Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Love of God Has Given Us Favor and a Position over All the Principalities and Powers

The Lord brought many of the things that he had spoken to me in the past. I reflected upon Joseph's valley and Joseph's hill while I prayed. After speaking to the Lord this morning in prayer, I came and listened for the voice of the Lord. I heard these words in my hearing,

The light of love shined in your heart and face again. The spectrum of love presented you with the awesome power of my manifold character. I have revealed to you that I am love and light. This love and light has presented you with all that I am. My wisdom is a part of this love-light. My righteousness is a part of this spectrum of light. My counsel and might is part of this spectrum that allows you to be clothed in a garment of righteousness. This garment is of many colors. You have been given favor and position above all the principalities and powers. The rulers in the darkness of this world cannot lay claim to what you have been given, neither can their images boast of the emblem that you wear. Lay hold on this emblem of eternal life and do not be ashamed of the good news within you.

The power of God unto salvation cannot be annulled. It is an eternal expression that has stamped its emblem of life in the earth. I have drawn my line in time and stamped the proof of my love on the enemy's door and taken away his keys. Lift up your voice in praise, for I have made you glad again in the presence of spirits of sadness and misunderstanding. The voice of praise shall not cease because many do not love in their times of trouble and misunderstanding. I have a people who will praise me at all times and whose praises shall continually be in their mouths. Choose to be a part of those who have understanding and not with those who abide in ignorance and pride. The pride of the foolish shall bring them to shame and destruction, but the thankful and the wise shall abide in the courts of life with adornments of victory. Choose to abide with the victorious people of faith, for my household shall rally in the face of defeat and impossibility. The household of faith is precious in my sight; therefore, do good unto them as you have the opportunity. Cast your bread upon the waters of their lives, and do not fear criticism and rejection. You have been wounded in the past because of the ignorance of men; however, do not allow past hurts to become walls and barriers that prevent you from sharing the good word of faith that you bear. I have chosen this hour to present many things unto the hungry for righteousness. Allow the word of life and the word of my grace to flow unto the mouths of those who are opening their hearts unto my expression in this hour.

Do not allow misunderstanding or presumptuousness to be your guide, neither monitor your thoughts for the evidence of direction. I have not sent these enemies to instruct you in any way, for I am understanding and victory. I have given unto every man the measure of faith, and I tasted death for every man by the grace of God. Now by the grace of God, I do bring the benefits of faith, faithfulness, and grace to their lives so that they may continue to taste and see my goodness. My goodness shall abound. It shall reach for people and bring them unto the bosom of safety in my tower. Send the expression of the tower and join in the celebration of salvation. Do not be a spectator in the sanctuary and give way to appearances of ingratitude and spiritual pride, but be a participant in the celebration of my body, for I have sent a blessing unto my people by means of epistles known and read of the people. Lift your eyes unto the joy of the Lord in you. Lift your face unto the scepter of righteousness, which has been stretched forth unto you. I have made you glad. Now go and serve me with it, then will you behold the power of the word on behalf of my name and my Spirit. Go and proclaim the good word of God that is in you.

IGNORANCE, IMPOSSIBILITY, MISUNDERSTANDING, PRIDE, RULERS OF DARKNESS, AND TROUBLE

The light of love shined in my heart and face again. The spectrum of love presented me with the awesome power of his manifold character. God has revealed to me that he is love and light. This love and light has presented me with all that he is. God’s wisdom is a part of this love-light. His righteousness is a part of this spectrum of light. His counsel and might is part of this spectrum that allows me to be clothed in a garment of righteousness. This garment is of many colors. I have been given favor and position above all the principalities and powers. The rulers in the darkness of this world cannot lay claim to what I have been given, neither can their images boast of the emblem that I wear. I lay hold on this emblem of eternal life and will not be ashamed of the good news within me.

