Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Peace in the Midst of the Storm Caused by the Breath of Condemnation's Wind

By Moses Hightower

I have brought unto you plenteous redemption by the holy blood of Jesus Christ. The enemy cannot tread upon this sanctified blood. The blood of the Lamb of God is not an avenue for lions and vultures, but the sanctified blood is a new and living way for the redeemed. As long as condemnation is in the earth, then shall you feel the wind from its breath. As long as sin is in the world, you shall feel the effect of its wrath. Do not be troubled by the wind of condemnation and the effects from the wrath of sin, for my grace is sufficient for you. Grace has supplied you with a sure anchor in this time of trouble. I have given you the anchor, but you must anchor yourself in me. Many lives have been destroyed on the waters of life because many have placed their trust in the vehicles of man and flesh. If you lean on the arm of flesh instead of the arm of the Lord, you will be sabotaged by your own unbelief. Trust in the name of the Lord. Do you remember the name of the Lord that saved you while you were burning on the stormy sea of your past life?

Then that same name shall save you in this very hour. Do not rely on the speedboats of the hour. Do not rely on the small boats of man's ideals. They are not sufficient for your journey. They shall be turned to and fro by the winds of adversity, but the ship of Zion shall not be tossed by any wind. It shall remain steadfast and immovable through every storm. I have given you the faith of Jesus Christ. Now stop comparing yourself to all these things. I did not spare my only begotten son, but I delivered him up for you and have given you all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Come from your religious concepts of spirituality and abide in me, the ship of Zion. I am not religion speeding through this earth on a voyage of entertainment and self-indulgences. I am seeking and saving those who are lost. Many have rose up to play and called it the joy of salvation. True joy will come when you rejoice with the angels who are excited about the repenting sinners. No sea is too stormy when you are seeking the lost. I have come to give you directions. You have used traditions of man to detect what I am doing in the earth. I am not found by the radar systems of traditions. Seek me with a whole heart, and you will be given the vision of soul-winning for this hour of salvation. Man's mind cannot detect the way of my Spirit. Come unto the throne of grace and look through the eyes of faith, and then will you behold the clear light of direction, which is given by the mind of Christ.

I am not hiding my will and the right direction from you. It is clearly revealed unto those who are called according to my purpose and those who love me. Those who love me shall cleave to me. When you have left your own reasoning and your own understanding and rooted yourself in love, then will you cease worrying about controlling your destiny. Give me the controls of your life. How can you relinquish the controls without giving me all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength?

When you have sought me with all your heart, in that day, you will surely find me and abide in the perfect will of God. The ship of Zion is not in trouble on the seas of life. I am not troubled, neither is my body. The gates of hell are not going to prevail against my body, then how will trouble in this hour prevail against you?

You are distracted because you have insisted on your own way. I have already said, "Lean not to your own understanding, for there is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the ends thereof is death." My way is not a seemingly right path, but it is the path of faith. Faith is speaking. Faith is granting you a good report as it did for the elders. Faith is expressing new visions of peace in the midst of all these things in the earth. Faith will frame your vision and blot out the illusions of being sabotaged by the adversary and his host.

Rise up and proclaim the gospel. I am prepared to do a work that you will not believe. Place your confidence in me and my word, not in how much you have prayed, how much you have fasted, how holy you have walked, how much you know, neither in what relationship you have with man. I have accepted you in me. Now believe the gospel that saved you. Now believe that gospel that you have preached. Now believe the gospel that you stand in right now. This gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Preach the gospel. It is the news that brings peace and glad tidings. Preach the gospel of my kingdom, and your feet shall be shod with beauty. I have desired to grant you the feet that can travel through the land of serpents and vipers, which hinder the work of God. Preach the gospel of peace, and I will grant you beautiful feet. I am the God of peace. Satan is bruised under your feet of beauty. I have calmed the storms of life and granted you an open door into the camp of the enemy where those appointed unto salvation reside. Accept my peace and go on to minister instead of adhering to the threats of the adversary. I have set before you a door that he cannot shut. My peace I give. My power is real and effective against all the war tactics of the enemy. Rise up and proclaim your peace. It passes all of your understanding.

