Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Great Grace to Look beyond the Circumstances and Behold the Victory Now and at the End of the Circumstances

By Moses Hightower

I have called you to testify concerning the resurrection. Do it with the power of my Spirit, and great grace shall be upon you. My grace labors and enables you to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. Lean on me and not on yourself, and you will experience the fullness of my grace. I have a fullness that you have never experienced. I have a testimony that you have never expressed. I have a light that you have never beheld. Look again to the favor given you, and you will find the benefits in the gift that you have overlooked.

I am refining your experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on your behalf. Though you deserved judgment, I have given you an abundance of my mercy to lift you and bring you out of the consequences of your mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. I am very rich in mercy. When you were dead in trespasses and sins, I expressed my extreme kindness toward you. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward you. Experience the victory that comes by my kindness toward you. You should have perished, but the riches of my grace rained kindness upon you. Now allow the enabling grace that has made you acceptable in my sight to abound. Enabling grace is leaping with you in its arms. I am carrying you. I brought you out of darkness and into my marvelous light. I brought you out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God. How much more will I bring you out of every snare and every temptation?

You are not a minister of the gospel because of your human achievements. You are what you are by my grace. The grace that I have given is an effectual grace, which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God. Do not fear the threats of the enemy. You have abounded unto a good work. I expressed my fullness to save you. Now I am expressing my fullness in keeping you and enabling you to accomplish the fulfillment of my vision; therefore, do not fear, neither be afraid of failure's threat. I am sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform you. By my grace, I am doing more than you could ask or think. You are a new creature in me. Now lift up your eyes from the tree of man's knowledge and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. I am the same, yesterday, today, and forever. In me, there is no darkness. In me, there is no defeat. With every trial, you are growing in my grace and in the knowledge of me, your Lord and Savior; therefore, be strong in this grace and show forth the testimony of my victory. Though you have sinned and fallen short of my glory, you are justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over you. Sin must bow to my name. Do not continue in the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as you continue in righteousness and holiness.

Do not take your relationship with me for granted, but realize that which is available to you is a blessing and a free gift. Do not use the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with me and become slaves to another master because they took me for granted. Come to the altar of repentance and be broken on me. Repent and acknowledge your helplessness to live victoriously without my grace and me. Do not deceive yourself and say that you have no sin, but be honest, and you will not miss the grace that looks for you in this very hour. You can do nothing of yourself, but through me you can do all things. Do all things by grace, and then you will not falter and stumble over your own efforts and failures. Do all things by grace, then will you seek to please me and not seek the gratification of your flesh and self. I have touched you with my mighty grace. Now stretch forth your hands and touch the scepter of righteousness. I have beckoned you to come into the throne room; therefore, receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. Look beyond your circumstances and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

CIRCUMSTANCES, DEFEAT, ENTRAPMENTS, FAILURE, PROBLEMS, MISTAKES, AND SINS

By Milton Rodriguez

God has called me to testify concerning the resurrection. I will do it with the power of his Spirit, and great grace shall be upon me. God’s grace labors and enables me to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. I lean on Christ and not on myself, and I will experience the fullness of his grace. God has a fullness that I have never experienced. He has a testimony that I have never expressed and a light that I have never beheld. I look again to the favor given me, and I will find the benefits in the gift that I have overlooked.

The Lord is refining my experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on my behalf. Though I deserved judgment, he has given me an abundance of his mercy to lift me and bring me out of the consequences of my mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. God is very rich in mercy. When I was dead in trespasses and sins, he expressed his extreme kindness toward me. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward me. I experience the victory that comes by God’s kindness toward me. I should have perished, but the riches of God’s grace rained kindness upon me. I allow the enabling grace that has made me acceptable in his sight to abound. Enabling grace is leaping with me in its arms. The Lord is carrying me. He brought me out of darkness and into his marvelous light. He brought me out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God. In a greater measure, he will also bring me out of every snare and every temptation. I am not a minister of the gospel because of my human achievements. I am what I am by his grace. The grace that God has given is an effectual grace, which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God.

I will not fear the threats of the enemy. I have abounded unto a good work. The Lord expressed his fullness to save me. Now he is expressing his fullness in keeping me and enabling me to accomplish the fulfillment of his vision; therefore, I do not fear, neither will I be afraid of failure's threat. God is sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform me. By his own grace, God is doing more than I could ask or think. I am a new creature in Christ. Now I lift up my eyes from the tree of man's knowledge and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. God is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. In Christ, there is no darkness. In Christ, there is no defeat. With every trial, I am growing in God’s grace and in the knowledge of him, my Lord and Savior; therefore, I will be strong in this grace and show forth the testimony of his victory. Though I have sinned and fallen short of his glory, I am justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over me. Sin must bow to the Lord’s name. I will not continue in the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as I continue in righteousness and holiness. I do not take my relationship with God for granted, but I realize that which is available to me is a blessing and a free gift. I will not use the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with Christ and become slaves to another master because they took Jesus for granted. I come to the altar of repentance. Here at the altar, I will be broken on Christ. I repent and acknowledge my helplessness to live victoriously without God’s grace and God himself.

