Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Ushered into His Presence by the Hands of Love After Being Tempted to Turn Back in the Heat of Battle

By Moses Hightower

The Lord restored the desire for prayer and granted me a broken and contrite heart. After crying out unto him, these words came unto me in the spirit,

I have not willed your defeat by the hand of your enemy, neither have I desired to see you become a fool by the actions of the flesh. I have granted you more grace in the time of weakness and willing disobedience. Though you have disobeyed, I have extended grace and goodness. You will remember my acts of charity toward you when you deserved rejection. My love has ushered you into my presence so that you might hear the voice of grace. The light of mercy has not gone out of your presence, and the hand of favor has not been retracted. I have extended to you the love of my heart and brought you to the throne in heavenly places. My goodness has designed an audience in the presence of angels. My love has granted forbearance. My wisdom has excelled in the presence of evil's plan to disqualify you by subtlety. I have brought you from the clutches of the hunter's trap and allowed you to walk out untouched by the scorching fire of deceit. I have smitten the hand of the designer of wickedness and etched a new love in your heart for obedience and honor. Look again to the light of love, and behold the exceeding greatness of my power working on your behalf. I have brought you to the kingdom for such a time as this. Now will my name be glorified in you and others will be instructed in righteousness and holiness.

Lift your eyes to me again, and behold the awesomeness of what I am doing in the earth everyday. Come unto me with the light of praise, and I will show you the power of forgiveness and redemption. I have lifted the banner of love and washed your eyes to behold it wave over your head that was bowed because of grief and misunderstanding. Look again at the banner flowing in the wind of the last days. What you have perceived as a long time has come to the door of this present time and knocked on your heart. Look no longer at the manifestations of religious philosophies that spoil lives and produce weak testimonies of my love. Come to the place of vision, and behold the vision of the Lord. I have stretched forth the banner of love and waved its victory for you to follow.

The hour is late, and the time is far spent. Awaken out of sleep and slumber, and come join the bride in her closet. You have sat with the spiritual drunkards of the hour whose inspiration has come from the spirit of error, the spirit of antichrist. Do not drink any longer from the wine bottles of error. Cast these bottles into the pit, and do not drink the wine of the whore. Many are drunk on the wine of the whore of spiritual fornication. Their voices are weak with testimonies of unbelief, and the author of confusion confuses their minds. I have invited you to sup with me in the chambers of love. There are no testimonies of unbelief here. There are no lights from the deceiver here.

Look again at the throne room, and behold the scepter of acceptance. I have accepted you in me, the beloved. Now come and accept your sentence of life, instead of the threats from the mouth of spiritual drunkards. The hour is late. Go and sound the alarm. Go and show forth the correct testimonies in the presence of the holy. I have set a trumpet to your mouth. Now sound the alarm. Sound the alarm, and do not fear the attitudes and expressions of those who are drunk on the wine of unbelief. I have given you “hard-headed” faith. Do not fear their faces, and do not look at the intimidating eyes of hate. I have made your faith hard-headed. You will not turn back in the day of battle, but you shall see them fall in the day of battle as Saul fell. Look to the end of this journey, and behold those who stand beside the banner of love on high.

Look to the end of this journey, and behold those who wear the garment of praise at the end. I have placed the garment of praise upon you. Now do not wear the garment of heaviness again. Look to the author and the finisher of your faith. Your author has not come to you and promised rejection. I have come and sealed the completion of the work that I started. I started a good work in you, and I will perform the work. You have looked to yourself and found emptiness. Come from the self-centeredness of your own mind and behold the power of your God and the promise. I have promised. Will I not perform what I promised?

Look unto the completion of the work. You have looked at the adversary long enough. Look away from his show in the dark. His demonstration of actions without power to carry out his plan has fallen to the ground. Now look at the slain warriors of evil in the distance, and behold the church rejoice on the tombstones of evil persecutors. I am the Lord. I do all things well. Will I do a bad work in your presence when I have promised you revival and victory?

