As we have already seen from Mark 10:30, Jesus promised a
hundredfold return when we give for His sake and the gospel’s.
Using this scripture, I decided to believe for a hundredfold
return when I gave my airplane as an investment in the gospel.
Let me add that I didn’t begin believing for a hundredfold
return overnight. When I started in the ministry, a hundredfold
return was more than I could fathom! I could see it in the Word
of God, and I knew it was true, but it took time for my faith to
develop so that these things would produce in my life. I didn’t
start believing for $5,000 or $10,000 at a time. I began believing
for the return on the first $10 I gave to Brother Roberts. My
wife and I believed for a double return and got it every, single
month. But over a period of time, by meditating in the Word
and confessing it, that “victory portion” of faith came alive in
my heart concerning a hundredfold return.
In October 1971 I gave my airplane to the Lord. I released
it, no longer claiming ownership. Then through the next few
months, I continually confessed with my mouth that the withdrawal
was mine, that it was on deposit in my heavenly account
and would be manifest as I needed it. There were times when I
would wake up in the middle of the night with fear trying to
take over, trying to get me to put pressure on people, trying to
get me to rent or lease or borrow. But I would fall back on the
Word of God and my covenant with Him, thanking God that
His Word is true and full of power. Then in January 1972 the
Lord spoke and told me to whom I was to give the airplane.
At this point, I was in quite a predicament. Arrangements
had been made to produce a television series, and we had no
apparent capital. In addition, we had a busy schedule with no
transportation. In the natural there was no way out, but by this
time, we knew how deeply God was involved! Ten days later I
had in my hands the exact amount I had confessed as my withdrawal.
Someone I didn’t even know said that God had told
them to give the money. I was to put it into the ministry and
not disclose from whom it came. This person wanted God to
receive all the glory and He has. If you borrow from the bank,
you have to answer to the banker, but when you get it from
God, there are no strings attached.
Well, I had spotted another airplane and knew exactly
where it was. I called the owner, and he flew it down to me. He
could hardly believe it! He was a Christian too, and God had
warned him three or four months earlier that he was flying
around in my airplane. But he hadn’t done anything about it
and had not made arrangements for one of his own. He had to
do without transportation for a while! This is an exciting life!
You can do what you want, but for me and my house, we will
serve the Lord!
Withdrawals from the bank of heaven are accomplished
through the power of agreement, the power of confession and
the power of standing expectantly on God’s Word.
