Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am working on your behalf even while you sleep. Come from this small concept of me, and know me in the light of redeemed fellowship and communion. In the light of this relationship, I am brighter than all of the blinding troubles of unbelief. I have not forsaken you in this time of uncertainty. I am not that kind of God. I am a faithful Savior. I am not simply called, "Wonderful," but know that the secrecy of my name is more than simply a word. There are many meanings to that name, "Wonderful." Come away from food, and learn of the wonderful fellowship in hunger and denial. I will not condemn you if you fail, but try and receive the grace to succeed.

(RHEMA: The Wonderful Fellowship and Communion In Hunger and Denial)

God is working on my behalf even while I sleep. I come from this small concept of the Lord, and I will know him in the light of redeemed fellowship and communion. In the light of this relationship, God is brighter than all of the blinding troubles of unbelief. He has not forsaken me in this time of uncertainty. He is not that kind of God. He is a faithful Savior. He is not simply called, "Wonderful," but I know that the secrecy of his name is more than simply a word. There are many meanings to that name, "Wonderful." I come away from food and learn of the wonderful fellowship in hunger and denial. The Lord will not condemn me if I fail. I will try and receive the grace to succeed.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Denial, Hunger, Unbelief, and Uncertainty)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Holiness’ Expression of Love and Self-denial Obstructs the Detention Devised by Deception and Delusion

The coming of Messiah for his bride is liken unto a thief in the night to the world. What is it liken unto you?

What is important to the world is not important to you. If you regard the clouds, you will not sow. If you regard the winds, you will not reap. If you wait to regard your own preparedness, you will be too late for the expression of salvation through you. You must move in regard to my perfection and my holiness and not your own. You will never be good enough of yourself. Not one is good but God. Look to the righteousness of Christ, and see that the work of redemption has rewarded all those of faith with righteousness. I am the Lord, your righteousness. Redemption was not in vain, neither was it an empty expression of meaningless blood and wounds. Redemption has expressed its truth in the love emptying expression of holiness. I purchased you for my own service and not your own. Choose this day whether you will serve me or yourself. The decision must be made concerning your cross. You cannot carry this cross and the things that you have not denied yourself of. How will you bear the weight of my cross and things that you desire to carry along?

The weight of my cross is enough. You cannot carry the weight of the cross and that which has not been submitted to self-denial. Allow the words to flow, and do not attempt to control them. I am in you to speak plainly unto you that we might go on to the purpose. The night is coming fast. The day is preparing to depart. Prepare for the coming of Messiah and then will you hate the things of the world and love the things of God. There is no way to prepare for my coming if you prepare to live in the world. The two kingdoms are opposed to one another. You cannot serve the world system of lust and pride and then serve the kingdom of God and its King. You must choose between God and the lust and the pride of the kingdom of evil. Lift your eyes from the kingdoms of this world, and refuse to prepare for their thrones and honors. The honor of the world is foolishness to God, yet the honor of God is foolishness to the world. Choose this day whom you will serve.

What will you give in exchange for your soul?

What will you give in exchange for your God-given righteousness?

I am the Lord, your God. Lift up your eyes unto the scepter of righteousness, and I will appoint you an opening into the doors that have been shut. The open doors before you must be entered with prayerfulness lest you are detained by the entertaining spirits of delusion and deception. Come away from pride and lust. Come away from anything that is not of me. I have placed the spirit of discernment within you. Now allow it to operate, and you will know the simplicity of following me. Only walk through the doors that I lead you through. I must go on. Now follow.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Holiness' Expression of Love and Self-denial Obstructs the Detention Devised by Deception and Delusion

The bride is depicted in scripture as having prepared herself. Preparation is tantamount to putting on some things and putting off others. A bride does not wear greasy mechanic coveralls to the wedding. Neither does the “bride to be” wear the first wardrobe of Adam and Eve. These may be extremes but they illustrate the point. On the other hand, we need to perfect holiness by purifying our hearts or the inward arena of all kind of spirits. He is our righteousness. We have not our own. We must put on his Spirit and the new man that is created in righteousness and true holiness. Delusion and deception would like to drop attractive thoughts and advertisements in our minds and our spirits. We need to tear them up and burn them. We cannot afford to sell the true things of God for the plastic substitutes of the religious world. We must immerse ourselves in prayer and listening to the expression of real love or the voice of deception will incarcerate us in a cell of self justification that we must never allow ourselves to be placed in. We must try the spirits and follow after that which we know is God alone.

