Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You were a slave to sin. Your old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring you back into bondage. His quest to capture you is consistent. Fear not, for I am your protection. I have made provisions for you. You are freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to you. My grace is more than enough. My peace passes all understanding. It will keep you when understanding has reached its limitations. I will not betray you. I will never leave you. I am not a covenant breaker. I am a covenant keeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that I would hand you over for. I do not sell out. I am faithful. My life was not too much for me to spend for you. You are mine. Who has a price more than what I have paid for you?

If there was a price greater, I would not sell you because I am love. I bought you to save you and give you eternal life. If only you would recognize how much you are worth to me, then you would have an established value of yourself. If you knew how much you were worth, why would you sell yourself for something of lesser value?

(RHEMA: You Are Worth the Priceless Blood of the Savior)

I was a slave to sin. My old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring me back into bondage. His quest to capture me is consistent. I will not fear, for Jesus is my protection. He has made provisions for me. I am freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to me. His grace is more than enough. His peace passes all understanding. It will keep me when understanding has reached its limitations. He will not betray me, neither will he leave me. He is not a covenant breaker. He is a covenant keeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that he would hand me over for. He does not sell out. He is faithful. His life was not too much for him to spend for me. I am his. No one has a price more than what he has paid for me. If there was a price greater, he would not sell me because he is love. He bought me to save me and to give me eternal life. I recognize how much I am worth to God. Now I have an established value of myself. Now that I know how much I am worth, there is no reason to sell myself for something of a lesser value.

Moses Hightower

Restraining Power of Prayer In the Hour of Great Deception and Strong Delusion

I am God, and there is no God besides me. I am able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of my glory with exceeding, great joy. I am the only wise God, the Savior. Give me glory, and rejoice greatly. Disregard the heaviness that you are experiencing. These heavy things are only for a season. You are in the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth. Gold is tried with fire and so are you. Allow this trial to be found unto praise, honor, and glory. Believe my word, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. At the end of this trial, you shall receive the end of your faith even the salvation of your soul.

I know the way that you take, and I am trying you. When you come forth, you shall be as gold. Place your hand in my hand. Do not go back from the commandment of my lips. Esteem the words of my mouth more than your necessary food. I am giving you a soft heart in this time of trial and tribulation. The tribulations of the hour are working patience in your life that you may have virtue to possess your soul. When you have allowed patience to have her perfect work in you, then will you be a vessel ready for mighty experiences in me to be added unto your life.

The afflictions in your life are light. They are working for you a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Allow these afflictions to be used for my purpose in your life and then will you realize that I have designed these things for your profit that you might be a partaker of my holiness. There is coming unto me the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto you; therefore, rejoice in the face of these grievous things that are happening. Grace and more grace has been supplied unto you; therefore, look diligently, and do not fail of this grace that is freely given to you. If you fail of this grace, a root of bitterness will spring up and trouble you. Everyone that comes into fellowship with you will be defiled by the bitterness that will surely overtake you if you fail of grace. Give grace, and you will receive grace. Freely you have received it, now freely give it. Grace has supplied you with an inheritance. Now do not sell it as a spiritual fornicator. Many have been rejected because they found no place of repentance when they sought their inheritance even with tears.

Give thanks at the remembrance of my holiness. Sing unto me. Sing unto me a new song. My anger endureth but a moment. You will find life in my grace and then will you know that weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning. I am making your mountain to stand strong, and by my grace, I am lifting you above the shadows of trouble. What profit is there in your blood if I allow you to go down to the pit?

The dust cannot praise me. The dust cannot declare my truth. I have shown you mercy in your troubles. I have been your helper. I have turned your mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from your presence. You are now girded with gladness. Your victory will now sing praise unto me. Your voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto me. The enemy desires you to think that I have forsaken you. I will never forsake you, neither will I leave you. With great mercies, I have gathered you unto myself, and with everlasting kindness, I have expressed compassion toward you. This kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed. Be comforted by my compassion.

Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Restraining Power of Prayer In the Hour of Great Deception and Strong Delusion

Trials and heavy burdens are not punitive but the door into the relationship that he desires for us to have. When he allows us to be tested, it is never beyond that we are able to stand. He always makes a way out straight into his arms. Tribulation worketh patience, and it will do a perfecting work in our lives. God will not abandon us or leave us helpless and exposed by the trials that come our way. He will wrap us in the same unconditional love that he saved us with. He was full of grace and truth, and we have received perpetual grace in the time of our weakness. His strength becomes our support when we cannot seem to find a place to stand. Faith is not a crutch but a platform with seating that gives us true rest.