The power of God unto salvation cannot be annulled. It is an eternal expression that has stamped its emblem of life in the earth. God has drawn his line in time and stamped the proof of his love on the enemy's door and taken away his keys. I lift up my voice in praise, for he has made me glad again in the presence of spirits of sadness and misunderstanding. The voice of praise shall not cease because many do not love in their times of trouble and misunderstanding. Jesus has a people who will praise him at all times and whose praises shall continually be in their mouths. I choose to be a part of those who have understanding and not with those who abide in ignorance and pride. The pride of the foolish shall bring them to shame and destruction, but the thankful and the wise shall abide in the courts of life with adornments of victory. I choose to abide with the victorious people of faith, for his household shall rally in the face of defeat and impossibility. The household of faith is precious in the Lord’s sight; therefore, I will do good unto them as I have the opportunity.

I cast my bread upon the waters of their lives and will not fear criticism and rejection. I have been wounded in the past because of the ignorance of men; however, I will not allow past hurts to become walls and barriers that prevent me from sharing the good word of faith that I bear. God has chosen this hour to present many things unto the hungry for righteousness. I allow the word of life and the word of his grace to flow unto the mouths of those who are opening their hearts unto God’s expression in this hour.

I will not allow misunderstanding or presumptuousness to be my guide, neither will I monitor my thoughts for the evidence of direction. He has not sent these enemies to instruct me in any way, for he is understanding and victory. He has given unto every man the measure of faith, and he tasted death for every man by the grace of God. Now by the grace of God, he brings the benefits of faith, faithfulness, and grace to their lives so that they may continue to taste and see his goodness. His goodness shall abound. It shall reach for people and bring them unto the bosom of safety in his tower. I will send the expression of the tower and join in the celebration of salvation. I will not be a spectator in the sanctuary and give way to appearances of ingratitude and spiritual pride, but I will be a participant in the celebration of the Lord’s body, for he has sent a blessing unto his people by means of epistles known and read of the people. I lift my eyes unto the joy of the Lord in me. I lift my face unto the scepter of righteousness, which has been stretched forth unto me. God has made me glad. Now I will go and serve the Lord with it. Now will I behold the power of the word on behalf of God’s name and his Spirit. I will go and proclaim the good word of God that is in me.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Love of God Has Given Us Favor and a Position over All the Principalities and Powers

Revelation is the spectrum of light that heaven uses to vacate the darkness from our minds and lives. When shadows of foreboding would bring fear and doubt to our minds, the voice that called the light out of the darkness cancels the night and replaces it with the day of salvation. Every principality that lurks in some shadow or scene of our lives must bow to the love that God is demonstrating in our lives. Many times, we are the builders of the anxiety closets that we allow the enemy to push us into. We have been given the power and authority over every insult and insinuation of the enemy. We need to arise and declare that Satan is not just defying us but the God that we serve. Our rock and fortress is still a projectile that will obliterate the attack of the enemy from the radar screen of our lives. Our minds if left undisciplined can create a house of horrors for us to live in and run back to back horror flicks. We have come out of darkness into his marvelous light of miracles. Our dwelling is in the land of faith. Failure and yesterday has been buried by the foundation of the eternal day of victory in our lives. Our lives will reflect the ink of light and faith as we are read by others as epistles of hope in a hopeless world.

I have not finished the work that I have started in you. I have begun a good work, and I will finish the good work I started. Rise up and fight the good fight of faith. Do not allow the circumstances to belittle you and bring you to the halls of confusion. I am not the author of the attempt to drive you into the chambers before your face. These are chambers of confusion. Do not be driven into these places. An enemy has designed this for your defeat, but I shall take this doorway and turn it into the slaughterhouse of spirits. I shall wax great on your behalf. The enemy shall be defeated again at his own game. Do not look to the things that seem too great for you. Simply look to me, the author and the finisher of your faith.

