasthegreatGod IAM. Jesuswas trying to tell the Jews, " I am thatGod.Youare lookingatGodrightnow."TheLordJesusChristdemonstratedinHisearthwalkthatHeisthegreatGodIAM.

Heismorethanenough!

We see Jesus and the disciples out in thewildernesswith themultitude. This was the occasion He preached what we call"TheSermonontheMount."Thepeoplehadbeenwithoutfoodfor several days and were almost fainting from hunger. JesustoldHisdisciplestogivethemultitudefoodtoeat.

Theyreplied,"Wedon'thaveanything!"

They looked around and all they found was a little boy whooffered them his lunch: five barley loaves and two small fish(John6:9).

Jesus had them seat the crowd in groups. He took the littleboy'slunchandfedthe5,000.He'smorethanenough!

A famous modernist preacher said, "Well, that's really nomiracle.After all, the loavesofbreadwerebigger in thatdaythantheyaretoday."

Hewasforgettingthatwasjustonelittleboy'slunch!

WhenJesuscomesonthescene,Heismorethanenough!

Wesee Jesusattendingawedding inCanaofGalileewithHismother. She told Him they had run out of wine, and sheinstructed the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, doit"(John2:5).

Jesustoldthemtofillthewaterpotswithwaterandcarrythemto the governor of the feast. By the time they got there, thewaterhadbeenturnedintowine,andthegovernorexclaimed,"You'vesavedthebesttilllast!"He'smorethanenough!

WeseeJesusapproachingthecityofNainandfindingafuneralprocessioncomingoutofthegates,boundforthecemetery.Thedeadmanwastheonlysonofawidow.SoJesus,theOnewhoismore thanenough, stopped the procession,walked up tothe coffin, and commanded the fellow to get up. He did, andJesusrestoredhimtohismother.He'smorethanenough!

WordcametoJesusonedaythatHisfriend,Lazarus,wasdying,butJesuspurposelytarriedafewmoredaysbeforemakingHiswaytoBethany.

WhenMarthalearnedthatHewascoming,sheranouttomeethim, saying, "Oh,Master, if only You had been here, Lazaruswouldnothavedied!"

Hesaid,"Yourbrothershallriseagain."

Martha replied, "Oh, we know that he will rise again in theresurrectionatthelastday."

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life." Then Hesaid,"TakeMetohissepulchre."

Lazarus'bodyhadbeenplacedinacavewhichwassealedwithastone.

WhenJesusorderedthemtorollawaythestone,theyprotested."Oh,"theysaid,"bythistimehestinks!"ButtheydidwhatHeasked.

Jesus said, "Lazarus, come forth!" Lazarus came forth, stillwrappedandboundingraveclothes.Jesussaid,"Loosehimandlethimgo."

TheGodwhoismorethanenoughisgreaterthandeath!

Outside Jericho one day, Jesus saw a blind beggar namedBartimaeus sitting by the side of the road. When BartimaeusheardthatJesusofNazarethwasapproaching,hebegantocryout, " Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me! " (Mark10:47).

Jesusstoppedandsaid,"Whatwilt thouthatIshoulddountothee? " And Bartimaeus said, "Lord, that Imight receivemysight."

And,blessedbeGod,Hewasmorethanenough!

So often we want to delegate everything to the past. Wesay, "Oh, itwaswonderful back there.God could do all thosethingsbackthere.Isn'tthatwonderful?"

Orwewanttoskipoverthepresentandtalkaboutwhatitwillbe likewhenweallget toHeaven. "Someday it'llallbeover,"wesay."Oneofthesedays,I'mgoingtoleavethisvaleoftears.HereIwanderlikeabeggarthroughtheheatandcold......

ThingscanbedifferentNOWifwe'llbelieveGod.ThingswillbedifferentHEREifwe'lltrustHim.He'stheGodwhoISmorethanenough.

HeIStheAll-SufficientOne.HeisnotjusttheGodofyesterday;He's the God of NOW. He didn't say, "I'm the God who WASmorethanenough."No!Hedidn'tsay,"I'mtheGodwhoWILLBEmorethanenough."Hesaid,"IAMElShaddai."

Because it was in the divine plan of God, Jesus took uponHimself our sins and our diseases. He put Himself into thehandsof sinfulman,wasnailed to thecross,andgaveup theghost.

Jesuscouldn'tbekilleduntilHewasmadesin forus.He took

ourplace.Hehadtogodownintotheprisonhouseofdeathforus,becauseHewasoursubstitute.

Icanimaginethatallthedevilsofhellracedupanddownthebackalleysofhellrejoicing,"We'vedefeatedGod'spurpose!"

But on that thirdmorning, theGodwho ismore than enoughsaid,"Itisenough!HehassatisfiedtheclaimsofJustice."

Death is of the enemy. TheWord of God says that until Jesuswasraisedfromthedead,Satanhadthepowerofdeath.

But Jesus conquered death. Down in hell He put off fromHimselftheprincipalitiesandthepowers,makinganopenshowof them, triumphingover them in it (Col. 2:15). [He later toldJohnontheIsleofPatmos,"Iamhethatliveth,andwasdead;and,behold,Iamaliveforevermore,andhavethekeysofhellandofdeath"(Rev.1:18).]

AsHeascended,HewentbythetombandgotHisbody.

Mary, arriving at the tomb intending to finish the embalmingprocess,foundHisbodygone."WherehavetheylaidHim?"sheaskedamanshesupposedtobethegardener.

WhenHeanswered,MaryrealizeditwasJesustherisenLord.ShereachedouttotouchHim.

Hesaid,"Touchmenot,forIamnotyetascendedtomyFather.but go tomy brethren, and say unto them, I ascend untomyFather, and your Father, and tomyGod, and yourGod" (John20:17).

When He ascended on high, Jesus entered into the heavenlyHoly of Holies with His own blood to offer as an eternalsacrificeforus.

ThenHereturnedtoearthandsaidtoHisdisciples,"Peacebeuntoyou."

Theywerefrightened."It'saspirit,"theycried.

Jesusreplied,"Beholdmyhandsandmyfeet,thatitisImyself:handleme,andsee:foraspirithathnotfleshandbonesasyeseemehave"(Luke24:39).

HehadalreadyofferedHisownpreciousbloodonhigh.

NowtheycouldtouchHim.

ThankGod,HeistheAlmightyGod.HeistheAll-SufficientOne.HeistheGodwhoismorethanenough.

Chapter2

SevenThingsGodWantsToDoforYou

Inthe91stPsalm,thereareseventhingsElShaddai—theGodwho ismore thanenough—saidHewilldo for thepersonwhosetshisloveuponHim:

"Becausehehathsethisloveuponme,thereforewillI

(1)DELIVERHIM:

(2)IwillSETHIMONHIGH,becausehehathknownmyname.