Grace's inheritance will not be given to another. He will never allow someone to embezzle the investment he has in us. We may have wept for a night, but the rejoicing is in the eternal morning that is always present in the lives of his chosen vessels. We are not vessels fitted for bitterness or caustic actions. His sweetness and forgiveness that flowed from the cross are the streams of strength that characterize the life of a true child of God. His holiness that washes over us is as pure as the words he gives to our hurting hearts. Healing and therapy are in the tongue of the righteous. Since we have been failures many times, we, in our suffering, learn to relive the suffering of others in the times of trouble we walk through. His compassion will wrap us all into a community of healers in a world full of social lepers.

DEPRESSION

Jesus is God, and there is no God besides him. He is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding, great joy. He is the only wise God, the Savior. I give him glory and rejoice greatly. I disregard the heaviness that I am experiencing. These heavy things are only for a season. I am in the trial of my faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth. Gold is tried with fire and so am I. I allow this trial to be found unto praise, honor, and glory. I believe God's word and rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. At the end of this trial, I shall receive the end of my faith even the salvation of my soul.

God knows the way that I take, and he is trying me. When I come forth, I shall be as gold. I place my hand in his hand. I purpose not to go back from the commandment of his lips. I esteem the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. He is giving me a soft heart in this time of trial and tribulation. The tribulations of the hour are working patience in my life that I may have virtue to possess my soul. When I have allowed patience to have her perfect work in me, then will I be a vessel ready for mighty experiences in God to be added unto my life.

The afflictions in my life are light. They are working for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. I will allow these afflictions to be used for God's purpose in my life and then will I realize that he has designed these things for my profit that I might be a partaker of his holiness. There is coming unto me the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto me; therefore, I rejoice in the face of these grievous things that are happening. Grace and more grace has been supplied unto me; therefore, I look diligently and purpose not to fail of this grace that is freely given to me. If I fail of this grace, a root of bitterness will spring up and trouble me. Everyone that comes into fellowship with me will be defiled by the bitterness that will surely overtake me if I fail of grace. I will give grace, and I will receive grace. Freely I have received it, now freely I give it. Grace has supplied me with an inheritance. Now I will not sell it as a spiritual fornicator. Many have been rejected because they found no place of repentance when they sought their inheritance even with tears.

I give thanks at the remembrance of God's holiness. I sing unto him. I sing unto him a new song. His anger endureth but a moment. I will find life in his grace and then will I know that weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning. He is making my mountain to stand strong, and by his grace, he is lifting me above the shadows of trouble. There is no profit in my blood if God allows me to go down to the pit. The dust cannot praise the Lord.

The dust cannot declare his truth. He has shown me mercy in my troubles. He has been my helper. He has turned my mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from my presence. I am now girded with gladness. My victory will now sing praise unto him. My voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto him. The enemy desires me to think that God has forsaken me. The Lord will never forsake me, neither will he leave me. With great mercies, he has gathered me unto himself, and with everlasting kindness, he has expressed compassion toward me. This kindness shall not depart from me, neither shall the covenant of his peace be removed. I am comforted by his compassion.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

This came to me in the Spirit.

I will pull back the veil over the lives of those that you behold in the captivity of sin. All you can see with your natural eye are shadowy figures laboring under their own deception. I pull back the curtains now to show you men standing with hands reaching out for something that is not a fraud. I want to remove the veil from your eyes to see the greatness in me that you have never seen then I can be seen in you by the light of greatness they have never seen, and they will run to me. Their hands have only held failure. Invite them to hold eternal greatness that will flow to them by the revelation that is in you.

SIN

There is pleasure in sin, yet only for a season. Remember your pleasures while you sinned, and learn that all the pleasures enjoyed in the bread and wine of sin are not worth the judgment and cost of these sins.

475. Where are the pleasures now?

476. Where are the remembrances of their gratifying feelings?

Wisdom writes with the pen of pain. Wisdom draws with the paintbrush of rage. The chaotic expression that wisdom has drawn is not a disorderly design with no meaning, but its dark and empty form is the picture that depicts the only results that sin can bring.

477. Will your debt ever be paid?

The scheme of deception has an evil ending. The drama of its script sounds good, but the cost of its production is enormous. You will pay in the end. After sin is finished, the horrible scheme is revealed according to its true value. My word brings light so that you might see the end of sin's entire plight.

478. Are you an exception who will escape the burns of fire carried in the bosom?

479. Are you an exception whose feet will not be burned from walking on hot coals of fire?

Cancel all your reservations for all the voyages to the deep sea of destruction. Let not sin and the influences of sin be given to you. If you receive the offers of the wicked one and his angels, then will you miss the journey beyond this life. There is no voyage with those who perish that is worth anything.

480. What does it profit to gain the whole world and then perish with the ungodly?

Bring your idols unto the altar this morning, and allow the fire of the spiritual brazen altar to burn your lust, pride, and hypocrisy. These three things have destroyed many hearts and perverted many minds.

481. Will you take this trio into your bosom and not be burned by them?

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