Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You do not know what to do with your problems. You do not have to know. I know what to do with them. This is the hour in which my people will have to trust in my faithfulness. You must trust in my love, and be confident that I am not here to drown you. I am not here to destroy you. I am not here to cause you to be ashamed. I am not here to condemn you. I am not here to rebuke you. I am here to carry you through.

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

I do not know what to do with my problems. I do not have to know. God knows what to do with them. This is the hour in which his people will have to trust in his faithfulness. I must trust in his love and be confident that he is not here to drown me. He is not here to destroy me. He is not here to cause me to be ashamed. He is not here to condemn me. He is not here to rebuke me. He is here to carry me through.

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

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Vision of God Reveals Giants Subdued At Our Feet

I have not given you a hope that fades away. I have given you a fadeless hope. The vision within you cannot perish. It is imperishable. It is eternal and given from the heavens. From the throne of grace, it came. The vision of success is now within you. I placed it within you by my spirit. Now as the resurrection was guaranteed, so is the fulfillment of the vision of success guaranteed. It shall not fail, neither shall it fade and be diminished by the onslaught of the enemies round about you. I have promised, and I have sworn. Now know that it is impossible for me to lie. I cannot lie. I have lifted up a standard against the enemies that conspired to cause “crib death.” The gates of hell shall not prevail against the institution that I have begun. I have wrought a good work in you, and I will perform the good work that I started. I am the beginning, and I am the ending. I am the Lord who does all things well.

Do not fret yourself because of the evil doers of the age but rather, seek godliness and contentment. In godliness and contentment, you shall find the shelter of my grace and the hedge of refuge that cannot be broken into. I have hidden you in the cleft of my hand. No man can pluck you out of my hand. I have not relinquished you to the authorities of the night, neither have I sent you out to be slain by the enemies that wait to rejoice over your fall. I have placed a light within you and polished it that you might go and reprove the unfruitful works of the darkness.

Send up praise this day, and know that I have not left you alone to fight against foes greater than you. The giants that stand arrayed before you are mere decoys. I have already commanded each of them to bow before you at the appointed time. While the appointed time arrives with speed, offer praise unto the God of your salvation. I shall cause every enemy to bow, for my name is within you. You are called by the worthy name of salvation and glory. Wear this name, and do not bring shame nor reproach to this name of your hallowed Father. I have given you the family name and brought you into the Father’s house of prayer.

Come away from the influences that seek to create a storm of worry and depression. Come again to the throne of grace, and find the grace and the mercy to help you in this time of need. Come to the throne, and here at my throne, which is held up by mercy, you will find favor and peace. The ax of the critic has cut you. The blow of its vicious sting has cut with the sharpness of death. The impact of its blow has stunned you and created the numbness of insensitivity. Do not be faithless in this time of tremendous hurt and pain, but be full of faith and confidence. Know this, always, that I will never leave you, and I will never forsake you.

I have stretched forth my hand and brought you to the bosom of love. In love, have I reached for your failing heart and your grieving soul. I have leaned in your direction and heard your faint cry. With the voice of concern and the heart of compassion, have I acted for you and yours. Do not be distraught, neither allow disappointment to crush you with its big feet, but offer “the roll of praise,” and you shall escape the stamp of its feet (Disappointment’s feet).

Look to the cleft before you. Draw nigh to the refuge that it offers. Run with the legs of the young ram, and leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. The effect of praise shall bring you to the hollow of the cleft in my hand. The searching eyes of the darkness look from without the hand of mercy. Its peering eyes of wrath and destruction search for you in vain. It peers through my fingers of love and looks within the light of truth. In vain, it peers, for there is no possible comprehension of its secret. Only those who abide in this light of truth know the secret of its hedge. Rest in the secret of the light, and be confident that the ax of destruction shall not find you here. Though the bearer of the ax seeks to wield a finishing blow, know of a truth, that it shall not be swung. I have lifted up the standard of the light, and now the standard of the light is against the destroyer. Rest in the refuge of my standard. I have arisen to your defense and commanded with my voice of effective deliverance.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Vision of God Reveals Giants Subdued At Our Feet

David did not slay the giant with something that he did not have. The five smooth stones in his bag is the symbol of the grace and promises that we have already been given to meet every need. When we can see just how much that God has already supplied and promised in the prophesies that he has spoken, we will see every giant subdued. We have been promised that we will possess the gates of our enemies. The gates of hell will not prevail against those who believe they have the power to loose and bind kingdoms. Joshua believed that he could speak to the sun and the moon that are much larger than any giant that will walk the land. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In Isaiah 45:11, God told us to command him concerning the works of his hands years after Joshua. In the same book of Isaiah in the 28th chapter that includes the reference to slaying the giant of religion with the speaking in other tongues, there is a powerful promise. Verse 21 declares the strange work and acts of Perazim and Gibeon will be repeated. Perazim is the place of the defeat of the nation of giants among the Philistines. Gibeon was the place the moon and sun stood still. God will show us that if we wait on a word from the Lord, he will come down like a flood and wash away the giants like a flash flood. It is time for us to run through a troop and leap over the walls of depression and fear. Spirits that threaten to destroy us will be fed to the birds of the air instead. Every foe and adversary will be vanquished because of the greatness of our God. Our rejoicing is not premature, but it is the maturing of the promises of God that have been in our account for a long time.