(3)Heshallcalluponme,andIWILLANSWERHIM:

(4)IWILLBEWITHHIMintrouble;Iwilldeliverhim,

(5)andHONOURHIM.

(6)WITHLONGLIFEWILLISATISFYHIM,and

(7)SHEWHIMMYSALVATION."

Weneedtounderstandtheimportanceofthesimplephrase"Iwill"or"Ishall."

A very learnedman once addressed a group of usministerialstudents. This man had an excellent working knowledge ofmany languages. In fact,when one of the students asked himhowmanylanguageshewasfluentin,hereplied,"thirty-two."

This scholar was a translator for theU.S. Government duringWorld War I. He was recognized as the leading Hebrew andGreekscholarofhisday.

The day he visited us, he was sitting reading his Greek NewTestament.Hesaid,"TherearesomethingsintheGreek—andthiswouldbetrueinsomecasesintheHebrew—forwhichwehavenoidiomintheEnglishlanguage.

"Forinstance,"hesaid,"hereinJohn'sGospelthe14thchapterandthe13thverse,whereJesussaid,'whatsoeveryeshallaskinmyname,thatwillIdo,'theKingJamesVersionsays,'Iwill.'"

Hewentontoexplain,"Now,thetranslatorsfelttheyoughttouse either 'I will' or 'I shall,' because that is the strongestassertionyoucanmake intheEnglish language.Youcan'tsayanything stronger than 'I will do it,' or 'I shall do it.' ThetranslatorsthoughttheyshouldmakeitthestrongestassertionthatcanbemadeinEnglish."

ThescholarreadtheversetousintheoriginalGreek(itwasallGreek tome). Then he said, "Now I'm going to translate thatliterallyforyou."

Thisiswhatitliterallysays:

"IfyouwillaskanythinginMyName,ifIdon'thaveit,I'llmakeitforyou"!

"I'llmakeitforyou"!And,thankGod,Hecan.BecauseHeisElShaddai—theGodwhoismorethanenough!

Iwasremindedofthisincidentbecauseinthe91stPsalmGodsays"Iwilldo"thefollowingseventhings.

First:"IwillDELIVERHIM."

ThankGod, thisGodwho ismore thanenough is a deliveringGod!

Aswesawearlier,HetoldAbrahamhisdescendantswouldbesojournersinaforeignlandfor400years,butHepromised,"Iwillbringthemoutwithastronghand."

Goddoesn'tforgetHispromises:430yearsaftertheircaptivitybeganinEgypt,GodraisedupMosesandAaronto leadIsraeloutofbondage—andHebroughtthemoutwithastronghand.He's still the same delivering God today!He ismore thanenough!

AccordingtoActs10:38,"GodanointedJesusofNazarethwiththe Holy Ghost and with power. who went about doinggood,andhealingALLthatwereoppressedofthedevil;forGodwaswithhim."

Satanistheoppressor.JesusistheDeliverer.

Second: "I will SET HIM ON HIGH, because he hathknownmyname."

Thispointwillbestudiedwiththefifthpoint.

Third:"Heshallcalluponme,andIWILLANSWERHIM."

Godalwayshasbeenaprayer-answeringGod.All through theBible,Godsaid,"Iwillanswer."

Jeremiah33:3says,"Calluntome,andIwillanswerthee,andshewtheegreatandmightythings,whichthouknowestnot."

InIsaiah43:25,26,Godsaid,“I,evenI,amhethatblottethoutthy transgressions formine own sake, andwill not rememberthysins."Thenheadded,"Putmeinremembrance...”(v.26).

RemindHimofHispromises!RemindHimofHisWord!

Coming over to the New Testament, we find marvelouspromisesthatthrillourhearts:

MATTHEW7:7,8

7Ask,and it shallbegivenyou;seek,andyeshall find;knock,and it shallbeopeneduntoyou:8 For every onethataskethreceiveth;andhethatseekethfindeth;andtohimthatknockethitshallbeopened.MARK11:24

24ThereforeIsayuntoyou,Whatthingssoeveryedesire,when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shallhavethem.JOHN16:23

23Andinthatdayyeshallaskmenothing.Verily,verily,Isay unto you,Whatsoever ye shall ask theFather inmyname,hewillgiveityou.

ComingtotheActsoftheApostles,weseethatHeisstillaGodwho hears and answers prayer; a God who is more thanenough.

One day Peter and John were on their way into the Templethrough the Gate Beautiful when they saw aman, lame frombirth, begging alms. Itwas at thehour of prayer, 3 o'clock intheafternoon.

TheBible says thatPeter, "fasteninghiseyesuponhim," said,"Look on us." Theman looked up, expecting to receive somecoins.ButPetersaid,"SilverandgoldhaveInone;butsuchasIhavegiveIthee:InthenameofJesusChristofNazarethriseupandwalk"(Acts3:6).

AsPetertookthebeggarbythehandandliftedhimtohisfeet,his feet and ankle bones became strong. He was healedimmediately, and he accompanied them inside the Templearea,"walking,andleaping,andpraisingGod"(v.8).

Whennewsofthismiraclespread,acrowdgathered.PeterandJohnwere arrested for preaching, and the next day the chiefpriests and elders commanded them to preach and teach nomoreintheNameofJesus(Acts4:18).

"And being let go, they went to their own company, andreported all that the chief priests and elders had said untothem" (v. 23). Bless God, I like that! They went to their owncompany.

Then the whole company of believers lifted up their voicestogether in prayer to God and said, “now, Lord, behold their

threatenings ...” (v. 29). They concluded their prayer bysaying,"grantuntothyservants,thatwithallboldnesstheymayspeakthyword,Bystretchingforththinehandtoheal;andthatsignsandwondersmaybedoneby thenameof thyholychildJesus"(vv.29,30).

TheBiblesays that theplacewhere theywereassembledwasshaken,andtheywereallfilledwiththeHolySpirit(v.31).

BlessGod,weneedsomeprayinglikethattoday—prayingthatwillshaketheveryplaceswherewe'repraying.

He'saprayer-answeringGod.Hesaid,"Iwillanswerhim."

Anotherexampleisfoundinthe16thchapterofActs,wherewefindPaulandSilasinjailatPhilippi.

Theyareintheinnermostprison.Theirfeetareinstocks,andtheir backs are bleeding, because they were beaten. "And atmidnightPaulandSilasprayed,andsangpraisesuntoGod:andtheprisonersheardthem"(v.25).