Come to the table of victory again, and eat its bread and drink its wine. Do not be drunk on the wine of this world, but be drunk on the Holy Ghost. Come. There is revival in your bosom. Come to the activity of the spirit, and you will behold the wind of a new Pentecost.

CONFUSION, DEFEAT, WILLING DISOBEDIENCE, SPIRITUAL FORNICATION, GRIEF, MISUNDERSTANDING, SUBTLETY, UNBELIEF, AND WEAKNESS

By Linda Galati

The Lord has not willed my defeat by the hand of my enemy, neither has he desired to see me become a fool by the actions of the flesh. He has granted me more grace in the time of weakness and willing disobedience. Though I have disobeyed, God has extended grace and goodness. I will remember his acts of charity toward me when I deserved rejection. His love has ushered me into his presence so that I might hear the voice of grace. The light of mercy has not gone out of my presence, and the hand of favor has not been retracted. God has extended to me the love of his heart and brought me to the throne in heavenly places. His goodness has designed an audience in the presence of angels. His love has granted forbearance. His wisdom has excelled in the presence of evil's plan to disqualify me by subtlety. God has brought me from the clutches of the hunter's trap and allowed me to walk out untouched by the scorching fire of deceit. He has smitten the hand of the designer of wickedness and etched a new love in my heart for obedience and honor.

I look again to the light of love, and I behold the exceeding greatness of God’s power working on my behalf. He has brought me to the kingdom for such a time as this. Now will his name be glorified in me, and others will be instructed in righteousness and holiness. I lift my eyes to the Lord again, and I behold the awesomeness of what he is doing in the earth everyday. I will come unto him with the light of praise, and he will show me the power of forgiveness and redemption. He has lifted the banner of love and washed my eyes to behold it wave over my head that was bowed because of grief and misunderstanding. I look again at the banner flowing in the wind of the last days. What I have perceived as a long time has come to the door of this present time and knocked on my heart. I look no longer at the manifestations of religious philosophies that spoil lives and produce weak testimonies of God’s love. I come to the place of vision and behold the vision of the Lord. He has stretched forth the banner of love and waved its victory for me to follow.

The hour is late, and the time is far spent. I awaken out of sleep and slumber and join the bride in her closet. I have sat with the spiritual drunkards of the hour whose inspiration has come from the spirit of error, the spirit of antichrist. I purpose not to drink any longer from the wine bottles of error. I cast these bottles into the pit, and I do not drink the wine of the whore. Many are drunk on the wine of the whore of spiritual fornication. Their voices are weak with testimonies of unbelief, and the author of confusion confuses their minds. God has invited me to sup with him in the chambers of love. There are no testimonies of unbelief here. There are no lights from the deceiver here. I look again at the throne room and behold the scepter of acceptance. God has accepted me in him, the beloved. I accept my sentence of life instead of the threats from the mouth of spiritual drunkards.

The hour is late. I will go and sound the alarm. I will go and show forth the correct testimonies in the presence of the holy. The Lord has set a trumpet to my mouth. Now I will sound the alarm and not fear the attitudes and expressions of those who are drunk on the wine of unbelief. God has given me "hard-headed" faith. I will not fear their faces, and I will not look at the intimidating eyes of hate. God has made my faith hard-headed. By grace, I will not turn back in the day of battle, but I shall see them fall in the day of battle as Saul fell. I look to the end of this journey, and I behold those who stand beside the banner of love on high.

I look to the end of this journey, and I behold those who wear the garment of praise at the end. God has placed the garment of praise upon me. I will not wear the garment of heaviness again. I look to the author and the finisher of my faith. My author has not come to me and promised rejection. He has come and sealed the completion of the work that he started. He started a good work in me, and he will perform the work. I have looked to myself and found emptiness. I will come from the self-centeredness of my own mind and behold the power of my God and the promise. He has promised. He will perform what he has promised.