CONDEMNATION, CONFUSION, RELIGION, TRADITIONS OF MAN, AND TROUBLE

By Aaron Stickel

God has brought unto me plenteous redemption by the holy blood of Jesus Christ. The enemy cannot tread upon this sanctified blood. The blood of the Lamb of God is not an avenue for lions and vultures, but the sanctified blood is a new and living way for the redeemed. As long as condemnation is in the earth, I will feel the wind from its breath. As long as sin is in the world, I shall feel the effect of its wrath. I will not be troubled by the wind of condemnation and the effects from the wrath of sin, for the Lord’s grace is sufficient for me. Grace has supplied me with a sure anchor in this time of trouble. He has given me the anchor, but I must anchor myself in him. Many lives have been destroyed on the waters of life because many have placed their trust in the vehicles of man and flesh. If I lean on the arm of flesh instead of the arm of the Lord, I will be sabotaged by my own unbelief. I trust in the name of the Lord. Jesus is his name. He is the one that saved me while I was burning on the stormy sea of my past life. His same name shall save me in this very hour. I will not rely on the speedboats of the hour, neither will I rely on the small boats of man's ideals. They are not sufficient for my journey. They shall be turned to and fro by the winds of adversity, but the ship of Zion shall not be tossed by any wind. It shall remain steadfast and immovable through every storm.

God has given me the faith of Jesus Christ. I will stop comparing myself to all these things. The Lord did not spare his only begotten son, but he delivered him up for me and gave me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. I come from my religious concepts of spirituality and abide in him, the ship of Zion. Jesus is not a religion speeding through this earth on a voyage of entertainment and self-indulgences. He is seeking and saving those who are lost. Many have rose up to play and called it the joy of salvation. True joy will come when I rejoice with the angels who are excited about the repenting sinners. No sea is too stormy when I am seeking the lost. God has come to give me directions. I have used traditions of man to detect what he is doing in the earth; however, he is not found by the radar systems of traditions. I purpose to seek him with a whole heart, and I will be given the vision of soul-winning for this hour of salvation. Man's mind cannot detect the way of the Lord’s Spirit. I come unto the throne of grace and look through the eyes of faith. Now will I behold the clear light of direction that is given by the mind of Christ.

Jesus is not hiding his will and the right direction from me. It is clearly revealed unto those who are called according to his purpose and those who love him. Those who love him shall cleave to him. When I have left my own reasoning and my own understanding and rooted myself in love, then can I cease worrying about controlling my destiny. I give Jesus the controls of my life. I cannot relinquish the controls of my life without giving him all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I know that when I have sought God with all my heart, in that day, I will surely find him and abide in the perfect will of God. The ship of Zion is not in trouble on the seas of life. The Lord is not troubled, neither is his body. The gates of hell are not going to prevail against his body, neither will trouble in this hour prevail against me.

I am distracted because I have insisted on my own way. God has already said, "Lean not to your own understanding, for there is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the ends thereof is death." His way is not a seemingly right path, but it is the path of faith. Faith is speaking. Faith is granting me a good report as it did for the elders. Faith is expressing new visions of peace in the midst of all these things in the earth. Faith will frame my vision and blot out the illusions of being sabotaged by the adversary and his host.

I rise up and proclaim the gospel. Jesus is prepared to do a work that I will not believe. I place my confidence in God and his word, not in how much I have prayed, how much I have fasted, how holy I have walked, how much I know, neither in what relationship I have with man. Jesus has accepted me in him. I believe the gospel that saved me. I believe that gospel that I have preached. I believe the gospel that I stand in right now. This gospel is the power of God unto salvation. I will preach the gospel. It is the news that brings peace and glad tidings. I will preach the gospel of God’s kingdom, and my feet shall be shod with beauty. He has desired to grant me the feet that can travel through the land of serpents and vipers, which hinder the work of God. I will preach the gospel of peace, and God will grant me beautiful feet. He is the God of peace, and Satan is bruised under my feet of beauty. Jesus has calmed the storms of life and granted me an open door into the camp of the enemy where those appointed unto salvation reside. I accept the Lord’s peace and go on to minister instead of adhering to the threats of the adversary. God has set before me a door that the adversary cannot shut. God has given peace. His power is real and effective against all the war tactics of the enemy. I rise up and proclaim my peace that passes all of my understanding.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Peace in the Midst of the Storm Caused by the Breath of Condemnation's Wind

Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It is a state of mind that is in complete assurance in the midst of the worst conflict and storm. Peace has to do with keeping a commitment or a promise or fulfilling a job totally. It also has to do with making good on total payment of a debt. We had incurred a debt under sin that we could never pay. Jesus paid it all that we could be free from that debt and any other obligation that condemnation said that we owed. Condemnation will try to sink our ship. Grace is not only a sure anchor, but it is also an unsinkable ship. Grace is able to make us perfect in every good work. If grace much more abounds where iniquity abounds, then it super abounds where condemnation tries to flood our lives. Winds of fear and doubt will try to make us abandon ship and be lost in the waves of condemnation. Guilt will raise its winds and try to rip our sails apart. Our sails are made of the white linen that is the righteousness of the saints that Jesus has equipped us with. We are a chosen generation and a royal priesthood that has been appointed by grace and not by birth. We show forth the praise of him who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. Some of the best preaching and witnessing of the gospel is the life that holds up the word of life in praise of God's grace so that others will see. In Isaiah, we are told that those who have not heard will understand and consider. When they see lives that grace had reformed and transformed, they will have to consider the power of the supernatural. Open doors of utterance have been prepared for the grace that is vibrant in the life of the believer to shout the praise of God's delivering power.