Atmidnight!Itliterallyhappenedatmidnight!Butthereisalsoa symbolic thought here. In themidnight of your life—in yourdarkesthour—theBible tellsyouwhat todo.Atmidnight theyprayed and sang praises to God. The fact that the otherprisonersheardthemmeanstheydidn'tdoitsilently;theydiditout loud. Yes, the prisoners heard them, but somebody elseheardthem,too—thisGodwhoismorethanenough!

I can just seeHim lookingdownover thebanisters of heavenandaskingoneoftheangels,"Whatintheworldisthatnoise?"

Theangelreports,"That'sPaulandSilasdownthereinjail."

SoGodreachesoverthebanistersofheaven,asitwere,takesholdofthatjail,andshakesituntileverydoorfliesopen,everywindowfliesopen,andeverycelldoorfliesopen.

Thejailer,seeingthis,thinkstheprisonershaveescaped.

Knowingtheirescapewouldcosthimhislife,heispreparingtofallonhisswordandkillhimselfwhenPaulsaid,"Dothyselfnoharm:forweareallhere."

The jailer called for a light, sprang into their cell, and felltremblingbeforePaulandSilas,asking,"Sirs,whatmustIdotobesaved?"

Theyreplied,"BelieveontheLordJesusChrist,andthoushaltbesaved,andthyhouse"(v.31).

Hewassavedthatverynight,andtheyhadamidnightsupper

athishome.

LookingattheEpistles,theApostlePaulsaid:

PHILIPPIANS4:6

6Becarefulfornothing;butineverythingbyprayerandsupplicationwiththanksgivingletyourrequestsbemadeknownuntoGod.

Theexpression“Becarefulfornothing...”isnottooclear.

Abetter translation is, "Donot fretorhaveanyanxietyaboutanything."

Goddoesn'twantyoutoworryorbeanxiousaboutathing.

Ifyouare,youshouldn'tbe.Hesaid,"Becarefulfornothing."

Why?BecauseHe'stheGodwhoismorethanenough:theAll-SufficientOne,theOnewhoneverchanges,theOnewhoneverfails.He is justasable todayasHeeverwas. (JesusChrist isthesameyesterday,today,andforever.)AndHe'sinterestedinyou.

He's concerned about you. That's why He said, "Because hehathsethis loveuponme, therefore ... Iwillanswerhim."Hedidn'tsay,"Ifit'smywill,Iwillanswerhim."Hesaid,"becausehehathsethisloveuponme,Iwillanswerhim."

IfyourloveissetuponGod,yourwillisinlinewiththeWordofGod.AmanorwomanwalkinginfellowshipwithGodwillneveraskanythingoutsideofthewillofGod.AndtheWordofGodisthewillofGod.

Fourth: "IWILLBEWITHHIM in trouble; I willdeliverhim."

God didn't say you weren't going to have any trouble justbecause you've been born again and filled with the Spirit. Infact, He rather infers that you are going to have troublebecauseyou'reaChristian.

Theworldisgoingtopersecuteyou.They'regoingtotalkaboutyou.They'regoingtospeakevilofyou.Andthedevil,whoisthegodofthisworld,willputpressureonyouateveryturn.

When thishappens, somepeople think it'sGodwho isputtingpressure on them. No! Satan is the author of sickness anddisease.

JOHN10:10

10Thethiefcomethnot,butfortosteal,andtokill,andtodestroy:Iamcomethattheymighthavelife,andthattheymighthaveitmoreabundantly.

HereJesusiscontrastingHisworkswiththeworksofthedevil.Godisnotathief.Jesusisnotathief.Heaven'snotathief.

Thedevilinhellisthethief.HeiscalledthegodofthisworldinSecondCorinthians4:4.Andhe'souttodefeatyou.

He'swalkingaboutasaroaringlion(1Peter5:8).No,he'snotaroaringlion;heisasone,seekingwhomhemaydevour.

Andhe'lldevouryou if you lethim.But, thankGod, youdon'thaveto.

No,Goddidn't saywewouldneverhaveany troubles,butHedidsay,"Iwillbewithhimintrouble."

PSALM34:19

19Manyaretheafflictionsoftherighteous:buttheLorddeliverethhimoutofthemall.

Half of them? No, all of them. This God who is more thanenough,theAll-SufficientOne,delivershimoutofallofthem.

In the Old Testament, this word "affliction" doesn't meansickness and disease; the Hebrewword actuallymeans "test"or"trial."That'swhatyourtroublesare:testsandtrials.

Some people seem to be content to stay in trouble. Theysay,"TheLord'swithme."ButHe'snotjustwithyou;He'stheretodeliveryou!He'stheretobringyououtofyourtroubles.Thetroublesoftherighteousaremany,buttheLorddeliversthemOUTofthemALL.

JAMES5:13,14

13Isanyamongyouafflicted?lethimpray.Isanymerry?lethimsingpsalms.

14Isanysickamongyou?lethimcallfortheelders...

James is talking about three different things: Is anyafflicted?Lethimpray.

Isanymerry?Lethimsing.

Isanysick?Lethimcallfortheeldersofthechurch.

AstheWordsays,theafflictionsoftherighteousaremany,buttheLorddelivershimoutofallof them,becauseHepromised

todoso.TheAlmightyGodpromised.TheGodwhoismorethanenoughsaid,"Iwilldeliverhim."

Somebodyhassaidthattheargumentativekindofprayeristhebestkind,andIsometimesthinkitis.

Thestoryistoldaboutablackwomanwhowasintroublemanyyearsagointhedaysofslavery.Her16-year-olddaughterwasabouttobesoldontheauctionblock.

Themotherbowedherheadandprayed,"DearLordGod,ifYouwereintroubleasIamintrouble,andIcouldhelpYouaseasyasYoucouldhelpme,Iwoulddoit!"

Thisstoryisahistoricalfact;aU.S.Senatorwaspresent.

Thesenator's15-year-oldsonwaswithhim,andwhentheboysaw thempulling this girl away fromhermother, and he sawtheirtears,herantohisfatherandsaid,"Daddy,loanme$10!"

Thesenatorgavehimthe$10,and theboyran to theauctionblock.

Before anybody else could start bidding, he said, "I will bid$10."(Ordinarily,$200wouldhavebeenalowopeningbid,buteverybody was so thrilled at what he was doing that nobodyelsewouldbid.)

The boy bought the girl for $10. Taking the bill of sale, hemarchedrightoverandhandedthegirlbacktohermomma.

Godheardandansweredthatprayer.Shehadsaid,"If IcouldhelpYouaseasyasYoucouldhelpme,Iwoulddoit."

I've told about that dear old blackwoman's prayermore thanonce,andIhavefollowedherexampleandhavegottenresults.

