If... The Badge of Doubt
“I was standing on the platform about three feet to the right of the pulpit. As the next person stepped up to be prayed for, I looked over to my left for some unknown reason, and I saw Jesus standing there as plainly as any man I had ever seen in my life! I thought everybody saw Him, but I learned later that no one in the congregation saw or heard Him except me. The congregation heard what I said, but they didn't see or hear anyone else.”
“Jesus was standing beside the pulpit. I could have reached out and touched Him. He pointed His finger at me and said, "I said that in My Name the demon or demons will leave!"
"Lord, I know You said that. It has been only a month since You appeared to me in Rockwall, Texas, and told me to command the demon or demons to come out in your Name. I told the demon to come out of that man, but he didn't."
“Again Jesus pointed His finger at me and said, "I said, in My Name call out the demons and they will leave the body!"
"I know You said that, Lord, and I commanded the spirit to leave this man's body in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, but he didn't go."
“Jesus put His finger in my face and said for the third time, "I said in My Name the demons will go! Call them out in My Name, and they will leave the body in My Name!"
“Weakly, I replied again, "Lord, I know You said that. It happened just a month ago, and it is as fresh in my mind as if You said it last night. I know what You told me. And I did tell that demon to leave this man's body, but he didn't go."
“I think I know how Jesus looked when He drove the money-changers out of the Temple, as recorded in Mark chapter 11. Suddenly it seemed as if His eyes shot fire; I could see flashes of lightning in them.”
“For the fourth time He jabbed His finger at me and said emphatically, "Yes, but I said the demons will go!" Then He disappeared.”
“I realized then that I had acted in unbelief. We sometimes think that if we have a special gift or anointing to minister, it always will work—but that is not the case. No matter how much authority we might have, no matter how many special gifts we might have, or how much power we might possess, they all work by faith and faith only.”
“When I realized I had exercised doubt instead of faith, I saw my mistake. I called the man to come back to the platform. He was standing at the rear of the auditorium and hadn't gone back to his seat yet.”
“I pointed to him and said, "Come back up here, Brother." He retraced his steps back up the aisle. I stood on the platform waiting for him to come around to the altar to where I was. The instant he stood before me, I slapped him on the back, and with my other hand on his chest I said, "Satan, I told you to leave this body! Out you go in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!" Then I said to the man, "Now, my brother (I didn't put an 'if' in it this time), stoop over and touch your toes!"
“Instantly his back was limber. The tuberculosis of the spine was gone. The spine which had been as stiff as a board was healed. He could stoop over and touch his toes as well as any normal person. He was completely well!”
Kenneth E. Hagin
I Believe in Visions pp 58-59
“I was standing on the platform about three feet to the right of the pulpit. As the next person stepped up to be prayed for, I looked over to my left for some unknown reason, and I saw Jesus standing there as plainly as any man I had ever seen in my life! I thought everybody saw Him, but I learned later that no one in the congregation saw or heard Him except me. The congregation heard what I said, but they didn't see or hear anyone else.”
“Jesus was standing beside the pulpit. I could have reached out and touched Him. He pointed His finger at me and said, "I said that in My Name the demon or demons will leave!"
"Lord, I know You said that. It has been only a month since You appeared to me in Rockwall, Texas, and told me to command the demon or demons to come out in your Name. I told the demon to come out of that man, but he didn't."
“Again Jesus pointed His finger at me and said, "I said, in My Name call out the demons and they will leave the body!"
"I know You said that, Lord, and I commanded the spirit to leave this man's body in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, but he didn't go."
“Jesus put His finger in my face and said for the third time, "I said in My Name the demons will go! Call them out in My Name, and they will leave the body in My Name!"
“Weakly, I replied again, "Lord, I know You said that. It happened just a month ago, and it is as fresh in my mind as if You said it last night. I know what You told me. And I did tell that demon to leave this man's body, but he didn't go."
“I think I know how Jesus looked when He drove the money-changers out of the Temple, as recorded in Mark chapter 11. Suddenly it seemed as if His eyes shot fire; I could see flashes of lightning in them.”
“For the fourth time He jabbed His finger at me and said emphatically, "Yes, but I said the demons will go!" Then He disappeared.”
“I realized then that I had acted in unbelief. We sometimes think that if we have a special gift or anointing to minister, it always will work—but that is not the case. No matter how much authority we might have, no matter how many special gifts we might have, or how much power we might possess, they all work by faith and faith only.”
“When I realized I had exercised doubt instead of faith, I saw my mistake. I called the man to come back to the platform. He was standing at the rear of the auditorium and hadn't gone back to his seat yet.”
“I pointed to him and said, "Come back up here, Brother." He retraced his steps back up the aisle. I stood on the platform waiting for him to come around to the altar to where I was. The instant he stood before me, I slapped him on the back, and with my other hand on his chest I said, "Satan, I told you to leave this body! Out you go in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!" Then I said to the man, "Now, my brother (I didn't put an 'if' in it this time), stoop over and touch your toes!"
“Instantly his back was limber. The tuberculosis of the spine was gone. The spine which had been as stiff as a board was healed. He could stoop over and touch his toes as well as any normal person. He was completely well!”
Kenneth E. Hagin
I Believe in Visions pp 58-59