God has not finished the work that he has started in me. He has begun a good work, and he will finish the good work he started. I rise up and fight the good fight of faith. I will not allow the circumstances to belittle me and bring me to the halls of confusion. The Lord is not the author of the attempt to drive me into the chambers before my face. These are chambers of confusion. I will not be driven into these places. An enemy has designed this for my defeat, but God shall take this doorway and turn it into the slaughterhouse of spirits. He shall wax great on my behalf. The enemy shall be defeated again at his own game. I look not to the things that seem too great for me. I simply look to the Lord, the author and the finisher of my faith.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Hand of God's Standard Is Against the Fierce and Destructive Blows of Adversity

God's promise of the standard that would be lifted up by his Spirit will always be more than enough to neutralize and demolish the attack of the enemy. Destruction may be the intent of the enemy, but just as death is swallowed up in victory, destruction is swallowed up in the words of creative confession. Darkness cannot ever erase the declarations of deity. When the enemy comes in like a flood and blows seem like rain, God will send a wind of such power in the opposite direction that it will dry up the display of the enemy. God will never allow the destruction of the kingdom that he has built in the earth or the individual believer. Darkness can never sit on the throne that was created for light to reign upon. Reservations are reversed into forward revelations by the brilliant light of the Lamb. As he is the light and the glory of that city, he is the light of our life. “There shall be no more night” is the promise that is ours to declare over the shadows of the evening that would make us to be afraid. Many dark holes are in the universe that indicate destruction; however, there are many more brilliant stars that are thousands of times brighter than our sun that scream to us that the darkness will never swallow up the light. We are the children of light and have put on the armor of light. The shields of the righteous have been anointed with the anointing for the battle. We will defeat every ounce of darkness in this world by the power of the illumination of the Lamb.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

Lift your heart to me, and then will your ears and your eyes be lifted. You must go beyond what you say with your lips and what you do in your body. You must actualize these things in your heart first. Here, receive my righteousness and cast down your self-righteousness. Cast away your rags of filth and be washed with the fuller's soap of love and the washing of regeneration.

197. I am pouring out my Spirit, but have you come to the shower or to your face bowl of carnality?

Lift your voice and praise me, even in the times when you see no victory. The victory that I have won is not a victory that is beheld by the natural eyes. It is a victory that is beheld by the eyes of faith. I know your shortcomings. I know your failures. I know where you are. I know your destiny. Now come to the throne of grace, and behold the victory that is in my right hand. The same right hand that brought out Israel is the same right hand that has brought you out. Lift your eyes from these pits and the threats of your enemies. These things have no power over you. You are redeemed by precious blood. Lift your eyes again to my blood and its power, then offer fervent praises because of faith. Faith is a weapon that I have freely given every man.

198. Shall faith fail in the presence of the threats of voices from the darkness?

(To Be Continued)

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 5, 2007

Light has the first place in the order of creation. Darkness and void were flooded with the light of revelation and creation. Caverns of fear and doubt were filled with the torches of light that were like the brushes of an artist on the walls of empty dreams. Light has broad beamed its influence across the universe and deposited its contents in special vessels. We are vessels of light in this system of darkness. Darkness will never cancel out the portraits of laser-like words that are transposed inside the medium of our soul and spirit. To the light, every living word has its own dream displayed in our spiritual imagination. Our imagination was never created to run DVD's of fear. Negative exposures were never meant to be the enhancements for our faith. Sunrises of prophecy and sunsets of sure promises were made to frame the reference of our days. If we say that this is the day that the Lord has made then every promise in it is yes and amen because it was given in the borders of the day. No filter of filth will ever dim the light of his love. Filters of failure will never be used to add or take away from the image that we are changed into from glory to glory. Every page of our epistle of faith will be read by even those who are illiterate because they will see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven. His glorious light is not limited or diminished by the limited supply and ability in any circumstance on the earth. He is the Father of Lights and there is nothing that can eclipse the exceeding great promises that are placed in our hearts.