Ijustsay,"Lord,ifYouwereintroublelikeI'mintrouble,andIcouldhelpYouaseasyasYoucouldhelpme,Iwoulddoit."AndHedoes—Hedoes!BecauseHesays inHisWord,"Iwilldo it.I'llbewithhim in trouble. Iwilldeliver themanwhosetshisloveuponme."ThisGodwhoismorethanenoughsays,"Iwillanswerhim.Iwillbewithhimintrouble.Iwilldeliverhim."

Fifth:"IWILLHONOURHIM."

WhomwillGodhonor?

PSALM243,4

3WhoshallascendintothehilloftheLord?orwhoshallstandinhisholyplace?

4He thathathcleanhands,andapureheart;whohathnotlifteduphissouluntovanity,norsworndeceitfully.

You can't cleanse your own hands, and you can't purify yourownheart.ButyoucanbecleansedbyHisbloodandstand intheholyplace,becauseHehascleansedyouandrobedyouinHisrighteousness.

"Iwillhonorhim,"Godsaid."Iwillsethimonhigh."Thesearetwo of the seven thingsGod saidHewould do for the personwhohassethisloveonHim.

Iwould rather haveGod's honor than the greatest honor thisworld can bestow. The world honors politicians, statesmen,generals,educators,andscientists,butifthey'regoingtohonoranykindofapreacher,they'llhonorsomemodernisticpreacherwhodoesn'tbelieveintheVirginBirthortheauthenticityoftheWordofGod.

The world as a whole is never going to honor a real Bible-believing, tongue-talking,divinehealing-practicingpreacherofthe Gospel any more than they honored Jesus. No, you mustcompromiseorbackoffa littleand laydownthepowertogetthisworldtohonoryou.IwouldratherhaveGod'shonor.

JesusHimself told John on the island of Patmos, "Tohim thatovercomethwill Igrant tositwithme inmythrone,evenas Ialso overcame, and am set down with my Father in histhrone"(Rev.3:21).

HistorytellsusthatasNapoleonwasreviewinghistroopsoneday, his horse began to rear. A young buck private steppedforward,tookthehorsebythebit,andquieteditdown.

Napoleon said, "Thank you, captain" (thus promoting him tocaptainimmediately).

Hesaid,"Captainofwhat,sir?"

Napoleonreplied,"Captainofmypersonalguard."

Sothebuckprivatemovedintotherankofcaptain,butalltheotherofficersshunnedhim,becausetheyhadearnedtheirrank,andhiswasgrantedtohim.

Napoleonnoticed this, sowhenhenext called for a reviewofhis army in full regalia, he rode side by side to the paradegroundswiththisyoungcaptain.TheotherofficersrealizedhewasafavoriteofNapoleon's,andtheybegantocourthisfavor.

Thepeopleofthisworldmaynotknowit,butthetimeiscomingwhentheyaregoingtofindoutthatweborn-again,Spirit-filled,

tongue-talking, divine healing-believing folks are favorites oftheKingofKingsandLordofLords,andtheywillwishtheyhadcourtedourfavor.

"IwillhonorHim,"Godsaid.

Chapter3

HowToEnjoyaLongLife

Sixth:"WITHLONGLIFEWILLISATISFYHIM."

Oh,Iloveit!Not"Imight";not"maybeI'lldoit";not"perhapsitwillbe so."Hesaid, "IWILLsatisfyhimwith1-o-o-o-n-g life!"AndIbelieveeverywordofit,blessGod!

Somebody said, "Now, Brother Hagin, I knew a preacher,BrotherSo-and-so.HewasawonderfulmanofGod,andhediedatage42."

Well, that doesn't mean I have to! I don't know what hebelieved, but I knowwhat I believe—and I know that theGodwho ismore than enough said, "with LONG lifewill I satisfyhim."

No, that's not talking about eternal life, as so many peoplethink. Thank God for eternal life.We have eternal life in ourspiritsrightnow.

EternallifedoesnotsimplymeanthatI'mnotgoingtodie—thatI'mgoingtoliveforever.Thesinnerisnevergoingtodie,either.He's going to live in one place, and we're going to live inanother.Weareaspirit-being,whetherwe'resavedorunsaved.

Weborn-againChristianshaveEternalLife—thelifeandnatureofGod, thedivinenature—inus.Andwhenwedie,we'll leavethisworldandgotobewithJesus.

Paul,writingtothechurchatPhilippi,said,"ForIaminastraitbetwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to bewithChrist;which isFARBETTER" (Phil. 1:23).Hemighthave said, "It isbetter,"butnoticehesaysitis"farbetter."

WritingtotheCorinthians,Paulsaid:

SECONDCORINTHIANS4:16

16Forwhichcausewefaintnot,butthoughouroutwardmanperish,yettheinwardmanisreneweddaybyday.

SECONDCORINTHIANS5.1

1Forweknowthatifourearthlyhouseofthistabernacle

weredissolved,wehaveabuildingofGod,anhousenotmadewithhands,eternalintheheavens.

"ForweKNOW...."Paulsays.Not"wehopeso."Notweguessso."Not"maybeso."WeKNOW.Ilikethat.ThatfellowPaulwaspositive.He'smykindofpreacher.Laterinthesamechapterheagainsays"weknow."

SECONDCORINTHIANS5.6-8

6 Therefore we are always confident, KNOWING that,whilstweareathomeinthebody,weareabsentfromtheLord:

7(Forwewalkbyfaith,notbysight:)8Weareconfident,Isay,andwillingrathertobeabsentfromthebody,andtobepresentwiththeLord.

Whatisitweknow,Paul?

Thatwhileweareathomeinthebody,weareabsentfromtheLord. We are willing to be present with the Lord, the eighthversesays.That'swherewe'regoingtobe:withtheLord.

What about the sinner? He's going to spend eternitysomewhere, as the Lord Jesus Christ Himself said to us inLuke:

LUKE16:19-28

19 There was a certain richman, which was clothed inpurpleandfinelinen,andfaredsumptuouslyeveryday:

20AndtherewasacertainbeggarnamedLazarus,whichwas laidathisgate, fullof sores,21Anddesiring to befedwiththecrumbswhichfellfromtherichman'stable:moreoverthedogscameandlickedhissores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and wascarriedbytheangelsintoAbraham'sbosom:therichmanalsodied,andwasburied;

23Andinhellheliftuphiseyes,beingintorments,andseethAbrahamafaroff,andI.azarusinhisbosom.

24Andhecriedandsaid,FatherAbraham,havemercyonme, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of hisfinger inwater,andcoolmytongue; for Iamtormentedintheflame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thylifetimereceivedstthygoodthings,andlikewiseLazarusevil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art

tormented.

