Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have not forgotten you, neither have I run away while you were calling. I do not have an answering machine; neither do I screen my calls. I hear everyone. I have listened intently at your prayers. I have also listened knowingly to your heart. I know the secret intent of your heart, and I also know what you do not know about yourself. The decision that I am making concerning you is rooted and grounded in divine love and not in knowledge about you. Lift up your eyes from the dungeon of pity and worry. Look upon the eyes and hands of divine love. My love for you has not waned in the face of your executors, neither have I backed away and watched them conspire against you. I have sent a host here beforetime. Now watch the wave of my power on your behalf. Come to the arms of love this evening, and rest from your labors of worry. You are stressing yourself out in vain. Rest and be renewed in my spirit.

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

God has not forgotten me, neither has he run away while I was calling. He does not have an answering machine; neither does he screen his calls. He hears everyone. He has listened intently at my prayers. He has also listened knowingly to my heart. He knows the secret intent of my heart, and he also knows what I do not know about myself. The decision that God is making concerning me is rooted and grounded in divine love and not in knowledge about me. I lift up my eyes from the dungeon of pity and worry. I look upon the eyes and hands of divine love. God's love for me has not waned in the face of my executors, neither has he backed away and watched them conspire against me. He has sent a host here beforetime. I will now watch the wave of his power on my behalf. I have come to the arms of love this evening, and now I rest from my labors of worry. I have been stressing myself out in vain. I will now rest and be renewed in God's spirit.

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

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Interior Sunshine For the Exterior Fog of Doubt

Do not quench the spirit within you. Stop trying to figure out what I am doing, and simply allow this experience to happen to you and in you. Relax and stop frustrating yourself because of unbelief. This is real. I am God, and I am the same. I do not change. Don’t think that this experience is strange because you don’t hear of it often. Realize that what happened to the prophets was not accepted by everyone, neither did every prophet understand what was happening to them. I have moved upon you by my spirit, the Holy Ghost, and inspired you. The inspiration which flows is of me and will continually flow to you because of redemption and restoration. I have restored you to the fellowship of the Garden of Eden. In the garden, man walked and talked with me. Only believe. I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. Lift up your eyes from the clouds of doubt. The fog of doubt has surrounded the minds of those who believe not. Many believers do not see because of this fog which has come as a blanket of frustration to many. I have sunshine inside of you to dispel this frustrating blanket of foggy atmosphere.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Interior Sunshine For the Exterior Fog of Doubt

Our enemy is the master of the art of distraction and distortion. He fogs our mind and smogs our path with the pathetic lies that he has told for centuries. From the depths of eternity and the overwhelming horizons of the place where all tomorrows end and yet only begin, a shout rises like the distant thunder rolling off the distant hills of time. Yes! You are mine! None can snatch you out of my hand! My hand has reached across time and distance to your dwelling. Your dwelling will not fold up like a card board box. Your house will be fashioned into a glorious body made like mine. In an atomic billionth of a second, we will traverse space and cease being on the earth's time and walk the corridors of eternity. Mysteries will unfold upward like the floating down of snow flakes downward. How can he make sin whiter than snow? How can he cause all the old things to pass away and all things be made new? How and why would he enter into an immortal wrestling match with hell in the arena of death and snatch my soul from its bloody hands? I don't know, but I have experienced it. He has given the promises. He has seated us at the table of fulfillment with a full plate. I do not know how the kitchen staff will prepare it, but let us make up our minds we are going to feast on it!

THE EXTERIOR FOG OF DOUBT

I do not quench the spirit within me. I will stop trying to figure out what Jesus is doing and simply allow this experience to happen to me and in me. I will relax and stop frustrating myself because of unbelief. This is real. Jesus is God, and he is the same. He does not change. I do not think that this experience is strange because I do not hear it often. I realize that what happened to the prophets was not accepted by everyone, neither did every prophet understand what was happening to them. God has moved upon me by his spirit, the Holy Ghost and inspired me. The inspiration which flows is of God and will continually flow to me because of redemption and restoration. Jesus has restored me to the fellowship of the Garden of Eden. In the garden, man walked and talked with God. I believe.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I lift up my eyes from the clouds of doubt. The fog of doubt has surrounded the minds of those who believe not. Many believers do not see because of this fog, which has come as a blanket of frustration to many. Jesus has sunshine inside of me to dispel this frustrating blanket of foggy atmosphere.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Our Confession of Faith Is the Mark of Respect For What God Has Said

Apostasy has thrown open the gates of the attack of the final hour. Heaven has sent out its host to be all around us. Just as the enemy has boldly and brazenly declared hostilities have begun, we boldly declare that the Sword of the Lord has been unleashed at the very heart of the matter. His words have embraced us and given us the offspring of the embrace of his love in miracle after miracle. We will not turn to the arms of that which would prostitute their confession of faith. We will embrace the Truth and him only. His words are the elements of our foundation. We will not uproot the firm allegiance to the directives of his faithfulness. His deliverance from sin in our lives testifies beyond the shadow of doubt that if he freely gave what we did not ask for, how will he not freely give us all things that we have felt inspired to declare?

Our confession of his faithfulness will stand throughout eternity as a cornerstone of his gracious ability in our lives. Although all the voices and words of doubt may line up and attack our words, God will make them invincible by his surety. As our High priest, he takes our words as an offering, and they are presented before the only certifying tribunal that matters. The same one told Job if he would declare a thing, God would establish it to him forever. He is the same today and more because we have a more sure word of prophecy. Since he came, words were made flesh, and they continue to be made flesh in our bold confessions of this hour.

(Continued)

Do not be disturbed by those who reject the truth. Remember that I have told you that you are not greater than your master. They rejected me. They rejected the prophets. They will reject you. Do not allow the spear of rejection to wound your trust in me. I am faithful, even when the spear of rejection has been thrown into your heart. All these things must be, for you are a part of my body and I have opened up a door for all to come. Look again to me.

375. What do you see in the spirit?

Behold the children playing in the spirit.

376. Why are they so gleeful?

377. Why are they so energetic?

378. Why are they full of laughter and excitement?

(To Be Continued)

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