Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am the minister of the sanctuary. You are a sanctuary of worship and praise. Your sanctuary is a temple of the Holy Ghost. There is the fire of trial in the temples of God. Your adversary has sought my sanctuaries as shrines of temptation, jealousy, bitterness, and wrath. Be filled with my Spirit, and be always ready to forgive, and suffer for my name. You were called to suffer for righteousness' sake. When you are reproached for my name's sake, the consuming fire of love shall be your defense and your refuge. Sell not your relationship with me in exchange for bitterness and revenge. Choose not the venom of revenge as an answer to suffering that is inflicted upon you by others. You are marked for alienation and loneliness. Though these things stalk you and threaten you, know of a truth, that I will never leave you or forsake you. Draw nearer to me, and the power of our relationship shall nullify unforgiveness and bitterness. The power of our relationship shall give you love for others when they fail and grow weak in faithfulness and loyalty. I have ministered love, conviction, and abundant grace unto you. Be assured that the ministry of the Spirit has done more than reveal things unto you. I have supplied all that you need to be an overcomer.

(RHEMA - Reject the Venom of Revenge As An Answer To Suffering Infliction Upon You by Others)

Jesus is the minister of the sanctuary. I am a sanctuary of worship and praise. My sanctuary is a temple of the Holy Ghost. There is the fire of trial in the temples of God. My adversary has sought God's sanctuaries as shrines of temptation, jealousy, bitterness, and wrath. I am filled with his Spirit, and I am always ready to forgive and suffer for his name. I was called to suffer for righteousness' sake. When I am reproached for his name's sake, the consuming fire of love shall be my defense and my refuge. I do not sell my relationship with him in exchange for bitterness and revenge. I do not choose the venom of revenge as an answer to suffering that is inflicted upon me by others. I am marked for alienation and loneliness. Though these things stalk me and threaten me, I know of a truth, that he will never leave me or forsake me. I draw nearer to him, and the power of our relationship shall nullify unforgiveness and bitterness. The power of our relationship shall give me love for others when they fail and grow weak in faithfulness and loyalty. He has ministered love, conviction, and abundant grace unto me. I am assured that the ministry of the Spirit has done more than reveal things unto me. He has supplied all that I need to be an overcomer.

Moses Hightower

Enabling Grace Leaping With Us In Its Arms To Bring Us Out of Every Snare and Temptation and Unto Total Victory and Success

I have called you to testify concerning the resurrection. Do it with the power of my spirit, and great grace shall be upon you. My grace labors and enables you to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. Lean on me and not on yourself, and you will experience the fullness of my grace. I have a fullness that you have never experienced. I have a testimony that you have never expressed. I have a light that you have never beheld. Look again to the favor given you, and you will find the benefits in the gift that you have overlooked. I am refining your experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on your behalf. Though you deserved judgment, I have given you an abundance of my mercy to lift you and bring you out of the consequences of your mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. I am very rich in mercy. When you were dead in trespasses and sins, I expressed my extreme kindness toward you. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward you. Experience the victory that comes by my kindness toward you. You should have perished, but the riches of my grace rained kindness upon you. Now allow the enabling grace that has made you acceptable in my sight abound. Enabling grace is leaping with you in its arms. I am carrying you. I brought you out of darkness and into my marvelous light. I brought you out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God. How much more will I bring you out of every snare and every temptation?

You are not a minister of the gospel because of your human achievements. You are what you are by my grace. The grace that I have given is an effectual grace, which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God. Fear not the threats of the enemy. You have abounded unto a good work. I expressed my fullness to save you. Now I am expressing my fullness in keeping you and enabling you to accomplish the fulfillment of my vision; therefore, fear not, neither be afraid of failure's threat. I am sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform you. By my grace, I am doing more than you could ask or think. You are a new creature in me. Now lift up your eyes from the tree of man's knowledge, and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. In me, there is no darkness. In me, there is no defeat. With every trial, you are growing in my grace and in the knowledge of me, your Lord and Savior; therefore, be strong in this grace, and show forth the testimony of my victory. Though you have sinned and fallen short of my glory, you are justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over you. Sin must bow to my name. Do not continue in the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as you continue in righteousness and holiness.

Do not take your relationship for granted, but realize that which is available to you is a blessing and a free gift. Use not the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with me and become slaves to another master because they took me for granted. Come to the altar of repentance, and be broken on me. Repent and acknowledge your helplessness to live victoriously without my grace and me. Do not deceive yourself and say that you have no sin, but be honest, and you will not miss the grace that looks for you in this very hour. You can do nothing of yourself, but through me, you can do all things. Do all things by grace and then you will not falter and stumble over your own efforts and failures. Do all things by grace and then will you seek to please me and not seek the gratification of your flesh and self. Today, I have touched you with my mighty grace. Now stretch forth your hands, and touch the scepter of righteousness. I have beckoned you to come into the throne room; therefore, receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. Look beyond your circumstances, and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Enabling Grace Leaping With Us In Its Arms To Bring Us Out of Every Snare and Temptation and Unto Total Victory and Success

Grace leaped with Noah in its arms out of the crest of the flood. He found grace in the eyes of the Lord. God leaped with Lot in his arms of grace because Abraham had more grace to pray with than Jonah. Grace turns our prayers into manifestations instead of massacres. Snares even of our feeling will lay the worst trap for us. Pride will dig the deepest hole for our arrogance to fall into. We must always consider ourselves and our weaknesses lest the thing that we may despise in others is beheld and comes to harvest in us. The scripture has an answer for reaping even the bad things that we would in our lives. If we will sow in righteousness, we will reap in mercy. We are admonished that we are nobody's when it comes to condemning others. What we condemn in others, we do the same things. I fall short everyday. I do not want to do despite to the spirit of grace by taking it for granted and using it as a license. We need to exercise its liberating power in the lives of others that we not be measured the same bondage when we refuse to bless others the freedom from.