By Moses Hightower

You are resting on everlasting arms. There is no falling in this dimension with me. I have undergirded you with the wings of love. I have provided you with a fresh anointing and the expression of the resurrection. Rest in the faithful arms of love, and know that I am carrying you. I have not left you in this time of discouragement, but I have enlightened your eyes and given you the freshness of inspiration that comes from me, the Living God. Look unto me and be saved. I have all these things that have troubled you under my feet. Now look to me, the author and the finisher of your faith. I am faithful. I will not fail, and nothing is too hard for me. The victory that you have sought is right around the corner. Around the corner of life, the victory shall spring forth, not from outside but from within you. The victory shall spring forth from the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Now behold the great victory of your Lion. I have sent forth sure victory. Worship and be glad, for I have ordained the victory of my cross as yours.

By LWWC Confession Writers

I am resting on everlasting arms. There is no falling in this dimension with Christ. He has undergirded me with the wings of love. He has provided me with a fresh anointing and the expression of the resurrection. I rest in the faithful arms of love and know that he is carrying me. He has not left me in this time of discouragement, but he has enlightened my eyes and given me the freshness of inspiration that comes from him, the Living God. I look unto him, and I am saved. He has all these things that have troubled me under his feet. I look to him, the author and the finisher of my faith. He is faithful. He will not fail, and nothing is too hard for him. The victory that I have sought is right around the corner. Around the corner of life, the victory shall spring forth, not from outside but from within me. The victory shall spring forth from the Lion of the tribe of Judah. I behold the great victory of my Lion. He has sent forth sure victory. I worship, and I am glad, for he has ordained the victory of his cross as mine.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Love's Sentence of Life Rules over Death's Sentence of Damnation

Our case is not in the hands of just any judge. We are before the righteous judge and the faithful witness. We have talking blood that will testify on our behalf. The Old Testament testified against us. The New Testament, in his blood, testifies on our behalf. We are justified by that same blood. This means that we have been declared "not guilty!" This world and our accuser have no jurisdiction in our case. Our case is in the court of heaven. Our advocate (lawyer) has already destroyed all the evidence against us! We are free forever! With this kind of mandate, we will not live in fear of retribution or retaliation. Condemnation is not a carrot stick that God uses to push us along. We are running in this race to finish the course. Discouragement and depression are not part of the team of runners that we are running with. I have hope on one side and a good report on the other side. I have faith ahead of me, and love is pushing me from behind. Love has posted its notice on the gates of hell. Every believer is private property. Every trespasser will be shot on sight. Spoilers and thieves have been given eviction notices. Restraining orders have been issued to all the interfering parties. Our heavenly host will see that they are enforced just as they stood by the gate of the Garden of Eden. We have received the decree of love's declarations. We will overcome and will break forth from every trap and snare that the enemy thinks he can place in our path. Love has declared that every voice that rises against us will be silenced by the great cloud of witnesses that has already made it in and is embraced by the love of our heavenly Father. Love sits on the throne, and the enemy will never sit on that throne. As he was cast out of heaven, we will cast him out of every frame of reference that he tries to get into.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

I have not come that death might rule over you, but I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly. Death does not rule over you because I came and destroyed the workings of the devil. I have placed you in me by the gospel and brought you into heavenly places. Reside in the peaceful places with your King and his body. I have settled the issues you have entertained in your ears. Listen no longer to the echoes of fallen angels who speak daily in the ears of those who fear and do not have faith. Listen unto the voice of the Lord, the greater one inside of you. I have given you my Spirit, the Holy Ghost. Christ lives in you. I am the hope of glory. The Lord of Hosts is my name. I have given you the revelation of who I am.

234. Will I not also give you the benefits of the offering of my own son?

235. In that I offered my own son up for all, will I not also freely give you all things?

(To Be Continued)

By Thelma Hightower

January 18 , 2007

Lord, thank you for bringing me plenteous redemption by your holy blood. I am confident that the enemy cannot tread upon your sanctified blood. I am thankful that your blood is not an avenue for lions and vultures, but your sanctified blood is a new and living way for me because I am redeemed. I know that as long as condemnation is in the earth, I will feel the wind from its breath, and as long as sin is in the world, I shall feel the effect of its wrath. Your grace is sufficient for me; therefore, I will not be troubled by the wind of condemnation and the effects from the wrath of sin. Your grace has supplied me with a sure anchor in this time of trouble. You have given me the anchor, but I must anchor myself in you. Because many have placed their trust in the vehicles of man and flesh, they have been destroyed on the waters of life. I know that if I lean on the arm of flesh instead of your arm, I will be sabotaged by my own unbelief. I trust in your name because you are the one that saved me while I was burning on the stormy sea of my past life. Your name shall save me in this very hour. I will not rely on the speedboats of the hour, neither will I rely on the small boats of man's ideals because they are not sufficient for my journey. I know that they shall be turned to and fro by the winds of adversity, but the ship of Zion shall not be tossed by any wind. I am confident that the ship of Zion shall remain steadfast and immovable through every storm.

