Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Though you view yourselves helpless, view me as your help. Consider not your own bodies and your own abilities. Be strong in faith, and give total glory to me. I have called you by name and brought you out of darkness into this marvelous light of truth and freedom. As you look at the task before you, you cannot fathom the way I am going to accomplish the task. Simply have confidence in me. Be fully persuaded that what I have promised, I will perform. You have considered your adversaries. You have considered yourselves, but I say, "Have you considered me?"

How many times have I asked you if I could lie?

Is it possible for me to lie?

Have you derived your faith from human goals, or have you derived your faith from my words spoken aforetime?

(RHEMA: Consider the Lord In All Things, View Him As Your Help, and Speak the Word of Faith)

Though we view ourselves helpless, we view Jesus as our help. We will not consider our own bodies and our own abilities. We will be strong in faith, and give total glory to God. The Lord called me by name and brought me out of darkness into this marvelous light of truth and freedom. As I look at the task before me, I cannot fathom the way God is going to accomplish the task. We simply have confidence in God. We will be fully persuaded that what he has promised, he will perform. We have considered our adversaries. We have considered ourselves, but Jesus says, "Have you considered me?" God has asked me many times if he could lie. I know that it is impossible for him to lie. I have derived my faith from faith in God's words spoken aforetime, and not from human goals.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Confusion, Dismay, and Feelings of Helplessness)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Look Up To the Name Which Transports the Blood of Redemption

I have delivered you by the hands of redemption. You are now bought back from all bondage. There is no payment due the lords of the house of bondage, for I paid them in full for your freedom. Do not look back to the house of bondage, neither be full of fear and regret, but look ahead to the arrival of your redemption that is drawing nearer each day. Your redemption draws near; therefore, love my appearing that you might be caught away in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, for I shall surely come for those who are called by my name. I will not come for those who are ashamed to wear my name, neither for those who reject this glorious name of the Father. I will take out a people from among the Gentiles for my name's sake. Those who will not wear the emblem of reproach that is in my name shall not be worthy of my spirit, nor my kingdom.

I have revealed the glory of my name unto you; therefore, proclaim the power of my name in salvation and in living. I alone did redeem you. I spread abroad the earth by myself and stretched forth the heavens by myself. There are no strange, similar gods with me. I have not counseled with any other gods. I do not know any other. I, even I, am the Savior, and beside me there is no savior, nor any other gods. I am one. I have one name, and it is Jesus. It is the highest, most glorious name ever revealed or named. Cherish the revelation of my name, and depart from iniquity, for everyone who names the name of Christ cannot be a part of iniquity.

What fellowship does the light have with the darkness?

What fellowship does the temple of Christ have with the temple of idols?

What fellowship does righteousness have with unrighteousness?

Come from the disturbing fellowship of the darkness, and abide in the light of my love. I am the one omnipotent overseer of the church, which is called by my name. I am the head of all principality and power. Lift up your head unto the hills of salvation again, and behold the one Lord of the Jews. Abraham saw my day and was glad. Do not be a part of a false doctrine lest you become an enemy of the spirit of truth. I am the truth, and there is no lie in me. Everything that is not of the truth is a lie and darkness. There is no darkness in me. I am the Living God, and in me, there is no variableness, neither a shadow of turning. I am the Lord, and I do not change.

Lift up your voice, and cry aloud, for the days of the end have been ushered upon the earth. Violence has covered the earth as a blanket, and the only safety is the tower of safety, which is my name. Why attempt to hide in my tower of safety if you will not wear my name in baptism?

