Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Your praise is your ram. Bring it out of the thicket, and offer it upon the altar of worship. Worship from the foundation of your love for me. I have strengthened your foundations of love. Stand on this revived foundation of love, and offer sacrifices well pleasing unto me. Refuse to worship from the foundation of feelings and emotions. They are temporal. Worship from the revived foundation of love. I have revived love in you. You can now love me as I have commanded, for I have given you the desire, the sufficiency, the ability, and the motivation. Worship the Lord, your God. I am good, and my mercy endures forever. Worship and praise the King of your life today. By me, offer the sacrifices of praise continually, that is, the fruit of your lips offering thanks unto the name of Jesus.

(RHEMA: Our Praise Is the Ram Offered To God As An Acceptable Sacrifice)

My praise is my ram. I bring it out of the thicket, and offer it upon the altar of worship. I worship from the foundation of my love for God. He has strengthened my foundations of love. I stand on this revived foundation of love, and I offer sacrifices well pleasing unto him. I refuse to worship from the foundation of feelings and emotions. They are temporal. I will worship from the revived foundation of love. God has revived love in me. I can now love him as he has commanded, for he has given me the desire, the sufficiency, the ability, and the motivation. I worship the Lord, my God. He is good, and his mercy endures forever. I worship and praise the King of my life today. By him, I offer the sacrifices of praise continually, that is, the fruit of my lips offering thanks unto the name of Jesus.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Circumstances, Emotions, and Feelings

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

God Is the Focus of True Worship

Why do you wrestle with condemnation when my word says that you are not under the law but under grace?

Why do you struggle to obtain when I have obtained for you?

Rest in my victory that is already won. I have settled all the issues that Satan desires you to entertain in your mind. Turn off your spiritual entertainment center, and focus your attention on me, the Living God. I have loved you with an everlasting love. My spirit sheds the love of God abroad in your heart. I have settled all the issues of the enemy's designs. The enemy has designed many things to distract you from the faith of Christ. Do not allow the scheme of the enemy to beguile you of your reward. Many voluntarily worship their own works as they are constantly adoring and boasting of their own efforts and achievements. Count all these things loss so that you may win me. I must be won. If you are to win me, then you must count everything else lost. When you have lost everything, then have you won the Creator of everything.

I am the Lord God of heaven and of earth. The earth is mine and the fullness thereof. Make no mistake about the value of true worship. I have sought the true worshippers and not their vain religious expressions from the philosophical minds of the day. I have not sought the wise and the prudent, but I am seeking the true worshippers. I desire worshippers who will worship me in spirit and in truth. Come away from the fables of the day. Your traditions have embedded lies in your foundation. Remove the influence of your traditions so that you do not become weary in the journey because of the weights that burden you down. Take heed that you do not worship in vain, for there are ways that seem to be right but are ways that make the word of God of no profit unto you. Look again to true worship, and become as a little child. Trust in me with all your heart, and commit your ways unto me. I have directed your path by my own love and my own spirit. Be lifted from the mire of traditions, and come and worship me in spirit and in truth.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - God Is the Focus of True Worship

Our Creator and Champion has cast aside every warrior of condemnation. Every lie that is like a fiery dart will be quenched by the shield of faith that God has given to us. God's love for us will come as a flood as it did for David when he saw the Philistines brake forth upon by the flood of God's victorious power. We are not praising our own ability, but we are worshiping the one who paid the price for every promise of power at the cross. We will stand before the throne continually in our hearts and never cease to praise him, who took our place. We have been called away to him who has stopped by our door of worship. We will not worship ways and methods. Nothing works in our lives or the kingdom unless he is the very center of our attention. As we lavish our love on him in worship, we will see the breaking forth of revival that we have desired. It will be the people of the streets who ask, "Who is thy beloved above others?" We can truly say that he is the fairest among ten thousand and by far the most wonderful thing that can happen to any life. As we remain captivated by him in our worship, he will captivate others with the excitement they feel from us.

CONDEMNATION, DISTRACTION, AND UNBELIEF

I have wrestled with condemnation because of unbelief; however, God's word says that I am not under the law but under grace. I have struggled to obtain although God has obtained for me. I will rest in his victory that is already won. He has settled all the issues that Satan desires me to entertain in my mind. I purpose to turn off my spiritual entertainment center, and I will focus my attention on Jesus, the Living God. He has loved me with an everlasting love. His spirit sheds the love of God abroad in my heart. He has settled all the issues of the enemy's designs. The enemy has designed many things to distract me from the faith of Christ. I choose not to allow the scheme of the enemy to beguile me of my reward. Many voluntarily worship their own works as they are constantly adoring and boasting of their own efforts and achievements. I must count all these things loss so that I may win Christ. He must be won. If I am to win him, then I must count everything else lost. When I have lost everything, then I will have won the Creator of everything.

Jesus is the Lord God of heaven and of earth. The earth is mine and the fullness thereof. I must not make any mistake about the value of true worship. He has sought the true worshippers and not their vain religious expressions from the philosophical minds of the day. He has not sought the wise and the prudent, but he is seeking the true worshippers. He desires worshippers who will worship him in spirit and in truth. I come away from the fables of the day. My traditions have embedded lies in my foundation. I remove the influence of my traditions so that I don't become weary in the journey because of the weights that burden me down. I am determined to take heed that I do not worship in vain, for there are ways that seem to be right but are ways that make the word of God of no profit unto me. I look again to true worship and become as a little child. I trust in God with all my heart, and I commit my ways unto him. He has directed my path by his own love and his own spirit. I am lifted from the mire of traditions, and I come and worship him in spirit and in truth.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Be Content Standing On the Platform of Love

While You Give the Testimony of Jesus Love always seeks the best for others. Men are like vicious dogs hunting and then tearing in pieces they feel insecure in the presence of. Stages of great presentation await the recipients of love. Love always looks for the best in others and promotes them ahead of self. We will always be a mercy seat and a place of covering of weakness and highlighting strengths. Man's acceptance is fleeting. They will exalt you one minute and crucify you the next. Many things in the kingdom of God have been missed so far because God will only anoint our ministry as we accept and respect the anointing of other servants of God. As we stand in the midst of a flood of enemy attacks, we can have a haven of protection upon the floors of grace inlayed by the aggressive love of the cross. God has written the script for the performance that he has started in us. No one can stand and tell the director of the universe to cancel or alter the role that is burning intensely within us. All that has been accepted in the Lord cannot be rejected of man. God will see to it that his purpose in us will stand long after the favor of man has faded into oblivion.

(Continued)

You behold it rearing and running its corruption course with people of the world on its back, yet you wait for a ride on such a cruel monster.

118. Are you wise, or are you foolish?

You must answer these questions, and commit yourself to the yoke of the Lord. Your burdens will continue to be laborious and heavy laden if you remain in this yoke with the desires of your flesh. There is no rest for those who live after the flesh. You have saddled the flesh for a joy ride.

119. Don't you know that the world and the church are full of tragedies because of these rides on the saddles of the flesh?

(To Be Continued)

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