By Milton Rodriguez

January 5 , 2007

Jesus, I thank you for allowing your light of love to shine in my heart and face again. The spectrum of your love presented me with the awesome power of your manifold character. You have revealed to me that you are love and light. This love and light has presented me with all that you are. You have revealed unto me that your wisdom is a part of this love-light. Your righteousness is a part of this spectrum of light. Your counsel and might is part of this spectrum that allows me to be clothed in a garment of righteousness. This garment is of many colors. Now, you have given me favor and position above all the principalities and powers. I give you thanks Lord, for the rulers in the darkness of this world cannot lay claim to what you have given me, neither can their images boast of the emblem that I wear. By your grace, I lay hold on this emblem of eternal life, and I will not be ashamed of the good news within me.

I am so grateful that your power unto salvation cannot be annulled. It is an eternal expression that has stamped its emblem of life in the earth. Thank you for drawing your line in time, stamping the proof of your love on the enemy's door, and taking away his keys. Now, I lift up my voice in praise, for you have made me glad again in the presence of spirits of sadness and misunderstanding. The voice of praise shall not cease because many do not love in their times of trouble and misunderstanding. You have revealed unto me that you have a people who will praise you at all times and whose praises shall continually be in their mouths. I thank you for a sound mind to choose to be a part of those who have understanding and not with those who abide in ignorance and pride. The pride of the foolish shall bring them to shame and destruction, but the thankful and the wise shall abide in the courts of life with adornments of victory. By grace, I choose to abide with the victorious people of faith, for your household shall rally in the face of defeat and impossibility. I am rejoicing that the household of faith is precious in your sight; therefore, I will do good unto them as I have the opportunity. Now, I cast my bread upon the waters of their lives, and I will not fear criticism and rejection. I have been wounded in the past because of the ignorance of men; however, because of your teachings I will not allow past hurts to become walls and barriers that prevent me from sharing the good word of faith that I bear. I express thanks to you for choosing this hour to present many things unto those hungry for righteousness. You have allowed the word of life and the word of your grace to flow unto the mouths of those who are opening their hearts unto your expression in this hour.

Lord, give me the strength not to allow misunderstanding or presumptuousness to be my guide. Neither do I desire my thoughts to be the evidence of my direction. I give you thanks for not sending these enemies to instruct me in any way, for you are understanding and victory. You have given unto every man the measure of faith, and you have tasted death for every man by your own grace. Now by your grace, I am grateful unto you for bringing the benefits of faith, faithfulness, and grace to my life so that I may continue to taste and see your goodness. I give thanks for your goodness that abounds toward me. It has reached for me, and it shall reach for people and bring them unto the bosom of safety in your tower. Now, I will send the expression of the tower and join in the celebration of salvation. I will not be a spectator in the sanctuary and give way to appearances of ingratitude and spiritual pride, but I will be a participant in the celebration of your body, for you have sent a blessing unto your people by means of epistles known and read of the people. Now, I lift my eyes unto your joy inside of me. I rejoice and I am glad. I lift my face unto the scepter of righteousness, which has been stretched forth unto me. You have made me glad. Now I will serve you with gladness. Now will I behold the power of the word on behalf of your name and your Spirit. I will go and proclaim your good word that is in me.

I am so thankful that the revelation of who you are and of the spiritual mysteries are the spectrum of light that heaven uses to vacate the darkness from my mind and life. When shadows of foreboding would bring fear and doubt to my mind, your voice that called the light out of the darkness cancels the night and replaces it with the day of salvation. Every principality that lurks in some shadow or scene of my life must bow to the love that you are demonstrating in my life. Many times, I have been the builder of the anxiety closets that I allowed the enemy to push me into, but now I receive the power and authority that you have given over every insult and insinuation of the enemy. By grace, I arise and declare that Satan is not just defying me but also you, the God that I serve. You are my rock and fortress, and you are still the projectile that will obliterate the attack of the enemy from the radar screen of my life. I thank you for not leaving my mind undisciplined. You brought me out of darkness into your marvelous light of miracles. I thank you that my dwelling is in the land of faith. I rejoice that failure and my yesterday have been buried by the foundation of the eternal day of victory in my life. I praise you that my life will reflect the ink of light and faith as I am read by others as an epistle of hope in a hopeless world.