THE DETENTION DEVISED BY DECEPTION AND DELUSION

The coming of Messiah for his bride is liken unto a thief in the night to the world, but unto us it is liken unto our husband coming back to take us away. What is important to the world is not important to me. If I regard the clouds, I will not sow. If I regard the winds, I will not reap. If I wait to regard my own preparedness, I will be too late for the expression of salvation through me. I must move in regard to God’s perfection and his holiness and not my own. I will never be good enough of myself. Not one is good but God. I will look to the righteousness of Christ and see that the work of redemption has rewarded all those of faith with righteousness. Jesus is the Lord, my righteousness. Redemption was not in vain, neither was it an empty expression of meaningless blood and wounds. Redemption has expressed its truth in the love emptying expression of holiness. The Lord purchased me for his own service and not my own. This day I choose whether I will serve God or myself. The decision must be made concerning my cross. I cannot carry this cross and the things that I have not denied myself of. I will not be able to bear the weight of Jesus’ cross and things that I desire to carry along. The weight of his cross is enough. I cannot carry the weight of the cross and that which has not been submitted to self-denial.

I allow the words to flow, and I do not attempt to control them. God is in me to speak plainly unto me that we might go on to the purpose. The night is coming fast. The day is preparing to depart. I will prepare for the coming of Messiah and then will I hate the things of the world and love the things of God. There is no way to prepare for his coming if I prepare to live in the world. The two kingdoms are opposed to one another. I cannot serve the world system of lust and pride and then serve the kingdom of God and it’s King. I must choose between God and the lust and the pride of the kingdom of evil. I lift my eyes from the kingdoms of this world, and I refuse to prepare for their thrones and honors. The honor of the world is foolishness to God, yet the honor of God is foolishness to the world. This day I choose whom I will serve. There is nothing that I can give as an equal exchange for my soul. There is nothing that I give as an equal exchange for my God-given righteousness.

Jesus is the Lord, my God. I lift up my eyes unto the scepter of righteousness, and he will appoint me an opening into the doors that have been shut. The open doors before me must be entered with prayerfulness lest I am detained by the entertaining spirits of delusion and deception. I come away from pride and lust. I come away from anything that is not of God. The Lord placed the spirit of discernment within me. Now I allow it to operate, and I will know the simplicity of following him. I will walk only through the doors that he leads me through. The Lord must go on. Now I am following.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Pay Tribute To God, and Give Him Credit For Freely Giving Us All Things by Confessing the Truth of His Word

Thanksgiving and gratitude toward God are more than a spiritual discipline. Our attitude toward God for not only his blessing but his every work in our life, creates the atmosphere and spirit that we encase ourselves in on a continuing basis. His creative power has continued to run over into our lives in such abundance that we are tempted to take it for granted. Our own personal salvation in his grace has designed a continual fervent praise that should always be coming from our lips. Many have chosen to walk in the pathways of the logical and reason. They will become the casualties of their own carelessness. We are instructed to be careful for nothing. We should make our requests to the Lord and watch, in the same, with thanksgiving. Heavenly ordinances of faith are immutable. If we deny him, he abideth faithful. He will not and cannot deny himself. He has provided my miracle before the world began. If I will continue to speak it and thank him for it, all the inhabitants of time, all the voices that cry against it, and every event of eternity cannot cause it to fail to come to pass.

(Continued)

Grace is teaching you. Allow the instructions from the throne of grace to be imparted unto you, then will you know how to live righteously, soberly, and godly in this present world. You are not your own. I bought you.

373. If I bought you, then who is your owner?

374. Will you steal yourself from me?

(To Be Continued)

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