Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have given you the harness of faith. The belts of this harness are superior, for the faith that I have given you is unmatched. I have threaded the rope of grace to your harness of faith; therefore, be not yoked to anything of the darkness. You have taken my yoke upon yourself. Now be content in the yoke of the Lord. The equipment of the Lord for spiritual mountain climbing has no flaws and will not fail. I say again, "My equipment will not fail." You must use it and not your equipment designed by human reasoning and human trust. I am faithful and so are my words. My words are sure places to walk upon. Come and follow me. You will surely climb to the top of this mountain.

(RHEMA:The Grip of Love and the Harness of God's Faithfulness Is Greater Than All the Weights and Forces of Evil)

The Lord has given me the harness of faith. The belts of this harness are superior, for the faith that he has given me is unmatched. He has threaded the rope of grace to my harness of faith; therefore, I will not be yoked to anything of the darkness. I have taken his yoke upon myself. Now I will be content in the yoke of the Lord. The equipment of the Lord for spiritual mountain climbing has no flaws and will not fail. The Lord says again, "My equipment will not fail." I must use it and not my equipment designed by human reasoning and human trust. God is faithful and so are his words. His words are sure places to walk upon. I will come and follow him. I will surely climb to the top of this mountain.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Human Reasoning and Human Trust)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Up the King's Highway To the Celebration Center of Heaven

Make a joyful noise unto me, and then will you find the avenues of joy unspeakable that are full of my glory. Make a joyful noise unto me, and then will you know the strength of the unicorn and the leaping ability of the ram. Make a joyful noise unto me, and then will you skip and leap with the joy of those who drink wine. Make a joyful noise unto me, and then will you experience the strength of my arms.

I have joy that is unspeakable. This joy that I have cannot be expressed with words, but I will cause it to be expressed and demonstrated by you, even in the womb of my body, shall this joy bring forth strength to give birth to new ones. Do not hold back the expression of joy which is at the door of expression. Lay aside your temptations to grieve, and come with me to the avenues of joy. Look beyond these temporal things, and see the end of the avenues of this life. Beyond the clouds of the spirit there is the preparation for a wedding and a marriage supper. Give me your mind, and I will channel the vision of my mind through your mind, then will you see what is happening at the end of the avenue of life.

You are not walking down the corridors of death. You are walking up the King's highway. This highway does not lead to the doors of death, nor does it lead to the pits of sorrow. This highway leads to the celebration center of heaven where my bride and I celebrate. Come from your third dimension, and enter into the fourth dimension. Look beyond these things which have attempted to move you, and see the things that are already happening in the future. Look and see the angels that rejoice, even now as sinners repent. Behold the angels that rejoice at the arrival of the Lamb's wife. Behold the order of the ceremony, and be assured that you were called to be in the number. Cancel all your reservations for all the voyages to the deep sea of destruction. Do not let sin and the influences of sin be given to you. If you receive the offers of the wicked one and his angels, then will you miss the journey beyond this life. There is no voyage with those who perish that is worth anything. What does it profit to gain the whole world and then perish with the ungodly?

Sin's interest is greater than any credit card charge. The interest of grace has been paid by my life. Now look unto the glorious things of my kingdom, and you will find that godliness with contentment is a greater gain than all the things of the pleasures of sin. The seasonal offers of sin only bring the reward of death. Death's payment is sure and final, for when you have picked up the salary of death, judgment shall present you with the trophy of a fool.

Choose this day whom you will serve, for I have come and stood behind death. You see his shadow, but there are no shadows without a light. Look beyond the shadow of death. Look beyond death. Look unto me, the light of the world, and you will find me with a rod and staff for your comfort.

Open wide the gates of praise. The valley of despair is only a dip in the road. Come unto me, and I will lift you over this thing, for I have hands that can carry the weight of the entire world. Make a joyful noise unto your Lord. Express your joy with the clapping of your hands. Express your joy with the leaping of your legs. Express your joy with running legs. Express your joy in the dance. Express your joy from the depth of your being. I wait on the expressions of faith, for I desire to bring my fire to consume the joyful praises of my body. Bring me your praises, and I will send you a fire. Bring me your thanksgiving and I will consume all the enemies round about you. Bring me the sacrifices of praise and I will come and attend to the expression of your praise with my fire. Send up praises and I shall make a fire in your bones. Send up praises and I will show you a fire unfolding itself. Send up praises and you shall see the wheel in the middle of a wheel. Send up praises and you shall behold the bones of your city become a marching army of saints in the army of the Lord. Come and bring the sacrifice of praise.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Up the King's Highway To the Celebration Center of Heaven

Joyous praise will build the avenues and streets of access into the superhighways of his presence. Roads of fear will always get washed out. The road beds of praise will always be built on the Rock. Gates of praise are the entrance to his city. Celebration is going on in his presence 24 hours of the day. We spend only a few minutes in his presence, and we are so out of breath that we nearly pass out. Miles and miles of revelation are the pavement that we are destined and designed to run on. The forerunner has already run and won the race for us. If we will put on the shoes of the gospel and declare his greatness over every hill and valley that we pass through, we will be part of the continuous celebration. In one sense, we have arrived at the arena of great and joyous festivals of victory, but when we do finally get to that city, we will not be able to contain the eternal praise that will explode in our beings. Praise will become the fiery chariots and whirlwinds that will catch us up to the Lord.