26Andbesideallthis,betweenusandyouthereisagreatgulf fixed; so that theywhichwouldpass fromhence toyoucannot;neithercantheypasstous,thatwouldcomefromthence.

27Thenhesaid,Ipraythee,therefore,father,thatthouwouldestsendhim[I.azarus]tomyfather'shouse:

28ForIhavefivebrethren:thathemaytestifyuntothem,lesttheyalsocomeintothisplaceoftorment.

ThisportionofScriptureisnotaparable,assomanythink.

IneveryparableJesustold,Hesaid,"Soandsoislikeneduntosoandso."Inthispassage,Hedidn'tsaysoandsoislikenedtoanything.Hesaid, "TherewasaCERTAINrichman (v.19) ...andtherewasaCERTAINbeggar(v.20)."

Youdon'tusetheword"certain"inaparable,because"certain"means"forsure;thiswayandnoother."

Jesussaidtherewasacertainrichman.Andit'scertainheleftthis world and went down to what he called "this place oftorment."

All ofusaregoing to live somewhere ineternity:Wewhoarebornagainaregoingtoliveinheaven,andsinnersaregoingtolive in hell. (Do not confuse Eternal Life with Psalm 91:16, "With LONG life will I satisfy him. " This verse is not talkingabout spiritualLife ineternity; it is talkingaboutnatural longlifehereonthisearth.)

Somebodysaid,"AlonglifeisjustanOldTestamentblessing."No, it's not just anOldTestamentblessing.Hemissed it by athousandmiles.

Not too long ago I was reading after a certain fellow who issupposed to be a great Bible teacher. (Everybody who issupposedtobeagreatBibleteacherisn't,andsomefolkswhoseem to think they know somuch know so little.) This fellowwrote in one of our national religious periodicals, "Long life,physical life, is not a blessing of theNewCovenant. It was ablessingoftheOldCovenant."

I thought tomyself,Well, it would have been better for us tohavestayedbackundertheOldCovenantthen,wouldn'tit?Butno,longlifeisablessingoftheNewCovenant,too.

Itorethemagazineup.Ididn'twantanybodyelsetogetholdofit.

Bless God, I knowHe's more than enough, because the devilalmostdefeatedmeinthisveryarea.

I was born prematurelywith a deformed heart on August 20,1917inMcKinney,Texas.Ineverranorplayedlikeotherlittlechildren.Ineverlaughed.Ididn'thaveanythingtolaughabout.Iwasafflicted.Icouldn'trunorjump.

Then,whenIwas15yearsold,Ibecametotallybedfast,andthedoctorssaidIwoulddie.Ispent16longmonthsonthebedofsicknessanddisease.Mybodybecamealmosttotallyparalyzed.Mybloodwaspaleorangeincolor.

Oneofmyfivedoctorssaidthisblooddiseasewouldprovefatalto me even without the paralysis and heart condition. I wasadvised,"Godownthemiddleoftheroadandstayreadytogo."

Well,Iwasreadytogoasfarasbeingsavedwasconcerned,butIdidn'twanttogointoeternityjustyet.Iwantedtostayherealittle longer. The desire to live is strong in the heart of theyoung.

IgotintotheBiblebecausemyheart(orspirit)toldmeto.

Oh,howmuchbetteroffwewouldbeifwelearnedtofollowourspirits!

Myspirit—my inwardman—toldmeIdidn'thave todie; therewashopeforme.IfounditinGod'sWord.

As a 16-year-old boy, just 6 days before my 17th birthday, Iprayedtheprayeroffaithformyselfandwalkedoffthatbedofsickness.

I began to act upon that Word—Mark 11:23,24—and myparalysis disappeared like a snowball in the hot Augustsunshine.

The blood condition was healed. And the heart was well.Blessed be God, I was healed! This happened on the secondTuesday of August 1934 in the front bedroom of 903 E.GreenvilleStreetinthecityofMcKinney,Texas.

Igotupandwalkedaroundmyroom,butIdidn'ttellmyfamily.They thought I was losingmymind over the Bible as it was.Theyhad tried todiscourageme fromspending somuch timereadingit.Theyhadtoldme,"TheLorddoesn'thealnowadays.Allthathasbeendoneawaywith."

ButIfoundoutthatHedoesheal;IbelievedHedoes;andIgothealed.

Igotoutofbedthenextday,too,andwalkedaroundtheroomwhenmy familywouldn'tknow it.Thatsecondnight, I said tomymother,"Momma,Iwantyoutolayoutmyclothes.

I'm going to get up in the morning and go to the breakfasttable."

"Doyouknowwhatyou'redoing,son?"sheexclaimed.

"Yes,"Isaid."IknowwhatI'mdoing.I'mhealed.I'mwell."

Aftermuchpersuasion,Igothertolayoutmyclothes.Thenextmorning, the third day after my healing, I got up and fullydressedmyself,and Isat there inachair inmyroom,waitingfortimetogotobreakfast.

I came from a broken home. Momma and I lived with herparents.Grandpagotupearlyeverydayandsaton theporchswing out on the porch until time for breakfast. This was in1934.

Whenweheardthatoldporchswingsqueakashegotupoutofit to head for the dining room, we knew it was 7:30. Wecouldsetourwatchesbythatsqueak.Itwas7:30.Grandparanonschedule.

I sat in my bedroom until I knew Grandpa was in the diningroom. In fact, I waited until I was sure that thewhole familywas seated. Then I walked out of my room, across anotherbedroom,enteredthediningroom,andpulledbackthechairatmyplaceatthetable.

Grandpalookedupandsaid,"IsLazarusraisedup?Isthedeadraised?"

I said, "Yes, the Lord raised me up." He said, "Well, ask theblessing."SoIblessedthefood.

Thenhesaidtomygrandmother,"Getaplate"(fortherewasnoplacesetforme).

Wesatandateinsilence.Youdidn'ttalkatGrandpa'stable.

Especiallyifyouwereachildoryoungperson.Grandpawasavery unemotional fellow. He wasn't ever much of a fellow totalk.

Helivedtobeapproximately90.Butifhewerestillalivetodayand I tookyou tohishouseandsaid, "Grandpa, Iwantyou tomeetBrotherSo-and-so,"hewouldhavesaid,"Howdoyoudo,sir," shakenhandswith you, and sat there the rest of thedayandneversaidanotherword.

When you got ready to go, he would have said, "I'm glad tomeetyou,"andthatwouldhavebeentheendofit.Hewasjustthatkindoffellow.

Ifyouwereaguestandyourchildren talkedat the table,youwouldn'tlastlong,becauseGrandpawouldjuststopeating,puthis knife and fork down, and stare at you until they hushed.Thatgetsembarrassingafterawhile,youknow.