I look unto the completion of the work. I have looked at the adversary long enough. I must look away from his show in the dark. His demonstration of actions without power to carry out his plan has fallen to the ground. I look at the slain warriors of evil in the distance, and I behold the church rejoice on the tombstones of evil persecutors. Jesus is the Lord. He does all things well. He will not do a bad work in my presence when he has promised me revival and victory. I will go to the table of victory again, eat its bread, and drink its wine. I will not be drunk on the wine of this world, but I will be drunk on the Holy Ghost. I will go. There is revival in my bosom. I will go to the activity of the spirit, and I will behold the wind of a new Pentecost.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Hidden in the Secret of the Lord's Tabernacle from the Mighty Pestilence and Subtle Destruction

Israel celebrated the feast of tabernacles in the seventh month. Our dwelling place is under his shadow and wings. God covered them with the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by day. He is the righteous branch, and therefore is the branch that makes a tabernacle from the heat and the sun. When the temple was dedicated by Solomon, the fire fell and consumed the sacrifice, and the house was filled with the smoke of his presence. Every evil presence is evacuated and evicted by the presence of the everlasting One. We are hidden from the attack of the enemy and surrounded by the angels of the Lord to defend us. We may not visibly see every implement that is used to protect us, but nevertheless, they are as real as his word. Our enemies are God's enemies. He will fight for us as we lean upon him. Our weapons are mighty through him. If every stronghold can be demolished and every fiery dart is quenched, then everything that would rise against us will be defeated by the ambushments of the Lord. God's blessings will swallow up the tactics of the enemy. We are not ignorant of Satan's devices or his mind sets. In God’s presence is fullness of joy. With joy, we draw waters out of the wells of salvation. If the joy of the Lord is our strength, then one of the strongest weapons in our arsenal is the joy of worship and the Holy Ghost. Worship will cause us to be the warrior that no giant or serpent can prevail against. As we stand in his presence and declare his word, the deliverance and healing of many will be like a flood on the face of the people.

By Moses Hightower

Many wise and prudent men have sought what I have given you. Now embrace the truth of this communion and fellowship more than you have ever embraced it. Make it precious in your sight, and do not lose the preciousness of it unto worldliness. Do not allow the cankerworm of worldliness to invade your temple through any of your gates, and you will be given a harvest of inspiration that will feed multitudes. Many have lost their entire harvest because they have allowed the invasion of their temple to occur by lack of love for the precious crop of the word of God. My word is enough for you. Go to nature and behold the diet of the animals. They do not eat outside of their natural instincts. Come away from the table of devils, and do not eat anything from their hands. I am feeding you the bread of life and the meal of sufficiency for new creatures in Christ Jesus. In the meal of sufficiency, there is everything that you need. Many spiritual appetites have been spoiled by the subtlety of worldliness.

By LWWC Confession Writers

Many wise and prudent men have sought what God has given me. I embrace the truth of this communion and fellowship more than I have ever embraced it. I make it precious in my sight, and I do not lose the preciousness of it unto worldliness. I purpose not to allow the cankerworm of worldliness to invade my temple through any of my gates, and I will be given a harvest of inspiration that will feed multitudes. Many have lost their entire harvest because they have allowed the invasion of their temple to occur by lack of love for the precious crop of the word of God. God's word is enough for me. I will go to nature and behold the diet of the animals. They do not eat outside of their natural instincts. I come away from the table of devils, and by the grace of God, I will eat nothing from their hands. God is feeding me the bread of life and the meal of sufficiency for new creatures in Christ Jesus. In the meal of sufficiency, there is everything that I need. Many spiritual appetites have been spoiled by the subtlety of worldliness.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Holy Spiritual Activity for Revitalization in Times of Spiritual Exhaustion

We shall run and not be weary. If Elijah outran the chariot for miles and miles, then the supernatural strength of God will still renew us. I have experienced the renewing and revitalization of the Holy Ghost when exhausted more than any other demonstration in my life. So many times, I have gone service after service and been about to pass out and the wind of the Holy Ghost would blow into my heart and spirit, and I felt like I could whip a lion or a bear. God's anointing is one of strength and power. Satan will try to wear out the saints of the Most High. We will not wear out, but we will worship our way out of weariness. The joy of the Lord is our strength. As we draw waters out of the wells of salvation with joy, we will have an abundant supply of strength. God knows our down sitting and uprising. He will never place more on us than we can bear. No grave of worry or weariness will be our residence. We have been given special lodging in the hotel of rest and refreshing. God will turn the weapon of exhaustion into the weapon of exasperation in the exhibition of our excitement in the face of the enemy.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

