Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have settled every argument that you have with the evil one even his arguments that he has with you over your shortcomings and failures. My cross and my blood are the payment for all that you have done. I did not simply pay for your way out of darkness, but I paid for all your debts, sicknesses, and sins. Be not a slave to either of these, for I have paid for them. They are paid for. Now rest in full assurance. I have paid for these things, and they cannot bind you and keep you from the blessings of Abraham. I delivered Israel from Egyptian captivity. Do you think that they all had done well?

I delivered them because I loved them, not because they were perfect. Allow not your failures and your shortcomings to be the bars that keep you in debt and sickness. I have made a way through these things. The Red Sea did not bar the children of Israel from Canaan land. The laws of nature did not stop them from going over on dry land; neither shall the laws of the creditors prevent you from that which I will freely give you. Be assured in the faith of Jesus Christ. I have not rewarded you according to your transgressions and your sins, but according to my lovingkindness, I have rewarded you. Compare my lovingkindness to your troubles. Are the two equivalents?

(RHEMA: The Word of God's Promise Disallows the Word of Impossibility)

The Lord has settled every argument that I have with the evil one, even his arguments that he has with me over my shortcomings and failures. Jesus' cross and his blood are the payment for all that I have done. He did not simply pay for my way out of darkness, but he paid for all my debts, sicknesses, and sins. I purpose not to be a slave to either of these, for Jesus has paid for them. They are paid for. Now I rest in full assurance. God has paid for these things, and they cannot bind me and keep me from the blessings of Abraham. He delivered Israel from Egyptian captivity. They had not all done well. The Lord delivered them because he loved them, not because they were perfect. I will not allow my failures and my shortcomings to be the bars that keep me in debt and sickness. God has made a way through these things. The Red Sea did not bar the children of Israel from Canaan land. The laws of nature did not stop them from going over on dry land; neither shall the laws of the creditors prevent me from that which God will freely give me. I am assured in the faith of Jesus Christ. He has not rewarded me according to my transgressions and my sins, but according to his lovingkindness, he has rewarded me. I compare his lovingkindness to my troubles. The two are not equivalents.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Intimidation and Impossibility)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Economics of Worship and Praise

What does a man know about tomorrow except by my spirit and by my word?

Can you add one cubit to your stature?

I am the Lord God, the builder of the church. I am the Everlasting Father, the keeper of the house of God. No man can pluck you out of my hand. I have placed you in the Father's hand. No man has placed you in my hand. The hand of divinity is your dwelling place. The fence of grace has been your guard for safety. I have not taken down this fence in the midst of the darkness where roving wolves of the field roam day and night seeking to bathe their appetites with precious life.

I shall make new decisions for your life, for I know the beginning and the ending. Lift up your eyes from self-concern, and look to the harvest field. There, in the field of harvest, you will find that it is so filled with workers that the enemy can find no room for his seat of discord. Lift up your eyes to the harvest, and prepare to join the international workers for souls. I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. Make the joyful sound of praise. Do not cheat yourself because of laziness and unconcern, lack of sacrifice, and insensitivity to my spirit.

I have awaited the sweet savor of your praises, yet you gave me few. Empty out yourself, and see the difference in your life. I am the Savior of the world, the Bright and the Morning Star. Come from your dark corners of the night, and enter into the wide open spaces of today's harvest field. Do not cringe with despair and fear, but empty despair and fear out upon the altar. I will give you an exchange for your praises. How much of yourself are you willing to spend?

Come. I await the dispensing of your economy. Do you understand the economics of worship and praise?

Go and learn what that means.

[I obeyed the Lord and went into the living room to worship and praise him. I poured out my heart, my mind, my soul, and my strength unto him. Brokenness came into my life. I returned to the computer to hear what he would say unto me, and these are the words that came into my hearing.]

It would be better to be born blind than to trust in the direction of blind leaders and blind guides that say they see. It would have been better to be born blind than to look with human eyes and try to determine the direction for your life. I have not set you in the midst of blind leaders and blind guides, but I have given you a leader with sight. Now trust the direction of the Holy Spirit of God, and rest in the decisions that I make for your life.

