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By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Called from the Stage of Emotional Appeal to War with the Good Fight of Faith (Part 2)

By Moses Hightower

There is a deep hole dug before your feet. Do not worry about it. Simply yield to me as a child, and trust my wisdom and my providence for you. Earthly maturity will not suffice in this journey through spirit-made pits. I have not planned a pit as a dwelling place for you, but devils have. I have shined the light of revelation in your path. Now walk in the light of righteousness and confidence in me. Do not listen to the applause of man, for it is deceptive. It is simply reaching for the pride within you. In your flesh, there is the pride of life. It desires to express itself through you. Do not allow it to express itself, but yield to me by allowing the power of silence and the power of prayer to work for you, and you shall see the great victory that I will manifest. I have not relinquished you to yourself, nor to the will of your enemies. I have invested much in you, and I will protect you from all harm. Who is it that will harm you if you continue to follow that which is good?

Follow peace with all men and holiness, and then will you enjoy your fellowship with me without the estranged feelings from the darkness of your emotions. You will see me clearer as you follow in this manner. I am not visible to those who have impure hearts. I am not visible to those who do not follow after peace with all men and holiness. Moses saw me, who is invisible. Man does not have power over my invisibility, but I allow some who are spiritual to see as Moses saw. The voice of the enemy seeks to discourage you and turn you from faith. Where will you turn if unbelief becomes your destination?

Unbelief is evil. It is a disease that spoils the heart and blinds you to the vision of the Lord. Shun even the appearance of unbelief. I am faithful; therefore, trust as a child, and do not yield to the effects of the voice waves of the spirit of antichrist. I have given you much; therefore, much is required of you. I have restored your lost desire for much prayer. Grace has leaped into your path again and arrested you one more time. Do not flee again unto the chambers of carnality and worldliness. You say, “When have I run to worldliness?”

The pride of life is of the world. The lust of the eye and the lust of the flesh are of the world. Choose prayer and fasting as a lifestyle, and you will behold the weakness of the world and its fruit fall at your feet in the baskets of spoil. Allow the world's fruit to spoil on its vines. Do not eat the trash and putrefaction of things that are passing away. Eat from the tree of life, for I have fresh fruit that you have never tasted. I am giving you a new appetite for spiritual things. Receive of it now, for I place it within you by my Spirit. Lift your hands and give thanks. I am the Lord, your God.

CARNALITY, EMOTIONAL APPEAL, PRIDE, SINS, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, UNBELIEF, AND WORLDLINESS (PART 2)

By Aaron Stickel

There is a deep hole dug before my feet. I will not worry about it. I simply yield to Jesus as a child and trust his wisdom and his providence for me. Earthly maturity will not suffice in this journey through spirit-made pits. God has not planned a pit as a dwelling place for me, but devils have. God has shined the light of revelation in my path. Now I will walk in the light of righteousness and confidence in the Lord. I will not listen to the applause of man, for it is deceptive. It is simply reaching for the pride within me. In my flesh, there is the pride of life. It desires to express itself through me. I determine to not allow it to express itself, but I will yield to God by allowing the power of silence and the power of prayer to work for me. Now I shall see the great victory that he will manifest. God has not relinquished me to myself nor to the will of my enemies. He has invested much in me, and he will protect me from all harm. No one can harm me if I continue to follow that which is good.

By grace, I will follow peace with all men and holiness; therefore, will I enjoy my fellowship with the Lord without the estranged feelings from the darkness of my emotions. I will see him clearer as I follow in this manner. Jesus is not visible to those who have impure hearts. He is not visible to those who do not follow after peace with all men and holiness. Moses saw God, who is invisible. Man does not have power over his invisibility, but he allows some who are spiritual to see as Moses saw. The voice of the enemy seeks to discourage me and turn me from faith. I will turn to the arm of flesh if unbelief becomes my destination. Unbelief is evil. It is a disease that spoils the heart and will blind me to the vision of the Lord. I shun even the appearance of unbelief. Jesus is faithful; therefore, I trust as a child and will not yield to the effects of the voice waves of the spirit of antichrist. God has given me much; therefore, much is required of me. He has restored my lost desire for much prayer. Grace has leaped into my path again and arrested me one more time. I will not flee again unto the chambers of carnality and worldliness. I have said, “When have I run to worldliness?”