Youdidn't domuch talking even as adults atGrandpa's table.Granny and Momma might have said a few words to oneanother,buttherewerenootherwordsspokenatthetable.It'samazinghowfastyoucaneatifyoudon'ttalksomuch!

I got through eating several pieces of bacon and a coupleofeggs,a fewgood,hotbiscuits, andaglassofmilk.Nobodysaidaword.Nobodysaidawordthatwholebreakfast.Notonewordwasspoken.

Afterwe got through eating, I got up andwalked back tomybedroom. I lookedat theclock. Itwas10minutes till8. Iwasfully clothed, so I said tomyself,Well, I'll lie here across thebed.Mommawillbeinabout8oralittleaftertomakeupthebed.Whenshecomesin,I'llgooutandsitontheporchswingwithGrandpauntilabout10o'clock,andat10I'mgoingtowalkuptowntothecourthousesquare.

WhenIhadbeenaninvalid,theyhadletmesleepaslongasIwanted. Iwasusedtosleeping late,soIdozedoff.Thatmuchexertion naturally had made me a little weak, anyway. I onlyweighed89pounds.

But suddenly Iwokeup. Iwaswide awake!At first I thoughtMommahadcomeintotheroom.Ilookedaround,butcouldn'tseeanybody.Ilookedattheclock(I'magreatonetolookattheclocktoseewhenthingshappen).Itwas8o'clock.

This was the second Thursday of August 1934 in the frontbedroom of 903 E. Greenville Street in the city ofMcKinney,Texas.

Irecognizedapresenceintheroom,butIcouldn'tseeanybody.ThenIheardavoice.Tomeitseemedaudible.

Insomber,ringingtonesitsaid,"Forwhatisyourlife?Itisevena vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanishethaway."Therewasapause,andthevoicecontinued,"andtodaythoushaltsurelydie."Thenthevoiceceased.

Supernatural?Yes.

God?No.

Every supernatural manifestation is not of God. You need toknowthat.Ifyoudon'tknowit,you'llfinditoutsoonerorlater;maybetoyoursorrow.

ButIdidn'tknowitwasn'tGod.Thoughtswereflyingaroundinmymindfasterthanmachinegunbulletscanfly.

IknewthatbothofthosequotationswereScripture,orpartofthe Scripture, at least. James had said the first (James 4:14),andtheprophetofGod,Isaiah,hadtoldKingHezekiahhewasgoingtodie(2Kings20:1).

ThedevilcanquoteScripture,too.

WhenIfirsthadbecomebedfast—beforeIhadfoundoutaboutdivinehealing—Iwouldpray,"DearLord,whenit'stimeformetodie,helpme toknowaheadof timeso I'llhave time to telleverybodygoodbye."

Iheardthevoiceagain.Thedevilsaidtome—andIdidn'tknowitwasthedevil—"Now,healingisright.You'vebeenhealed.Allyourfamilyknowsyou'vebeenhealed.Yougotupandwalked.Yourparalysisdisappeared.Yousatdownatthebreakfasttableandatewiththem."

Then the devil decided he would misquote a little moreScripture.He said, "It is appointeduntomenonce todie, butafterthisthejudgment.Yourappointedtimetodiehascome.

Godhasmovedinthissupernaturalwaytotellyoutogetready.

You'regoingtodietoday."

If Ihad fallen for it—andIalmostdid—Iwouldhavedied thatday.

IthoughtGodwasstandingrightinthatroomtalkingtome!

Igotupoffthebedandtiptoedacrosstheroom.Isatinachairby the window from 10 minutes after 8 in the morning until2:30 in the afternoon, waiting to die. I had butterflies in mystomach.NotthatIwasscaredtodie,butthefleshrecoilsfromdeath.Goddidn'tmakeusfordeath.

Mommacameinandsaid,"What'swrong,son?"

"Well, nothing," I said. (I thought I'd put off telling themgoodbyeaslongasIcould.)

"What'sthematter?"sheinsisted.

"Nothing."

"Well,shesaid,"Icansensesomethingiswrongwithyou."

"Nothing."

"Don'tyoufeelallright?"

"I'mfine."

Lunchtime came. Momma called, "Lunch is ready! Come andeat."

I said, "No, Momma. I'm not hungry." (The very smell of thefood as it wafted through the house made me sick to mystomach.)

Finally she brought a tray intomy room and said, "I broughtthistoyou."Sheputitonthetablebesidemeandwenttoeatherownlunch.Icalledout,"Momma,comegetthis!Thesmellofitismakingmesick."

"What'swrongwithyou?"sheasked.

Iwouldn'ttellher.

ThanksbeuntoGodfortheHolySpirit!No,Iwasn'tfilledwiththe Spirit then, but I was born of the Spirit. Those are twoseparateexperiences.

SoIsattherefrom8:10a.m.until2:30p.m.,nevermovingfrommy chair, waiting to die. Sometime between 2 and 2:30,however,ontheinsideofmeIheardthewords"withlonglifewillIsatisfyhim."

Thesewordsjustfloatedupfromdeepinside—frommyspirituptomyconsciousmind.Iturnedthemoverinmymind.

Thenthisothervoice,seeminglysosupernatural,camefromtheoutsideandsaid,"Yes,Godhasmovedinthissupernaturalwaytoletyouknowthisisyourappointeddaytodie.Yourappointedtimetodiehascome."

I got to listening to that audible—sounding voice and lost theother,inwardvoice.

Ten minutes later, the same words came floating up on theinsideofmetomymind,justlikeakiteorpieceofpaperwouldfloatintheair:"withlonglifewillIsatisfyhim."

Iturnedthatstatementoverinmymind.Ididn'tknowwhetheritwastheBible,Socrates,Plato,Shakespeare,orwho.

Thisothervoicespokeagainfromabove.Itsoundedlikeitwascomingfromheaven.Itsaid,"Wellnow,yousee,God'smovedin

this supernatural way. You've had a supernatural experience.You'regoingtodie today."Again Igot to thinkingaboutdyingandmissedtheother.Ididn'tknowwherethatvoicecamefromatfirst.Ididn'tknoweverythingthenthatIknownow.(Ididn'tknowmuch of anything then, to tell you the truth.) The thirdtime thosewords from Scripture came floating up from awaydown inside into my conscious mind: " with long life will Isatisfyhim."

BecauseIwasbornofHisSpirit—becauseHewasinmyspirit—Godgavethosewordstome.Thistimetheywerestronger,andthis time I held onto them a little longer. But then I got tothinkingagainabout thesupernaturalmanifestation Ihadhadout there in therealmwhereyoucanhear, see,and feel.So Idecided that must be God. (Not always, my friends. Notalways!) So I lost it that time, too. But suddenly thosewordsreturned, even stronger. I realized they came fromwithinme,buttheyweresostrongIlookedtoseeifsomebodyhadslippedup behindmy chair and had spoken out loud: "with long lifewillIsatisfyhim."

