Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You say this race is hard to run, but have you considered that I have already run this race?

You are racing with an enemy named Fury. Fury runs to and fro on the stormy seas created by confusion. It has chased you and tormented you upon every wave and even in between waves. Fury fell upon your mind and wrapped its cold winds around it, but as a warm cap, I have covered you with the thoughts of victory and confidence. Stand on your feet and look Fury in the face. You have shunned the sight of Fury. As a man without confidence, you have turned your head when Fury stared at you and blew its wind of threat in your face. Turn your head to the face of Fury, and be not condemned for your mistakes and sins. There is forgiveness at my throne. Accept the forgiveness and mercy that I have provided. Now stare Fury in the face, and say to your soul, "Do not worry. The way is made."

(RHEMA: Our Captain Knows Where He Is Going In the Voyage Across the Stormy Sea)

I have said this race is hard to run because I had not considered that Jesus had already run this race. I am racing with an enemy named Fury. Fury runs to and fro on the stormy seas created by confusion. It has chased me and tormented me upon every wave and even in between waves. Fury fell upon my mind and wrapped its cold winds around it, but as a warm cap, God has covered me with the thoughts of victory and confidence. I stand on my feet and look Fury in the face. I have shunned the sight of Fury. As a man without confidence, I have turned my head when Fury stared at me and blew its wind of threat in my face. I will turn my head to the face of Fury, and I will not be condemned for my mistakes and sins. There is forgiveness at throne of God. I accept the forgiveness and mercy that he has provided. I now stare Fury in the face, and say to my soul, "Soul, do not worry. The way is made."

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of a Stormy Sea)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Love of God Is a Hiding Place from the Searching Dogs of Violence

I did not come and save you only to lose you to lust or disease. I came that you might have life abundantly and live free and victoriously over all things. You are an overcomer and more than a conqueror through me. The light of my glorious gospel is shining in you. Be faithful unto the end even if death comes, be faithful, for my love has visited you this day. Love ministered to you. It gripped your heart and squeezed everything out of it that was foreign to my nature. I have embraced you as a Father embracing a son that is dear to him. I have not desired to see you destroyed, nor embarrassed by the conspiracy of circumstances and spirits who author these things, but I desire you to continue to believe on me and not be ashamed.

You have been clothed with my robe of royalty, the robe of righteousness. Wear this robe, and do not bring shame to its purpose. The purpose of the robe is for my glory. I will not share my glory with another. I have given you the robe of righteousness and paraded you in the presence of enemies. Now shall you see the wisdom of my delays and my restraints that you have felt. I have restrained you for this time. Now shall the promises made to you in time past be manifested before all. I have not forgotten you. Now shall you see the wisdom of your Father, the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Come to the banqueting table. Eat of the fresh bread of redemption, and drink of the sweet wine of success and favor. Come and be glad, for I will show you of the things to come in this hour. Lift up your eyes to the vision before you. Behold the wonder of the approaching things in the distance. See the confusion of the struggling men and people in the road. Behold the dogs that sniff and smell for tracks in the dusty distance. The men of the distance are the instruments of violence whose spirits are spirits of dogs and evil conspiring spirits of the evening time. Gross darkness comes swiftly, and evil seducers are already waxing worse than ever before. There is no hiding place from these wicked spirits whose intent is to destroy. They shall search the earth for every soul that is without the body of Christ. None shall escape the spirits of the dogs. These spirits shall overcome the unsuspecting and the iniquity loving people of the earth. Evil shall be born in them, for they shall become children of the dogs. Their father is the devil, and now because of their fellowship with the darkness, they shall now give birth to children of dogs, spiritual evil murderers, and thieves like this world has never seen. All who fellowship the darkness and the world shall be the womb for the birth of their babies of evil and wickedness. Give your heart to me, and do not love the world. All who love the world shall give birth to the rabid evil, which comes in the distance. Beware and keep your heart with all diligence.

Seek continually my face, and all these things shall pass you by. Embrace your family, and hold them close to the ministry and the church in this hour. Deception is rampant, and death is cold. The icy hands of deception and death reach for everything that is without the fire of God. Come and behold my love. Embrace it, and hold it near you at all times. I am the Lord, and I do not change. Come and follow me, and I will continually show you things that you have not known.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Love of God Is a Hiding Place from the Searching Dogs of Violence

God is love. If God is a refuge, covert, and fortress from the storm and battle, then so is his love. Love is my hiding place and safe house that keeps me in his temple and the wicked one touches me not. We are safe in the fort of his loving protection from the arrows and swords of the enemy. Every predatory spirit will leave with its belly empty when it comes for those who are protected by the love of God. Our life is hidden with Christ in God. In the message to the church at Pergamos where Satan's seat was, there was a strong message to overcomers. We will be partakers of the hidden manna as we hear what the Spirit says. Hidden manna suggests the manna in the arc of the covenant. A mercy seat that is the shield of faith spiritually is between us and the tables of the law and the manna. As a two edged sword, the Rhema word not only protects us from the raw law and its judgments, the same oracle will bless us in love in the safety of the secret of His tabernacle. Just as there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, there is no fear of the ravages of the deceiver as we hide in the pavilion of love. It is those who have ventured outside that open themselves to the attack of the dog packs of this hour. Revelation 22:15 tells us that the dogs and sorcerers are without. Inside the city of refuge of love, we have the walls of salvation and the gates of praise. To walk outside the church is to open ourselves to the attack of violent spirits that will tear and destroy us. Death and deception are on the outside. We can dine at the tables of love and be safe in the arms of the One who will never fail. Love never fails in any situation. Sin and deception will fill our lives with failure and destruction. We have a clear choice in this hour. Will we live in the sheep fold that is safe from the attacks of darkness, or will we risk the unprotected outer fringes of life where dogs of every kind await to devour us? We will choose to stay near to his voice and presence and in the embrace of his love.