GRIEF

I will make a joyful noise unto the Lord, and then will I find the avenues of joy unspeakable that are full of his glory. I will make a joyful noise unto him, and then will I know the strength of the unicorn and the leaping ability of the ram. I will make a joyful noise unto him, and then will I skip and leap with the joy of those who drink wine. I will make a joyful noise unto him, and then will I experience the strength of his arms.

Jesus has joy that is unspeakable. This joy that he has cannot be expressed with words, but he will cause it to be expressed and demonstrated by me, even in the womb of his body, shall this joy bring forth strength to give birth to new ones. I determine not to hold back the expression of joy which is at the door of expression. I lay aside my temptations to grieve, and I go with Jesus to the avenues of joy. I will look beyond these temporal things, and see the end of the avenues of this life. Beyond the clouds of the spirit there is the preparation for a wedding and a marriage supper. I give him my mind, and he will channel the vision of his mind through my mind, then will I see what is happening at the end of the avenue of life.

I am not walking down the corridors of death. I am walking up the King's highway. This highway does not lead to the doors of death, nor does it lead to the pits of sorrow. This highway leads to the celebration center of heaven where Jesus and his bride celebrate. I come from my third dimension and enter into the fourth dimension. I will look beyond these things which have attempted to move me and see the things that are already happening in the future. I look and see the angels that rejoice, even now as sinners repent. I behold the angels that rejoice at the arrival of the Lamb's wife. I behold the order of the ceremony, and am assured that I was called to be in the number. I cancel all my reservations for all the voyages to the deep sea of destruction. I purpose not to let sin and the influences of sin be given to me. If I receive the offers of the wicked one and his angels, then will I miss the journey beyond this life. There is no voyage with those who perish that is worth anything. It profits nothing to gain the whole world and then perish with the ungodly.

Sin's interest is greater than any credit card charge. The interest of grace has been paid by Jesus' life. Now I look unto the glorious things of his kingdom, and I will find that godliness with contentment is a greater gain than all the things of the pleasures of sin. The seasonal offers of sin only bring the reward of death. Death's payment is sure and final, for when I have picked up the salary of death, judgment shall present me with the trophy of a fool.

I choose this day whom I will serve, for God has come and stood behind death. I see his shadow, but there are no shadows without a light. I look beyond the shadow of death. I look beyond death. I look unto Jesus, the light of the world, and I will find him with a rod and staff for my comfort.

I will open wide the gates of praise. The valley of despair is only a dip in the road. I will go unto the Lord, and he will lift me over this thing, for he has hands that can carry the weight of the entire world. I will make a joyful noise unto my Lord. I express my joy with the clapping of my hands. I express my joy with the leaping of my legs. I express my joy with running legs. I express my joy in the dance. I express my joy from the depth of my being. God waits on the expressions of faith, for he desires to bring his fire to consume the joyful praises of his body. I bring him my praises, and he will send me a fire. I bring him my thanksgiving, and he will consume all the enemies round about me. I bring him the sacrifices of praise, and he will come and attend to the expression of my praise with his fire. I send up praises, and God shall make a fire in my bones. I send up praises, and he will show me a fire unfolding itself. I send up praises, and I shall see the wheel in the middle of a wheel. I send up praises, and I shall behold the bones of my city become a marching army of saints in the army of the Lord. I will bring the sacrifice of praise unto the Lord, my God.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Bright Sunlight of Blessing Has Come To the Desert of Trials and Causes the Desert To Blossom As a Rose

Hidden in the sands of the hot burning desert are the rich oils of anointing. Watercourses that hide just beneath the surface wait to spring from beneath the surface. His sunlight will cause the flowers of promise to blossom beneath the sudden showers of grace. He promised in Isaiah to cause the trees of the mountains to grow and flourish in the desert. If man has proved that he can plant and nourish large plantings of certain trees and plants in the desert and change the atmosphere in that area, how much more is this true spiritually when God brings his planting of grace into our desert of trial?

Destruction may have posted its signs of disaster at the dried up waterholes. God will cause a mighty river of blessing to burst forth on the horizon of our trouble. Make no mistake that the desert is just the wrapping on the package of victory that is placed in our hands. Serpent spirits and crawling things that lie in wait for us have been crushed under his feet already. Imaginations that attack our faith play mental videos of our being struck down by their attacks. God has already moved them from the highway of holiness that he has paved through the desert. No voice will ever cancel a sunrise or revoke a sunset. They have been postponed but never done away with. God will never make a promise and then unlove us. Others may think they have laid a trap for us. God will set ambushments against them. Our promises will not be derailed by their obstacles of gainsaying. They will be cursed in their gainsaying, and we will be blessed in our affirmative of "yes" to the promises of God. Eternal and innumerable thoughts and promises of God belong to us. They do not lay in a file to be inventoried, but they march triumphant into our desert of trial to outnumber anything that tries to overwhelm us.

(Continued)

I have not relinquished you to yourself, neither have I turned you over to the principalities and powers of the air. I have raised you up and made you sit together with me in heavenly places in Christ.

97. Shall a spirit invade this heavenly place and thrust you out when I brought you in and placed my robe of acceptance upon you?

Behold the host that marches through your midst in the Spirit. The angelic host of God has always been here to fight on your behalf. Now leave the battle to the host of angels, and I shall show you a victory that you have never dreamed of. I am fighting against the foes from hell and from the darkness.

98. Can you see the enemy?

(To Be Continued)

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