SPIRITUAL GIANTS

The Lord has not given me a hope that fades away. He has given me a fadeless hope. The vision within me cannot perish. It is imperishable. It is eternal and given from the heavens. From the throne of grace, it came. The vision of success is now within me. God placed it within me by his spirit. Now as the resurrection was guaranteed, so is the fulfillment of the vision of success guaranteed. It shall not fail, neither shall it fade and be diminished by the onslaught of the enemies round about me. He has promised and he has sworn. Now I know that it is impossible for him to lie. He cannot lie. He has lifted up a standard against the enemies that conspired to cause “crib death.” The gates of hell shall not prevail against the institution that he has begun. God has wrought a good work in me, and he will perform the good work that he started. He is the beginning, and he is the ending. He is the Lord who does all things well.

I will not fret myself because of the evil doers of the age but rather, I seek godliness and contentment. In godliness and contentment, I shall find the shelter of his grace and the hedge of refuge that cannot be broken into. The Lord has hidden me in the cleft of his hand. No man can pluck me out of his hand. He has not relinquished me to the authorities of the night, neither has he sent me out to be slain by the enemies that wait to rejoice over my fall. He has placed a light within me and polished it that I might go and reprove the unfruitful works of the darkness.

I send up praise this day, and I know that God has not left me alone to fight against foes greater than me. The giants that stand arrayed before me are mere decoys. Jesus has already commanded each of them to bow before me at the appointed time. While the appointed time arrives with speed, I offer praise unto the God of my salvation. He shall cause every enemy to bow, for his name is within me. I am called by the worthy name of salvation and glory. I wear this name, and I do not bring shame nor reproach to this name of my hallowed Father. He has given me the family name and brought me into the Father’s house of prayer.

I will come away from the influences that seek to create a storm of worry and depression. I will go to the throne of grace and find the grace and the mercy to help me in this time of need. I will go to the throne, and there at his throne, which is held up by mercy, I will find favor and peace. The ax of the critic has cut me. The blow of its vicious sting has cut with the sharpness of death. The impact of its blow has stunned me and created the numbness of insensitivity. I purpose not be faithless in this time of tremendous hurt and pain, but I will be full of faith and confidence. I know this, always, that God will never leave me, and he will never forsake me. He has stretched forth his hand and brought me to the bosom of love. In love, has he reached for my failing heart and my grieving soul. He has leaned in my direction and heard my faint cry. With the voice of concern and the heart of compassion, has he acted for me and mine. I will not be distraught, neither will I allow disappointment to crush me with its big feet, but I will offer “the roll of praise” and I shall escape the stamp of its feet (Disappointment’s feet).

I look to the cleft before me. I draw nigh to the refuge that it offers. I run with the legs of the young ram and leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. The effect of praise shall bring me to the hollow of the cleft in God’s hand. The searching eyes of the darkness look from without the hand of mercy. Its peering eyes of wrath and destruction search for me in vain. It peers through God’s fingers of love and looks within the light of truth. In vain, it peers, for there is no possible comprehension of its secret. Only those who abide in this light of truth know the secret of its hedge. I rest in the secret of the light, and I am confident that the ax of destruction shall not find me here. Though the bearer of the ax seeks to wield a finishing blow, I know of a truth, that it shall not be swung. The Lord has lifted up the standard of the light, and now the standard of the light is against the destroyer. I rest in the refuge of God’s standard. He has arisen to my defense and commanded with his voice of effective deliverance.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

Re: RHEMA - The Life of Jesus Christ Was Sufficient Payment For All That We Owed, and No Collateral Is Necessary

If Calvary is not enough, nothing else could have the currency to even attempt a down payment. Our accumulated debt of sin went off the scale of any bankrupt scale in the earth. Compound interest from the garden was wiped away instantly when he said, “It is finished.” We are not impoverished debtors with some lien hold on all our promises. If he can take away the sins of the world, then he can and has taken away all the spurious claims of the accuser of the brethren from our record. God will never allow us to be held hostage to any false claim of the enemy of our soul. We have been released from all possibility of claims by the redemption silver that has been changed for the currency of prophetic declarations. Our security has been established beyond the reach of any statement or libel by the immutable Word of promise. We are nothing, and he is everything. Together we stand on the only scale of measure that matters. He outweighs any disclaimer that can be placed on the other side of the balance bar. Promises that are yes and amen in him are filling our hands beyond the reach of the thief and robber. He cannot steal or manipulate the words or thoughts as we are directed by the exceeding great and precious promises that have given to us already everything that pertains to life and godliness.

God's word stands pristine and unsullied in the light of all fulfilled mandates of time. Erasure of its indelible promises is not even a possibility. If we deny him, he abideth faithful. He will never deny his love and sacrifice for us. He will never look at the cross and say it was not worth it. Promises will never be negotiated away. Let us wash our minds by the living word that speaks his faithfulness daily. Satan has no jurisdiction in our case. Our case is in the hands of the courts of heaven with the righteous Judge and faithful Witness. He has written on the pages of our lives the development plans of construction. No slick developer will be able to get around the ordinances of truth that are always for us and not against us!

(Continued)

Behold my manner of death and lose your self-righteousness and fears in the power of this death, my death, and not your self-righteous works. My darkness became your light. My burial in a borrowed tomb became your place of birth. The spirit of God, which is the spirit of Christ, raised me from the dead. Those who are mine seek after this spirit that they also may be raised.

402. Will you seek a resurrection by the hands of man and your own works, or will you accept the gospel that is declared to you by the spirit?

The sorcerers of the age have come to their place in the battle.

403. They have arrayed themselves according to the strategies of the prince of the power of the air and their voices speak fearful expressions of intimidation, but I ask, “Is there any counsel against me?”

(To Be Continued)

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