SEARCHING DOGS OF VIOLENCE

The Lord did not come and save me only to lose me to lust or disease. He came that I might have life abundantly and live free and victoriously over all things. I am an overcomer and more than a conqueror through Christ. The light of his glorious gospel is shining in me. I determine to be faithful unto the end. Even if death comes, I will be faithful, for his love has visited me. Love ministered to me. It gripped my heart and squeezed everything out of it that was foreign to God’s nature. He has embraced me as a Father embracing a son that is dear to him. He has not desired to see me destroyed, nor embarrassed by the conspiracy of circumstances and spirits who author these things, but he desires me to continue to believe on him and not be ashamed.

I have been clothed with his robe of royalty, the robe of righteousness. I wear this robe, and I will not bring shame to its purpose. The purpose of the robe is for God’s glory. He will not share his glory with another. He has given me the robe of righteousness and paraded me in the presence of enemies. Now shall I see the wisdom of his delays and his restraints that I have felt. God has restrained me for this time. Now shall the promises made to me in times past be manifested before all. He has not forgotten me. Now shall I see the wisdom of my Father, the Lord, Jesus Christ.

I will go to the banqueting table. I eat of the fresh bread of redemption and drink of the sweet wine of success and favor. I will go with the Lord and be glad, for God will show me of the things to come in this hour. I lift up my eyes to the vision before me. I behold the wonder of the approaching things in the distance. I see the confusion of the struggling men and people in the road. I behold the dogs that sniff and smell for tracks in the dusty distance. The men of the distance are the instruments of violence whose spirits are spirits of dogs and evil conspiring spirits of the evening time. Gross darkness comes swiftly, and evil seducers are already waxing worse than ever before. There is no hiding place from these wicked spirits whose intent is to destroy. They shall search the earth for every soul that is without the body of Christ. None shall escape the spirits of the dogs. These spirits shall overcome the unsuspecting and the iniquity loving people of the earth. Evil shall be born in them, for they shall become children of the dogs. Their father is the devil, and now because of their fellowship with the darkness, they shall now give birth to children of dogs, spiritual evil murderers, and thieves like this world has never seen. All who fellowship the darkness and the world shall be the womb for the birth of their babies of evil and wickedness. I give my heart to God, and I do not love the world. All who love the world shall give birth to the rabid evil, which comes in the distance. I will beware and keep my heart with all diligence.

I will seek continually God’s face, and all these things shall pass me by. I embrace my family and will hold them close to the ministry and the church in this hour. Deception is rampant and death is cold. The icy hands of deception and death reaches for everything that is without the fire of God. I behold his love. I embrace it and hold it near me at all times. Jesus is the Lord, and he does not change. I will go and follow him, and he will continually show me things that I have not known.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Allow Not the Measurements of Men To Become the Standard For Your Performance, but Allow the Father To Perform In You

His works testify to us from the beginning that he can make everything out of nothing. Who can measure the depths of nothing?

Only the One who holds us and everything in his hands at the same time. It is time for us to walk on the waters of the objections and limited measure of men. Winds and trends may come and go, but the Lord never changes. His disciples did just as we do so many times when they looked at the crowd and said, "What are these among so many?"

We are always using some measure when he can take the invisible dust of the universe and make it all. He is still able to have full baskets left over when it looks like he should have run out a long time ago. He is able to do exceeding more than more. He is the extravagant God of grace. Pressures may try to push us over the edge by the rejection and poor mouthing of others, but we have heard his decree with our own ears. God is sovereign. Who will be his counselor?

He ruleth in all the kingdoms of the heathen. Who can resist him?

He measures out the heavens in the span of his hand. None can stand beside him and instruct him. We will exalt and praise his greatness while others may minimize it.

(Continued)

Though you sit in the midst of the delivered, you know that your heart is grieving day and night. You desire to be inside the gate, but you know that you are outside the gate of deliverance. My love is speaking to you. I have personalized this word for you and spoken clearly to your heart. I have not called your name, but the clarity of these words has knocked on your heart and mind.

395. Will you allow the iron gates of pride to continue to bar you from the fellowship and communion of divinity, or will you use the key of humility to unlock your self-made gates of bondage?

I have sent heavenly visitors to minister to you. Believe my words to you, and then you will not sleep with those who sleep during the time of prayer. Believe on me as the scriptures have declared of me. I have already paid your debts. I even paid for all your weaknesses; therefore, arise and follow me.

396. How will you follow me if you have not understood the gospel?

(To Be Continued)

A Living Word Publication