I am the Lord, your God, and the Creator of heaven and of earth. I fashioned you the first time in your mother's womb, and now I have fashioned you again in the womb of a heavenly mother, the church. You are called by my name, and the name of Jesus that you wear is an honor and praise unto my kingdom. Do nothing to bring shame unto that worthy name that you bear. Cease from all iniquity that this worthy name is not blasphemed before men and before your God. I am Jehovah, the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Lift up the banner within you, and come from the hiding places of traditions. The hour has come for my demonstration from within you. I will not demonstrate my divinity behind the veil of traditions, for I will not share my glory with the humanity of self-righteousness.

I am the Lord God who came in the flesh of the Son of God. I walked perfectly in human flesh and did not sin. I took the judgment demanded by supreme justice and died for the sins of the whole world. I was buried in a human body and rose from the dead on the third day according to the scriptures. I was seen of men and ascended into heaven. I sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, and now I have ordained you to go forth in my name with the power of the Most High dwelling in you. The power of Messiah is in you. You know things by my spirit. The spirit of sorcery and the spirit of witchcraft shall prophesy against you. Do not fear, neither concern yourself with the threat of the witches that you shall meet. I have ordained this that I might bring them low and cast them down to horrible pits so that they might learn not to blaspheme my holy name and cast it before themselves unto usury.

Do not fear. I am with you. As the sorcerers of Egypt, they shall be ashamed before you. Whatever they manifest, the power of the Lord God shall manifest greater works that they may marvel. My love for their souls is greater than their iniquities. I send you because I have prepared you aforetime for the meeting of the spirits within them. Do not fear, for courage is born in you, and the gift of God is resident in you unto the working of miracles. Do not allow fear to reign with you. Cast it out by the hand of the perfect love that I am within you. Lift up your voice in praise, and know that the day that I made was for you. Now rejoice in your salvation, for I do make you glad and keep you in perfect peace.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Economics of Worship and Praise

Too many do not understand the wealth that is hidden in the chambers of worship and praise. Many would scoff at the results of worship and praise as just a side venue of the kingdom of God. When we look into the heavens, we see that it is the main dynamic that is at the heart of all activity that is going on there. If this is the substance of heavens activity, then this must be the standard for its economy. Every grand event and revelation seems to have its origin in worship. All the treasures of this life that are worth having are hidden in Jesus Christ who is the focus of worship. It appears that all of evil in time has been enclosed and surrounded by the prayers of the saints and the worship of the lamb. Hell is bankrupt in the final total when worship adds up everything. Hidden in inner recesses of worship and praise is the treasure of the ages. Pearls of peace and diamonds of faith shine like brilliant stars of the night against the darkness that would try to discourage us. People who really know how to worship are the richest people in the world. In their appreciation for all that he has done and is doing, they are able to ignore the false charges of liability that the father of lies hurls at them. Every kind of sorcery and witchcraft may come against the believer, but they are running a scam that has no real resources to begin with. Worshipers are rich King's kids.

DESPAIR, DISCORD, FEAR, AND WOLVES

A man does not know about tomorrow except by God's spirit and by his word. I cannot add one cubit to my stature. Jesus is the Lord God, the builder of the church. He is the Everlasting Father, the keeper of the house of God. No man can pluck me out of his hand. The Lord has placed me in the Father's hand. No man has placed me in his hand. The hand of divinity is my dwelling place. The fence of grace has been my guard for safety. The Lord has not taken down this fence in the midst of the darkness where roving wolves of the field roam day and night seeking to bathe their appetites with precious life.

God shall make new decisions for my life, for he knows the beginning and the ending. I lift up my eyes from self-concern, and I look to the harvest field. There, in the field of harvest, I will find that it is so filled with workers that the enemy can find no room for his seat of discord. I lift up my eyes to the harvest and prepare to join the international workers for souls. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I will make the joyful sound of praise. I will not cheat myself because of laziness and unconcern, lack of sacrifice, and insensitivity to God's spirit.

The Lord has awaited the sweet savor of my praises, yet I gave him few. I empty out myself and see the difference in my life. Jesus is the Savior of the world, the Bright and the Morning Star. I will come from my dark corners of the night and enter into the wide open spaces of today's harvest field. I do not cringe with despair and fear, but I empty despair and fear out upon the altar. God will give me an exchange for my praises. I purpose to spend all of myself. He waits the dispensing of my economy. I do not fully understand the economics of worship and praise, but I will go and learn what this means.