You have given me a measure of faith. I am thankful because you did not spare your only begotten Son, but you delivered him up for me and have given me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. I praise you because I have come from my religious concepts of spirituality and I now abide in you, the ship of Zion. You are not a religion speeding through this earth on a voyage of entertainment and self-indulgences. You came with purpose to seek and save those who are lost. I know that many have risen up to play and called it the joy of salvation, but I believe that true joy will come when I rejoice with the angels who are excited about the repenting sinners. I am confident that no sea is too stormy when I am seeking the lost. You have come to give me directions. Although, I have tried to use traditions of man to detect what you are doing in the earth, I am persuaded that you are not found by the radar systems of traditions. I purpose to seek you with a whole heart, and I will be given the vision of soul-winning for this hour of salvation. I know that man's mind cannot detect the way of your Spirit. I am thankful to have the opportunity to come unto the throne of grace and look through the eyes of faith. By faith, I will I behold the clear light of direction that is given by your mind.

I believe that you are not hiding your will and the right direction from me. You reveal your will clearly unto me because I am called according to your purpose and because I love you. I love you and therefore I shall cleave unto you. I am persuaded that when I have left my own reasoning and my own understanding and rooted myself in love, then will I cease worrying about controlling my destiny. Lord, I give you the controls of my life. I know that I cannot relinquish the controls of my life without giving you all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I believe that I will surely find you when I have sought you with all my heart, and then will I abide in your perfect will. I am thankful that the ship of Zion is not in trouble on the seas of life. You are not troubled, neither is your body troubled. I praise you because the gates of hell are not going to prevail against your body, neither will the trouble in this hour prevail against me.

I know that I have been distracted because I have insisted on my own way. You have already said, "Lean not to your own understanding, for there is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the ends thereof is death." I am confident that your way is not a seemingly right path, but it is the path of faith. I believe that faith is speaking and that faith is granting me a good report as it did for the elders. I am grateful that faith is expressing new visions of peace in the midst of all these things in the earth. With thanksgiving, I believe that faith will frame my vision and blot out the illusions of being sabotaged by the adversary.

I am delighted that I can rise up and proclaim the gospel. I believe that you are prepared to do a work that I will not believe. I am grateful that I can place my confidence in you and your word and not in how much I have prayed, how much I have fasted, how holy I have walked, how much I know, neither in what relationship I have with man. I rejoice that I am accepted in you. I believe and have confidence in the gospel that saved me. I believe the gospel that I have preached. I believe the gospel that I stand in right now. I know that this gospel is your power unto salvation; therefore, I will preach the gospel. I praise you because it is the news that brings peace and glad tidings. With a thankful heart, I will preach the gospel of your kingdom, and my feet shall be shod with beauty. I am comforted because you desire to grant me the feet that can travel through the land of serpents and vipers, which hinder your work. I praise you because I will preach the gospel of peace, and you will grant me beautiful feet. You are the God of peace, and Satan is bruised under my feet of beauty. I worship you because you have calmed the storms of my life and granted me an open door into the camp of the enemy where those appointed unto salvation reside. I accept your peace and go on to minister instead of adhering to the threats of the adversary. Thank you for the open door set before me. I am persuaded that the enemy cannot shut the door that you have opened. You have given me peace. I know that your power is real and effective against all the war tactics of the enemy; therefore, I rise up and proclaim my peace that passes all of my understanding.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 18, 2007

We have been promised that God will bear us up and that we would trample the lion and the adder under our feet. Any illusion to the opposite is a lie from the father of lies. Residing in our flesh are the false ideas that freed condemnation's power over us. Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh to deprive that nature of its power over us. We have been liberated by redemption beyond the gravity of condemnation to control our lives. Our relationship with Jesus Christ is not a trip to the deli of lust, but it is a place at the table of holiness. We sit at the table of his commandments with great delight. We can be fat on the rich power of holy living. His Spirit is our instructor and the director of everyday life. Our steps are ordered by the declaration of the Lord. We have been commissioned to preach the gospel to a world that is a stranger to the good news. The gospel is the good news about heaven's judicial decisions on our behalf. Everyone who will hear and believe in the sacrifice, which daily blesses the believer, can be justified by his blood. Not guilty is the best thing that you will ever hear from a judge. We have been given much grace. We will freely declare the freedom that gives our worship wings on a daily basis.