Temptation waits around every corner to make inroads into our spirit. It will never be able to get a hold of us if we remain tender and open to the Spirit of God. We should daily search our heats to see if there be any pride in us that would turn into a pursuit of selfishness and sin that we would dress up as righteousness. Victory flows out of our lives as we flood the lives of others with the marvelous enabling grace that holds and rescued us. We will, by the same grace, lay aside every weight and the sinful pursuits that so easily side track us as we are lead by him.

HELPLESSNESS

God has called me to testify concerning the resurrection. I purpose to do it with the power of his spirit, and great grace shall be upon me. His grace labors and enables me to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. I lean on him and not on myself, and I will experience the fullness of his grace. He has a fullness that I have never experienced. He has a testimony that I have never expressed. He has a light that I have never beheld. I look again to the favor given me, and I will find the benefits in the gift that I have overlooked. He is refining my experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on my behalf. Though I deserved judgment, he has given me an abundance of his mercy to lift me and bring me out of the consequences of my mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. He is very rich in mercy. When I was dead in trespasses and sins, he expressed his extreme kindness toward me. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward me. I determine to experience the victory that comes by his kindness toward me. I should have perished, but the riches of his grace rained kindness upon me. Now I allow the enabling grace that has made me acceptable in his sight abound. Enabling grace is leaping with me in its arms. He is carrying me. He brought me out of darkness and into his marvelous light. He brought me out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God. Much more, he will bring me out of every snare and every temptation.

I am not a minister of the gospel because of my human achievements. I am what I am by his grace. The grace that he has given is an effectual grace, which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God. I purpose not to fear the threats of the enemy. I have abounded unto a good work. He expressed his fullness to save me. Now he is expressing his fullness in keeping me and enabling me to accomplish the fulfillment of his vision; therefore, I fear not, neither will I be afraid of failure's threat. He is sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform me. By his grace, he is doing more than I could ask or think. I am a new creature in him. Now I lift up my eyes from the tree of man's knowledge and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In him, there is no darkness. In him, there is no defeat. With every trial, I am growing in his grace and in the knowledge of him, my Lord and Savior; therefore, I will be strong in this grace and will show forth the testimony of his victory. Though I have sinned and fallen short of his glory, I am justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over me. Sin must bow to his name. I choose not to continue in the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as I continue in righteousness and holiness.

I make up my mind not to take my relationship for granted, but I realize that which is available to me is a blessing and a free gift. I will not use the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with God and have become slaves to another master because they took him for granted. I go to the altar of repentance and will be broken on him. I repent and acknowledge my helplessness to live victoriously without his grace and him. I purpose not to deceive myself and say that I have no sin, but I will be honest, and I will not miss the grace that looks for me in this very hour. I can do nothing of myself, but through him, I can do all things. I determine to do all things by grace and then I will not falter and stumble over my own efforts and failures. I conclude to do all things by grace and then will I seek to please him and not seek the gratification of my flesh and self. Today, he has touched me with his mighty grace. Now I stretch forth my hands and touch the scepter of righteousness. He has beckoned me to come into the throne room; therefore, I receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. I look beyond my circumstances and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Eternal Expression of the Light of Love Has Granted Us the Garment of Salvation

Promises of love, like the grains of sand and the stars of the sky, come to us in the rain of the Rhema inundation of this latter rain. All the tattered garments of our beggars past in the servitude of sin have been replaced by the garments of praise embroidered with golden worship. We stand illuminated in the light of revelation that was created by that which was spoken before the foundation of the world. God has placed us on a stage specifically designed for the manifestation of his power in these last days. Curtains of flesh have hidden them from the eyes of the unbelieving and scoffers. Every false detractor shall be exposed in the same light we are dancing in. As we sing in the choir of liberated hearts and minds, the enemy will not find a place where his ears are not filled with the words of power from the mouth of the people he has tried to destroy.

The tyrants of the age have sought to destroy the seed of my purpose, but those who I ordained unto safety and purpose could not be found by these tyrants of the night. I knew you would serve me, and I know all those who will serve me. Do not worry about those who do not serve me. There is a seed that will serve me.

1. If they are not my seed, then how can they serve me?

Believe on my word, and have confidence in your salvation. I have not given you salvation and betrayed myself. You are not your own now. You belong to me.

2. Will I deny myself?

Allow not the thief to steal your spiritual wealth. Awake out of sleep. The subtle fury of the oppressor cannot destroy you. Look to the end of all these things.

3. Where is the fury of the oppressor?

The business of condemnation is an unwanted custom. Go and discharge my people from this business. Go and say, "Your debts are paid in full. Be not a slave to ignorance and sin."

4. Who shall lay any claim or demand on my people?

Cease living as a stranger to the covenants of promise, and live as an heir to the unsearchable riches of Christ. I have given you the exceeding greatness of my power. In you, I have manifested the same power that was wrought in Christ. Behold the riches of the glory of my inheritance in you, the saints of God.

5. Have I redeemed you and thrust you into the hands of the enemy?

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