Withoutthinking,Isaid,rightoutloud,"Whosaidthat?

Whosaidthat?"

Quick as a flash, that inward voice said, " the91stPsalm. " Ihadn'tknownthat.IhadonlyreadintheNewTestamentsinceIwassavedasaninvalid.

My Bible was laying on. the floor under my chair. I hadn'tlookedatitallday.(TheHolySpiritwillalwaysleadyouinlinewith theWord.) I reached under the chair, got the Bible, andopenedtothe91stPsalm.IreadthewholePsalmandgotdowntotheend:

PSALM91:14-16

14Becausehehathsethisloveuponme,thereforewillIdeliver him: I will set him on high, because he hathknownmyname.

15Heshallcalluponme,andIwillanswerhim:Iwillbewithhimintrouble;Iwilldeliverhim,andhonourhim.

16WITHLONGLIFEWILLISATISFYHIM,andshewhimmysalvation.

Theminute I read that, I becameelatedanduplifted!But theolddevildidn'tgiveupeasily.Hewasrightthere,andthatvoicespokeagaintomymind,"Now,that'snotforthechurch.That'sintheOldTestament.That'sjustfortheJews."

Did you ever hear that one? That's one the devil has workedovertime."That'snotforusnowadays,"he'lltellus."That'sjustfortheJews.That'sbeendoneawaywith."

Well, the devil robbed me of the joy and inspiration of thatmomentbecause Ididn'tknowanybetter. I thought,That's inthe Old Testament. Maybe it is just for the Jews. The OldTestamentwaswrittentothem.Itwasn'twrittentome.

Then another thought occurred tome:Wait a minute!Wait aminute. Bless God, I'll just run my reference. If I can findanythingintheNewTestamentonthesubjectoflonglife,thenI'llknow itbelongs tomeunder theNewCovenantaswellastheOld!

Ibeganwiththe91stPsalmandsawreferencestoanumberofverses on long life. I saw that God had promised us 70 or80years.Theseversesbroughtmeover intoProverbs. Igotalot of answers there. I saw there that God said you could docertainthingstomakeyourlifelongerorshorter.

For example, I saw that the days of the wicked will beshortened.

Somebodywillargue,"Well,Iknowsomebodywholivedalongtime,yethewaswicked."Wellhecouldhavelivedevenlongerwithoutbeingthatway.Furthermore,hecouldhavereallylivedinsteadofbeinghalfdeadwhilehelived.

Isawthatiftherearethingsyoucandotolengthenorshortenyourdays,thenpeoplearemisinterpretingHebrews9:27

(" it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this thejudgment").

Thatversedoesnotsayyou'vegotanappointedtimetodieandyou will die at that appointed time. If you had an appointedtime,whydidGodsayyoucan,lengthenorshortenyourlifeifyoudocertainthings?

No,youdon'thaveanappointedtimetodieregardlessofwhatyoudoabout it.No,absolutelynot! (TherearemanymenandwomenwhowouldbealivetodayiftheyhadlistenedtoGod.)

Yes,weallhavetheappointmentofdeath.(Somewillnotkeepit, however, because when Jesus comes, they'll be caught upwithHim!)

IkeptfollowingtheBiblereferences,andtheybroughtmeoverintotheNewTestament.IfoundtheSpiritofGodhadinspiredtheApostlePaultosayinEphesians6:

EPHESIANS6:1-3

1Children,obeyyourparentsintheLord:forthisisright.

2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the firstcommandmentwithpromise;

3Thatitmaybewellwiththee,andthoumayestlivelongontheearth.

IpickedupaFullGospelperiodicala fewyearsagoandreadthat an outstanding Bible teacher whose preaching andteaching Ialwaysenjoyed,hadsaid, "Long lifeon theearth isnot a New Testament blessing. It doesn't belong to us in theChurch."

(Anyofuscanberightinourheartsandwronginourheads.

Don't ever followeverything that is said by anyman: teacher,prophet,preacher,orwhomever.Examinehis teachings in thelightoftheWord.)

When I read that teacher's statement, I thought to myself,Doesn'theknowthatEphesiansisintheNewTestament?

Paulspokehereof"thefirstcommandmentwithpromise."

Whatisthepromise?"Thatitmaybewellwiththee,andthoumayestliveLONGontheearth"(v.3).

ThenIfoundwherePeterquotedPsalm34:12:

FIRSTPETER3:10

10Forhe thatwill love life, and seegooddays, let himrefrainhistonguefromevil,andhislipsthattheyspeaknoguile.

I got those two scriptural witnesses, jumped out of my chairwithmyBible inonehand,doubledupmyfist,andkickedthedeviloutoftheroom.

Isaid,"Mr.Devil,yougetoutofhere!Thatwasyouwhomovedin that supernatural way, speaking in an audible voice thatsoundedlikeitwasfromheaven.I'mnotgoingtodietoday!

I'mnot going to die tomorrow! Thatwasn't theBible. It's notScripture."

I shouted out loud, "I'm not going to die next week! I'm notgoing to die next year! I'm not going to die in the next fiveyears!I'mnotgoingtodieinthenext10years!I'mnotgoingtodie in the next 20 years! I'm not going to die in the next

30 years! I'm not going to die in the next 40 years! I'm notgoing to die in the next 50 years! I'm not going to die in thenext60years!"

Iwassixdaysfrommy17thbirthday.Youadd17onto60andthatputsmeupover70.Thepromiseis70or80years.

Don'tcompromise.Don'tsettleforanythinglessthan70or80—andbelieveforALLYOUCAN!

Youcandowhatyouwantto,butI'mgoingtoliveLONGontheearth.Hallelujah!

More than fifty years have come and gone, and I've enjoyeddivinehealth.ItellfolksthatIhaven'thadthefluinmorethanfiftyyears.Idon'tbelieveinhavingtheflu.IonlyacceptthingsthatcomefromHeaven—andthefludoesn'tcomefromHeaven.

Haveyoueverheardofanyonehavingtheheavenlyflu?

Stopandthinkaboutit.Thatcouldn'tberight.It'salwaysAsianflu,HongKongflu,etc.Itcomesfromoverwherethedevilandfalsereligionsarereigningsupreme.

Good, Spirit-filled Christians hear on the radio, see on TV, orread in the newspaper that a flu epidemic is due, and theysay,"Yeah,I'llbethefirsttogetit."And,sureenough,theyare.Thedevilheardthemsayit.