I will not deceive myself and say that I have no sin, but I will be honest about my condition. I will not miss the grace that looks for me in this very hour. I can do nothing of myself, but through Christ I can do all things. I will do all things by grace; therefore, I will not falter and stumble over my own efforts and failures. I will do all things by grace, and now will I seek to please God and not seek the gratification of my flesh and self. God has touched me with his mighty grace. Now I stretch forth my hands and touch the scepter of righteousness. God has beckoned me to come into the throne room; therefore, I receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. I look beyond my circumstances and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Great Grace to Look beyond the Circumstances and Behold the Victory Now and at the End of the Circumstances

Just as worship reaches into the future and sees the expected event coming, so does grace reach into the eternal and bring us victory now. Before time, grace was promised to us. If grace worked for us before man existed, then it is forward acting for us to reach into the future and bring us tomorrow's benefits today. By the grace of God, we are what we are. Our ministry in grace is not based on our great ability or the lack of the same. We should have been destroyed, but God gets more glory out of redeeming us and bringing us again from sin's graveyard and judgment's gallery. We have begun in the grace that has taught us its wisdom, and we will not sit at the feet of another instructor. Every situation that is in our lives or that will come to us will be the opportunity to release the power of grace to change the lives of all those around us. It will impact life-long friends and strangers alike.

God recently spoke a short word to me and said, "You are about to experience the unspeakable that Paul and John experienced. I reached to man with my word across the barriers of time. Men try to reach across the barriers of time and eternity to explain me, but they cannot. I will give you such a flood of information from heaven that your communicative abilities will not hold it. If you will release yourself and your understanding into my total control and surrender, then the realms of spiritual understanding will be yours to possess."

God understands that everything concerning his kingdom will end in total victory. We must learn to continually rejoice in the sure promises that grace will deliver.

By Moses Hightower

I will not allow a liar to be a part with the true ministry of the church. I am seeking men full of integrity and honesty that I might impart true holiness unto the people that I am bringing into the church. Do not lean to your own understanding. The spirit of truth cannot lie. I am the Lord, and it is impossible for me to lie. Look to me, and behold the vision of God for you and the church that I am building. Notice the huge mountains before your face. These mountains do not trouble me. I am invincible, invisible, eternal, immortal, and everlasting. Look at my power and my strength, and know that nothing is too hard for me. I am able to do more than anything you can ask or think; therefore, determine your faith by your confidence in my ability and me, not by what you see. You see this side of the mountains, but I see all at one time. Know of truth that I have decided in your best interest and mine. Now behold the influx of souls. I will do a work in response to this rejection that you will not believe. Know this and behold it happening speedily. Know of truth, you have heard the voice of truth this day. Behold the influx of souls.

By LWWC Confession Writers

God will not allow a liar to be a part with the true ministry of the church. He is seeking men full of integrity and honesty that he might impart true holiness unto the people that he is bringing into the church. I will not lean to my own understanding. The spirit of truth cannot lie. He is the Lord, and it is impossible for him to lie. I look to him, and I behold the vision of God for me and the church that he is building. I notice the huge mountains before my face. These mountains do not trouble the Lord. He is invincible, invisible, eternal, immortal, and everlasting. I look at his power and his strength. I know that nothing is too hard for him. He is able to do more than anything I can ask or think; therefore, I determine my faith by my confidence in him and his ability, not by what I see. I see this side of the mountains, but he sees all at one time. I know of a truth that he has decided in my best interest and his. I behold the influx of souls. God will do a work in response to this rejection that I will not believe. I know this, and I behold it happening speedily. I know of a truth that I have heard the voice of truth this day. I behold the influx of souls.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Ears Are for Hearing

Our ears are the channel of faith into our lives. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. So many stations are available on the radio frequencies in our day. We must tune out every voice except the voice of the Lord and his ministers in this hour. Scoffers and mockers have their platforms of declaration. We must be deaf to the calls that would take us aside from the path that the Lord has called us into. Jesus opened the deaf ears in his day, and we need him to give us ears to hear. We must be careful how we hear. The inner ear can become a place causing dizziness and stumbling just as one would become drunk on alcohol. We must not be drunk on the cares of this life. We need to be constantly filled with the spirit. We have heard his name and the glorious good news of the gospel. Our destiny is that we would let the good news ring in the ears of those who have not heard. God is calling his people with a voice like a trumpet to be prepared to meet the bridegroom. We must cast off the works of darkness. Every effort should be made to be sober and to watch for his appearing. We must cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit and perfect holiness in the sight of the Lord. He has let us hear his beautiful voice. We must never allow carelessness to spoil the wedding that we have for so long anticipated.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

I have designed victory. Show forth praises unto me, and I will dwell in these praises as a secret weapon against the enemy. Show forth the triumphant praises of your king, and I will show forth my strength against the enemy. Do not look at the greatness of the problems, but look at the awesomeness of your God. Compare the entire problem to me.

228. Who is greater?

This day is another day that I made for you to rejoice and be glad. I desire that you behold my beauty and know of my faithfulness in your body. I dwell in earthen vessels. Behold the treasure that you have in your temple. Rejoice in the temple made without hands, and behold the beauty of God Almighty. Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He was glad and rejoiced.