You are not a wanderer. You are a creature with purpose. You are a creature that has never existed before. I have fashioned you after my own likeness and in my own image. The things created cannot master you, but you will master the things of the creation. Rise up from your own concepts of things, and behold my concept of things. You behold these things as sands of time with little hope of finding the fulfillment of your dreams, but I behold the fulfilled dreams at the end of your sands. Come for a journey with me, and I will show you the creation of God at the end of these imaginations.

248. Have you trusted your mind long enough?

249. Have you satisfied yourself with the inspiration from your imaginations?

(To Be Continued)

By Marco Mendoza

January 24, 2007

O Lord, I thank you, for you have not willed my defeat by the hand of my enemy, neither have you desired to see me become a fool by the actions of the flesh. I am elated that you have granted me more grace in the time of weakness and willing disobedience. Though I have disobeyed, you have extended grace and goodness unto me. I remember your acts of charity toward me when I deserved rejection. I am delighted that your love has ushered me into your presence so that I might hear the voice of grace. I am comforted because your light of mercy has not gone out of my presence, and the hand of favor has not been retracted. O God, I rejoice, for the love of your heart has been extended to me and has brought me to the throne in heavenly places. Your goodness has designed an audience in the presence of angels. Your love has granted forbearance. Your wisdom has excelled in the presence of evil's plan to disqualify me by subtlety. I cherish your grace that has brought me from the clutches of the hunter's trap and allowed me to walk out untouched by the scorching fire of deceit. You have smitten the hand of the designer of wickedness and etched a new love in my heart for obedience and honor, and for this, I praise your name.

I look again to the light of your love, and I behold the exceeding greatness of your power working on my behalf. You have brought me to the kingdom for such a time as this. Now by your grace, will your name be glorified in me and others will be instructed in righteousness and holiness. I lift up my eyes unto you again, and I behold the awesomeness of what you are doing in the earth every day. I come unto you with the light of praise, and I am thankful to you for showing me the power of forgiveness and redemption. I am obliged that you have lifted the banner of love and washed my eyes to behold it wave over my head that was bowed because of grief and misunderstanding. I look again at the banner flowing in the wind of the last days. What I have perceived as a long time has come to the door of this present time and knocked on my heart. By grace, I will not look any longer at the manifestations of religious philosophies that spoil lives and produce weak testimonies of your love, but I will come to the place of vision and behold your vision. My mind is satisfied because you have stretched forth the banner of love and waved its victory for me to follow.

Lord, the hour is late and the time is far spent. I determine to awaken out of sleep and slumber and join the bride in her closet. I am grateful to you, for I no longer sit with the spiritual drunkards of the hour whose inspiration has come from the spirit of error, which is the spirit of the antichrist. By your grace, I purpose not to drink any longer from the wine bottles of error. I cast these bottles into the pit, and I will not drink the wine of the whore. I realize that many are drunk on the wine of the whore of spiritual fornication. Their voices are weak with testimonies of unbelief, and the author of confusion confuses their minds. I am grateful that you have invited me to sup with you in the chambers of love. There are no testimonies of unbelief here. There are no lights from the deceiver here. I look again to your throne room and behold the scepter of acceptance. I am delighted, my beloved, that you have smiled on me and accepted me in you. I accept my sentence of life instead of the threats from the mouth of spiritual drunkards.

I understand that the hour is late. I will go and sound the alarm. By you, therefore, I will go and show forth the correct testimonies in the presence of the holy. O Lord, you have set a trumpet to my mouth. Now I will sound the alarm, and I will not fear the attitudes and expressions of those who are drunk on the wine of unbelief. Thank you for giving me "hard-headed" faith. I will not fear their faces, and I will not look at the intimidating eyes of hate. By your grace, I will not turn back in the day of battle, but I shall see them fall in the day of battle as Saul fell.