IwaspreachinginaFullGospelchurchinOctober1957whenanepidemicofAsianfluhitSouthernCalifornia.IpickedupTheLosAngelesTimesandtheheadlinesaidthat2millionpeopleinSouthernCaliforniahadtheAsianflu.Ourattendancedroppedto40peopleanight.

ThepastorofaFullGospelchurch(thinkaboutit:FullGospel—thatmeansit'ssupposedtobethewholeGospel)said,"BrotherHagin,aren'tyouafraidyouwillgettheAsianflu?"

"No!"Isaid."Idon'tmindtellingyou,I'llneverhavetheAsianflu."

AndthatFullGospelpastor,withunbeliefrunningdownhisfacelike syrupdowna syrupbucket, had suchgreat respect, suchgreatreverence,forthedevil,hewhispered,"BrotherHagin,I'dbeafraidtosayanythinglikethat!"

Isaid,"Why?"

He said, "Why, don't you know the devil will hear you?" Hedidn't knowGod's theAlmightyOne.Hedidn't knowHe's theOnewhoismorethanenough.Hethoughtthedevilistheone

whoismorethanenough,andhe'sgoingtoputthefluonthem.

Hejustwhispered—knewhewasinthepresenceofthedevil.

Sure the devil was there; he had been buddying up to andbeddingdownwiththatpreacherforyears.Herethispreacherwas, whispering in the devil's presence, "Don't you know thedevilwillhearyou?"

"Yeah,"Isaid."Iwantedhimtohearit.Isaiditforhisbenefit.He'stheverydudeIwantedtohearit!"

Don'taccusemeofbeingunkind;I'mtellingthetruth.You'dbebetterofftostayathomeandplaymumblety-pegthangohearpreachers like that. Life's too short. This thing is nearly over.Jesusiscoming.It'stoolatetoplayreligion.TheBibleissoorit'snotso.Ifit'sso,let'shaveit.Ifit'snotso,let'sthrowitawayandforgetaboutit.ButI'veprovenformorethan50yearsthatitworks—itworks!

Chapter4

TheManWhoCouldn'tBeSaved

Seventh:"Iwillshowhimmysalvation."

Salvationbelongstous.

GipsySmith,theEnglishevangelist,usedtotellastoryaboutamanwhocametothealtarinoneofhisLondonmeetings.Gipsysaw others hadn't been able to help him, and the man wasstruggling,sohewentovertotalktohim.

Themansaid,"Ican'tbesaved."

"Ohyes,youcan,"Gipsysaid.Hetoldhimthebiblicalstoryofthewomantakeninadultery.Hetoldhimnomatterhowdeepinsinhewas,Godwouldsavehim.

Themansaid,"Youdon'tunderstand,BrotherSmith.Iworkinthe bookkeeping department of a certain company. I've stolen10,000pounds over the years and covered it up.Now if I getsaved, I'll have to straighten this up.My boss is a hardman.He'llhavemeputinthepenitentiary!"

GipsySmith toldhim, "Itwouldbebetter for you tobe savedand spend the rest of your life in the penitentiary and go toHeavenwhenyoudiethan itwouldbetoremainunsavedandgotohell."

"That'stoobigapricetopay,"themansaid,andheleft.

The next morning as Gipsy descended the staircase into the

hotellobby,helookedoutthelobbywindowsandsawahatlessand coatless man running down the street. This man crossedthe street in themiddle of the block, flew through thehotel'srevolving doors, looked wildly around the lobby, ran up thestairs,andthrewhisarmsaroundGipsy.

"Oh,BrotherSmith,"heshouted,"It'sjustlikeyousaid!It'sjustlikeyousaid!EarthhasnosorrowsthatHeavencannotheal!"

ThemantoldGipsyhisstory."Lastnight,"hesaid,"Iwenthomeandcouldn'tsleepawink.Ilaidawakeallnightwrestlingwiththatthing,rollingfromonesideofthebedtotheother.

FinallyIdecidedI'dgostraightenitoutthismorning."

He continued, "This morning I stood outside the companypresident'sofficefor10minutes,tryingtogetenoughcouragetogoin.Iwouldstarttoopenthedoorbutwouldbackofffromit.Iknewhewasinthere.Iknewhe'sahardman.FinallyItoldmyself,You'vegot to do it! I opened the door, stepped inside,and was speechless. The president said, 'Speak up, man. Mytimeisvaluable.Whatdoyouwant?'

"I stepped over to his desk and said, 'Iwent toGipsySmith'smeeting last night.' And the president said, 'Well, did you getsaved?Everybodyelsewhogoesouttheredoes.'

"'No,'Itoldhim,'Ididn'tgetsaved.That'swhyI'mhere.'

"Thepresidentsaid,'There'snousecomingtoseeme.I'mjustanoldsinner.Idon'tknowanythingaboutit.Nousecomingtoseeme.'

"'But you don't understand,' I said. 'I've stolen 10,000 poundsfromthiscompany.Ihavetomakeitright.I'vekeptitcoveredupall theseyears. Igambled itawayontheraces,andIcan'tpay itback.' Ibegan toweep. I said, 'Iwant tomakeHeaven,andthatthingstandsbetweenmeandGod.'

"Myemployerchompeddownonhiscigarandsaid,'I'lltellyouonething,man.I'msendingyoutothepenitentiary.You'rethemosttrustedemployeeIhad.ImetwiththeBoardofDirectorsjust last week. They voted to promote you to that desk rightovertherenexttomypersonalsecretary.ButnowI'mgoingtosendyoutothepen.'

"Itoldhim,'Well,that'sallright,blessGod.Theburden'sgonenow,andI'mhappy.I'lljustspendtherestofmydaysshoutinginthepen.'"

ThebookkeepertoldGipsyhelookedupandsawhisemployerchompdownonhis cigar again. Theman said, "You know, on

secondthought,IbelievewhatI'lldoispromoteyou.

You can get enough extra salary per year to pay back that10,000

pounds with interest in several years." Then he said, "Man,justtakethedayoff.Haveaholiday.You'vefoundGod."

The bookkeeper forgot his coat and hat and ran out of thatoffice down the street to Gipsy Smith's hotel. As he told hisstory,hewasjumpingupanddownshouting.Gipsysaid,"Bothofusstartedshouting."

Yousee,GodshowedhimHissalvation.Thatsalvationbelongstoeverysinner;toeveryoneoutoffellowshipwithGod

—theGodwhoismorethanenough:ElShaddai.

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TableofContentsChapter1-TheGodWhoIsMoreThanEnoughChapter2-SevenThingsGodWantsToDoforYouChapter3-HowToEnjoyaLongLifeChapter4-TheManWhoCouldn'tBeSaved