229. Why did he rejoice?

230. Why are you sad?

231. Will you allow circumstances to affect your response to my day?

(To Be Continued)

By Debbie McBee

January 16 , 2007

Lord, you have called me to testify concerning the resurrection. I will do it with the power of your Spirit, and great grace shall be upon me. I am so grateful that your grace labors and enables me to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. I lean on you and not on myself, and I will experience the fullness of your grace. You have a fullness that I have never experienced. You have a testimony that I have never expressed and a light that I have never beheld. I look again to the favor given me, and I will find the benefits in the gift that I have overlooked.

Thank you for refining my experience. I cherish the abundance of mercy that is at work on my behalf. Though I deserved judgment, you have given me an abundance of your mercy to lift me and bring me out of the consequences of my mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. I rejoice that you are very rich in mercy. When I was dead in trespasses and sins, you expressed your extreme kindness toward me. I am comforted that this same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward me. I experience the victory that comes by your kindness toward me, and I rejoice. I should have perished, but the riches of your grace rained kindness upon me, and now the enabling grace that has made me acceptable in your sight is abounding in me. I give you thanks for the enabling grace that is leaping with me in its arms as you carry me. I am relieved that you brought me out of darkness and into your marvelous light. You brought me out of the devil's family and into your family, the family of the Most High God; therefore I am content. I praise you for your loving-kindness that will bring me out of every snare and every temptation. I acknowledge that I am what I am by your grace unto me, and I know that I am not a minister of the gospel because of my human achievements. The grace that you have given me is an effectual grace, which is laboring abundantly and effectually unto total victory and success in your kingdom.

You are my solace, and I will not fear the threats of the enemy. I have abounded unto a good work as you expressed your fullness to save me. Now you are expressing your fullness in keeping me and enabling me to accomplish the fulfillment of your vision; therefore, I do not fear, neither will I be afraid of failure's threat. You are sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform me. I thank you for doing more than I could ask or think. I am a new creature in you. Now I lift up my eyes from the tree of man's knowledge and look to your knowledge, O mighty God. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. In you, there is no darkness. In you, there is no defeat. With every trial, I am growing in your grace and in the knowledge of you, my Lord and Savior; therefore, I will be strong in this grace and show forth the testimony of your victory. Though I have sinned and fallen short of your glory, I am justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over me. Sin must bow to your name. I will not continue in the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as I continue in righteousness and holiness. I purpose not to take my relationship with you for granted, but I realize that which is available to me is a blessing and a free gift. I will not use the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with you and become slaves to another master because they took you for granted. I come to the altar of repentance, Lord. Here at this altar, I will be broken on you. I repent and acknowledge my helplessness to live victoriously without you and your grace.

I will not deceive myself and say that I have no sin, but I will be honest about my condition. I am so relieved that I will not miss the grace that looks for me in this very hour. I can do nothing of myself, but through you I can do all things. I will do all things by grace; therefore, I will not falter and stumble over my own efforts and failures. I will do all things by grace, and now will I seek to please you and not seek the gratification of my flesh and self. You have touched me with your mighty grace. Now I stretch forth my hands and touch the scepter of righteousness. You have beckoned me to come into the throne room; therefore, I receive of your mercy and grace that is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. I look beyond my circumstances and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

Just as worship reaches into the future and sees the expected event coming, so does grace reach into the eternal and bring me victory right now. Before time, grace was promised to me. If grace worked for me before man existed, then it is forward acting for me to reach into the future and bring tomorrow's benefits to myself, today. My ministry in grace is not based on my great ability or the lack of the same. I thank you that when I should have been destroyed, you chose to get glory out of redeeming me and bringing me out again from sin's graveyard and judgment's gallery. I am rejoicing that you have started me in the way of grace and it is teaching me wisdom. I know that I can not sit at the feet of another instructor and live. Every situation that is in my life or that will come to me will be the opportunity to release the power of grace to change the lives of all those around me. I am grateful that your grace will impact my life-long friends and strangers alike. You recently spoke a short word and reminded me that I must understand that everything concerning your kingdom will end in total victory. I must learn to continually rejoice in the sure promises that grace will deliver. I cherish your words, and I am content.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 16, 2007

Resurrection is the head-on collision between life and death. Death always is left in the ditch of defeat, and life journeys on to its appointed destination. The giant of death is slain by the lively stone of grace. We are lively stones from the living energy in the stone that grace hurls at every attacker of the promises that have been given to us. Mercy has molded my life with the gentle hands of grace. I have not been thrown on the mistake pile of judgment. His loving-kindness has removed the mistakes from the glaring surfaces of my life. His glory has covered the nakedness of my shame. Grace has supplied all the energy to cause me to abound to every good work. Grace is not a license to lust. Grace is liberty to walk victoriously in the paths of life that I was created to travel. Grace meets me in the evening of every day and promises me abundance for tomorrow. In the brilliant sunrise of tomorrow, I can behold the table that is prepared before me with the abundance of everything that I need. Our confidence is not shattered by the piercing words of the enemy. We are assured and propelled into every day by the prophetic details of God's powerful word.