[Pastor Hightower obeyed the Lord and went into the living room to worship and praise him. He poured out his heart, his mind, his soul, and his strength unto him. Brokenness came into his life. He returned to the computer to hear what the Lord would say unto him, and these are the words that came into his hearing.]

It would be better to be born blind than to trust in the direction of blind leaders and blind guides that say they see. It would have been better to be born blind than to look with human eyes and try to determine the direction for my life. The Lord has not set me in the midst of blind leaders and blind guides, but he has given me a leader with sight. Now I trust the direction of the Holy Spirit of God and rest in the decisions that he makes for my life.

Jesus is the Lord, my God, and the Creator of heaven and of earth. He fashioned me the first time in my mother's womb, and now he has fashioned me again in the womb of a heavenly mother, the church. I am called by his name, and the name of Jesus that I wear is an honor and praise unto God's kingdom. I will do nothing to bring shame unto that worthy name that I bear. I will cease from all iniquity that this worthy name is not blasphemed before men and before my God. Jesus is Jehovah, the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I lift up the banner within me and come from the hiding places of traditions. The hour has come for God's demonstration from within me. He will not demonstrate his divinity behind the veil of traditions, for he will not share his glory with the humanity of self-righteousness.

Jesus is the Lord God who came in the flesh of the Son of God. He walked perfectly in human flesh and did not sin. He took the judgment demanded by supreme justice and died for the sins of the whole world. He was buried in a human body and rose from the dead on the third day according to the scriptures. He was seen of men and ascended into heaven. He sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, and now he has ordained me to go forth in his name with the power of the Most High dwelling in me. The power of Messiah is in me. I know things by God's spirit. The spirit of sorcery and the spirit of witchcraft shall prophesy against me.

I do not fear, neither do I concern myself with the threat of the witches that I shall meet. God has ordained this that he might bring them low and cast them down to horrible pits so that they might learn not to blaspheme God's holy name and cast it before themselves unto usury. I do not fear, for Jesus is with me. As the sorcerers of Egypt, they shall be ashamed before me. Whatever they manifest, the power of the Lord God shall manifest greater works that they may marvel. God's love for their souls is greater than their iniquities. He sends me because he has prepared me aforetime for the meeting of the spirits within them. I do not fear, for courage is born in me, and the gift of God is resident in me unto the working of miracles. I do not allow fear to reign with me. I cast it out by the hand of the perfect love that God is within me. I lift up my voice in praise, and I know that the day that God made was for me. Now I rejoice in my salvation, for he makes me glad and keeps me in perfect peace.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Perform On Behalf of God Almighty As a Power of Attorney With Authority

His name executes the will in all its phases as we wake up to the reality we are the heirs of all the things that he is and possesses. Works that follow, using the authority of his name, portray a grand scene of apostolic venues. His kingdom is full of his character of holiness. We will not compromise the principles of his kingdom for fleshly gratification. Our declaration of all the components of the will and his loving kindness to all who will hear will sweep away all the false systems of man's design. All earthly kingdoms are hollow and void of power, but our God delights in showing his great power to his children. Our world and communities cry out for deliverance from the torture of the torment of the kingdom of darkness. As we boldly declare the liberty of the creation of God, the auditorium of fear will be emptied into the house of the Lord. Thirsty in the desert, they wait for the words that are backed with the authority that is only in his name.

(Continued)

I have sent my word and warned you of the conflict, but many of you act as babes unaware of the reality of the principalities and powers. Take heed unto yourselves, and minister unto me then will you behold the angels go forth before you into the battle. You are no match for these things in your own flesh, but praise will show forth the mighty fist of a champion. Do not enter into the battle in your own understanding, but humble yourselves under my mighty hand, and allow faith to release the power of my anointing. I have not sent you here to be defeated by huge wrestlers of the darkness. I have brought you here to bring out the captives appointed unto this great salvation. Worship with all that is within you, and bring about a crucifixion of your old nature.

111. How will you remain crucified if you deny me of the love offering of self-denial?

112. How will you deny yourself continually if you keep back your expressions of strength in your praises?

(To Be Continued)

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