The pride of life is of the world. The lust of the eye and the lust of the flesh are of the world. By grace, I will choose prayer and fasting as a lifestyle, and I will behold the weakness of the world and its fruit fall at my feet in the baskets of spoil. I allow the world's fruit to spoil on its vines, and I will not eat the trash and putrefaction of things that are passing away. I will eat from the tree of life, for God has fresh fruit that I have never tasted. Jesus is giving me a new appetite for spiritual things. I receive of it now, for he is placing it within me by his Spirit. I lift my hands and give thanks, for Jesus is the Lord, my God.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Called from the Stage of Emotional Appeal to War with the Good Fight of Faith (Part 2)

All that we do is not for the praise and applause of men but for the glory and honor of our Beloved. We are so in love with him that it does not matter to us what the opinion of others may be. We are standing on the platform of forever. We will not reach back across the walls of existence to the audience of men to find our approval. Our focus is upon the One who has called us out of a world of corruption. Faith works by love. Our intense love for Jesus Christ will consume the false press clippings that the devil may pass around about us. Our approval was by grace before the foundation of the world. Israel was filled with an evil heart of unbelief in not hearing the voice of the Holy Ghost. We have seen the Promised Land and tasted of the powers of the world to come. Lot's wife will not be our example in turning back to a corrupt garbage heap of Sodom for our fulfillment. Enoch is our example of faith. We will walk with the Lord and will not be of and in this world because we have been daily translated into God's awesome presence. Faith will not leave us at the mercy of pit falls and failure, but it will fight the good fight of faith on our behalf.

By Moses Hightower

The light of the glorious gospel will not go out because you fail. The conditions for success are not rooted in any flesh. You can of yourself do nothing. I have brought you to this point in the journey to strip you of trust in self and the arm of flesh. I want you to know me as you should know me. Lift your eyes from the fear of the loss of things, reputation, friends, and people. You have stared at these things long enough. Count them all loss, and look to me. I am here to impart the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. When your heart has laid down all things, then I will be your prize. You have counted things loss with your mouth, but what about your heart?

When things are counted loss for the sake of winning me, then my holiness shall shine as many suns multiplied. Do not say that you have counted all things loss when they lay nearby in your heart. You will choose to remain with your treasures on the earth unless you empty your heart of idols. Go and study idols. Do you know what an idol is?

Have you any idols?

How will you know if you do not know what one is?

By LWWC Confession Writers

The light of the glorious gospel will not go out because I fail. The conditions for success are not rooted in any flesh. I can of myself do nothing. The Lord has brought me to this point in the journey to strip me of trust in self and the arm of flesh. He wants me to know him as I should know him. I lift my eyes from the fear of the loss of things, reputation, friends, and people. I have stared at these things long enough. Now I count them all loss and look to God. He is here to impart the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. When my heart has laid down all things, then the Lord will be my prize. I have counted things loss with my mouth, but my heart has not. When things are counted loss for the sake of winning the Lord, then his holiness shall shine as many suns multiplied. I will not say that I have counted all things loss when they lay nearby in my heart. I will choose to remain with my treasures on the earth unless I empty my heart of idols. I will go and study idols. I do know what an idol is, but there would have been no way for me to know whether I had an idol or not if I did not know what one was. God has made me to know that there are idols in my heart; therefore, I repent.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Set the Truth Up As a Banner and Sound the Trumpets of Praise

Truth may stand alone or in the minority, but as in the battle of Gideon, the Lord will take the testimony of truth and turn the tide of the battle to complete victory. Multiple times of triumph are echoing down through the ages of the triumph of praise. If there is a stone left of the walls of Jericho, it will always remember the stupendous power of the trumpets of praise on the seventh day of the march of Israel. Jehoshaphat's singers and praisers set the enemy on its ear as they turned the praise of God's enduring mercy into marvelous mountains of might. It has been the experience of every believer that I have talked with that when they are weary and feel that they cannot go on, they are energized by the power of praise. Weakness is swept away by the waves of glory that the King rides on to inhabit the praises of his people. As we lift up our heads and exalt him, the celebration of the King will begin and not end. Our Rock will roll over every other kingdom and scatter them as chaff before his mighty winds.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

No worldly person shall enter into the body of this final glorified body. Flesh and blood cannot inherit eternal life and neither can those who hold on to worldly lusts. I have sent grace to teach you to deny ungodliness and worldly lust.

207. Will you refuse the teachings of grace and inherit eternal life?

Do not believe the lies that say that you cannot lose your eternal life. Those who do not continue in the paths of righteousness shall lose eternal life. Eternal life will not venture into the paths of unrighteousness with you. Lay hold on eternal life so that you follow it to the gates of departure. You have come to the threshold of the end. Place your hands to the plow, and follow peace and holiness without which no one shall see me. You must have peace with all men and holiness to see me.