I look to the end of this journey, and I behold those who stand beside the banner of love on high. I look to the end of this journey, and I behold those who wear the garment of praise at the end. I acknowledge that you have placed the garment of praise upon me. I am persuaded not to wear the garment of heaviness again. I am comforted to know I can always look to you the author and the finisher of my faith. You have not come to me and promised rejection, but you have come and sealed the completion of the work that you started. I rest in the confidence that you started a good work in me, and you will perform the work. I have looked to myself and found emptiness. I determine to forsake the self-centeredness of my own mind and to always behold your power and your promises. You have promised and you will perform what you have promised. I look unto the completion of the work. I have looked at the adversary long enough. I must look away from his show in the dark. His demonstrated actions are without power, and they have fallen to the ground. I look at the slain warriors of evil in the distance, and I behold the church rejoice on the tombstones of evil persecutors. You are the Lord. You do all things well. It is refreshing to my sprit to know that you will not do a bad work in my presence when you have promised me revival and victory. I will go to the table of victory again and eat its bread and drink its wine. I will not be drunk on the wine of this world, but I will be drunk on your Holy Ghost. There is revival in your bosom. I will come to the activity of your Spirit, and I will behold the wind of a new Pentecost.

I praise you for your word during the time of fasting and prayer. I appreciate your desire to fill me when I hunger and thirst after you. I desire your fellowship and a relationship like I used to have. My soul is relieved because you are embracing me in prayer; you have placed me in the very hollow of your hand. I am thankful because I know that here in your hand you will not allow the spirit of failure and defeat to pluck me out. I repent for spending more time with my own thoughts outside of your presence when I could have spent time in your presence outside of the influence of my thoughts. I acknowledge that I have been tempted to give up and quit the very pursuit of the things that you have placed so strongly within me. Thank you for bringing focus to my mind to realize that if I walk in my flesh, I will slide down muddy canyon walls of despair. I am honored that you have called me away to yourself. I understand that prayer is not just paying my dues, but in prayer you come to me and comfort me and confirm your word to me. For this I am grateful and I rejoice. I am delighted that your love is not a temporary expedition into a short term state of euphoria. Your love is a constant, abiding presence that does not leave me at the end of a road. Your love does not weave my life into the fabric of a mantle and then take it away from me and rip it apart. I am comforted by your desires to wrap me in your assurance and confidence when failure and doubt would lock me into a permanent time of torment. I am glad today because you have given me tables of victory to partake of. Time has brought me to the precipice of eternity. You have shown me favor, and I am determined to rush constantly away from my own realm into your arena of love. I look to you, my King. All glory and honor belong to you.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 24, 2007

God causes us to always triumph in the Lord Jesus Christ. Satan's defeat is certain, and the victory of the church is sealed and certified. Our failure and shortcomings do not ever write the final report of our battles. Grace only carries a victory pen and shouting ink. In the presence of God's face, we do not see his displeasure reflected but the intense love that he will always loose on our behalf in the time of conflict. Every victory that God gives us and allows us to savor and experience adds to the magnification of the lens of vision that the Spirit gives us. Satan would like to create a highlight reel of our failures. God will come to our rescue and turn every fiery furnace and lion's den into a documentary of the enemy's complete crushing defeat. We are not the candidates for a slide show of shame. We have been shaped in the hands of the creator to be the centerpieces of grace and power on the tables of spiritual feast of this hour. Every force of darkness is about to be swallowed up by the combined revelation's illumination and the intensity of the pillar of fire and the Shekinah of Glory that was just a shadow of the promise of God showing that he is the only potentate and every other being and force is just a pretender. God dwells in a light that no man has seen nor can see. Yet, the Spirit of God is about to unroll the scroll of power that will run through the universe like lightning. Our worship and thanksgiving is the door that will open the way for the finale of faith's fantastic finish.