208. If you do not have peace with all men and holiness, then how will you lay claim to a pure heart?

(To Be Continued)

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 9, 2007

Jesus told Peter that the enemy had desired to have him and to sift him as wheat. He also told him that he had prayed for him that his faith would not fail him. It is God's ultimate desire that his children would not be the prey of the enemy. He will build a wall around us and place in us the preservative power of love. His love constraineth us. It is a mighty mandate of scripture in Romans that the law of the spirit of life has made us free from the law of sin and death that is in our members. This was written to the church in Rome that was the seed bed of the most hedonistic and lust driven societies ever to exist in history. If this is true, then some of us are using the Holy Ghost more like Tylenol and aspirin. His power is more than a spiritual thrill machine. If it is not the power to deprive lust of its sway over our lives, then it is almost an empty dimension of the power of God in our lives. We have a spiritual imperative to reach anew for the open door of the dimension of power over sin. We have this bold declaration that sin shall not rule or reign in our mortal bodies! Words of defamation that are hurled like stones at the righteous cannot bury us. We will arise like the Apostle Paul who was left for dead and go on to the mighty revival at the next stop! Vices cannot hold us in their steel grip if we have been anointed with the oil of the power of God. We will not eat the fruit of the plains of Sodom or the grapes of failure. We will eat at the table of victory with the Shepherd who did and will give everything to protect his sheep.

By Jorge Sanchez

January 9 , 2007

Lord, I know there is a deep hole dug before my feet. I will not worry about it. I simply yield to you. I am your child, and I trust your wisdom and your providence for me. My earthly maturity will not suffice in this journey through spirit-made pits. I know you have not planned a pit as a dwelling place for me, but devils have. I am thankful that you have shined the light of revelation in my path. By your grace, I will walk in the light of righteousness and confidence in you. I am delighted that you have given me grace not to listen to the applause of man, for it is deceptive. It is simply reaching for the pride within me. In my flesh, there is the pride of life. It desires to express itself through me. I give you thanks Lord that you did not allow it to express itself through me, but by your grace, I am yielded to you. I allow the power of silence and the power of prayer to work for me. I now offer praise to you, for I see the great victory that you will manifest. I thank you for not relinquishing me to myself nor to the will of my enemies. Lord, I know you have invested much in me and for that I am glad and comforted that you will protect me from all harm. I am overwhelmed to know that no one can harm me if I continue to follow that which is good. By grace, I will follow peace with all men and holiness; therefore, will I enjoy my fellowship with you without the estranged feelings from the darkness of my emotions. I thank you for opening up my eyes that I might see you clearer as I follow you in this manner. You are not visible to those who have impure hearts. You are not visible to those who do not follow after peace with all men and holiness. Moses saw you, who is invisible. Man does not have power over your invisibility, but you allow some who are spiritual to see as Moses did.

The voice of the enemy has sought to discourage me and turn me from faith. With your help, I will not turn to the arm of flesh, nor will I allow unbelief to become my destination. Unbelief is evil. It is a disease that will spoil my heart and will blind me to the vision you have for me. I am relieved that you have given me the grace to shun even the appearance of unbelief. You are faithful; therefore, I trust you as a child and will not yield to the effects of the voice waves of the spirit of antichrist. You have given me much; therefore, much is required of me. I am thankful that you have restored my desire to pray. Grace has leaped into my path again and arrested me one more time. By your grace, I will not flee again unto the chambers of carnality and worldliness. I give you thanks Lord for the constant reminder that pride, the lust of the eye, and the lust of the flesh are of the world. By grace, I will choose prayer and fasting as a lifestyle, and I am thankful that you would allow me to behold the weakness of the world and its fruit fall at my feet in the baskets of spoil. Thank you for allowing me to see the world's fruit spoil on its vines and for granting me more grace not to eat the trash and putrefaction of things that are passing away. I will eat from the tree of life, for you have fresh fruit that I have never tasted.

I thank you for renewing my appetite for spiritual things. I rejoice and receive of it now, for you are placing it within me by your Spirit. I lift my hands and worship you, for you are my Lord. All that I do is not for the praise and applause of men but for the glory and honor of you, my Beloved. I will not reach back across the walls of existence to the audience of men to find my approval. My focus is upon you, the One who has called me out of a world of corruption. I know that faith works by love. My renewed love for you will consume the false press clippings that the devil may pass around about me. My approval was by grace before the foundation of the world. Israel was filled with an evil heart of unbelief in not hearing the voice of the Holy Ghost. Lot's wife will not be my example in turning back to a corrupt garbage heap of Sodom for my fulfillment. Enoch is my example of faith. I will walk with you and not be of this world because I have been daily translated into your awesome presence. I praise you, for I know faith will not leave me at the mercy of pit falls and failures, but it will fight the good fight of faith on my behalf.