Do not be wise in your own eyesight and reject the truth of my name. The strong delusion of God is vented upon the minds of those who do not love the truth. Lift up your eyes, and see that the coming of Messiah is more than a knock at the door, but the hands of redemption are reaching for the hearts of the beloved. Be accepted in the beloved, and walk in the light of truth. The darkness that covers the entire earth shall encase and cover all who do not walk in the light. The hour of truth is presented. The glory of redemption is proclaimed. Now shall the prince of the darkness rejoice as those who reject truth enter into his slave chambers of torture and torment. Lift up your eyes unto the blood of redemption and the name that bears this blood, for by this blood, you walk out of the pits where there is no water. Hear the word of the Lord, for by my spirit I have spoken. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah. Jesus is my name.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Look Up To the Name Which Transports the Blood of Redemption

We have been ransomed out of the dungeons of condemnation and death. We have been redeemed from the feeling of the curse and fear. The Lord has delivered us from the spirit of bondage. The name of Jesus is the consummate meaning of the Kinsman Redeemer. He is not only the One who pays the price to buy us back form the servitude of sin but he is the avenger of his people and our vindicator. We have been justified beyond the accusations of the liar. Our lawyer has destroyed all the evidence when he nailed it to his cross. When we run into the name of the Lord, the strong tower will shower the invaders of our lives with the arrows of truth that will put them to flight. The creator that has stretched out the universe like a curtain will unfold his banner of love over us. His name is to be declared all the day long. It is like the trumpets of call to battle, worship, and the moving of the camp. Our fellowship is not with darkness or the false idols of the darkness. We do not lift up the icons of today, but we love the One who is the same yesterday, today and forever. His name is still the blood covering on the door posts of life. Death is coming to those who do not believe in the power of his blood to cover us. We will eat the whole Lamb with living Bread and wait to go out of Egypt at midnight.

BONDAGE, TORMENT, AND TORTURE

The Lord has delivered me by the hands of redemption. I am now bought back from all bondage. There is no payment due the lords of the house of bondage, for Jesus paid them in full for my freedom. I do not look back to the house of bondage, neither am I full of fear and regret, but I look ahead to the arrival of my redemption that is drawing nearer each day. My redemption draws near; therefore, I will love Jesus' appearing that I might be caught away in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, for he shall surely come for those who are called by his name. He will not come for those who are ashamed to wear his name, neither for those who reject this glorious name of the Father. He will take out a people from among the Gentiles for his name's sake. Those who will not wear the emblem of reproach that is in his name shall not be worthy of his spirit, nor his kingdom.

Jesus has revealed the glory of his name unto me; therefore, I proclaim the power of his name in salvation and in living. He alone did redeem me. He spread abroad the earth by himself and stretched forth the heavens by himself. There are no strange similar gods with him. He has not counseled with any other gods. He does not know any other. Jesus, even he, is the savior, and beside him there is no savior, nor any other gods. He is one. He has one name, and it is Jesus. It is the highest, most glorious name ever revealed or named. I will cherish the revelation of his name and depart from iniquity, for everyone who names the name of Christ cannot be a part of iniquity.

There is no fellowship between the light and the darkness. There is no fellowship between the temple of Christ and the temple of idols. There is no fellowship between righteousness and unrighteousness. I will come from the disturbing fellowship of the darkness and abide in the light of God's love. He is the one omnipotent overseer of the church, which is called by his name. Jesus is the head of all principality and power. I lift up my head unto the hills of salvation again, and I behold the one Lord of the Jews. Abraham saw his day and was glad. I will not be a part of a false doctrine lest I become an enemy of the spirit of truth. He is the truth, and there is no lie in him. Everything that is not of the truth is a lie and darkness. There is no darkness in him. Jesus is the Living God, and in him, there is no variableness, neither a shadow of turning. Jesus is the Lord, and he does not change.

I lift up my voice and cry aloud, for the days of the end have been ushered upon the earth. Violence has covered the earth as a blanket, and the only safety is the tower of safety, which is his name. I will not attempt to hide in his tower of safety if I will not wear his name in baptism. I will not be wise in my own eyesight and reject the truth of his name. The strong delusion of God is vented upon the minds of those who do not love the truth. I lift up my eyes, and see that the coming of Messiah is more than a knock at the door, but the hands of redemption are reaching for the hearts of the beloved. I am accepted in the beloved, and I walk in the light of truth. The darkness that covers the entire earth shall encase and cover all who do not walk in the light. The hour of truth is presented. The glory of redemption is proclaimed. Now shall the prince of the darkness rejoice as those who reject truth enter into his slave chambers of torture and torment. I lift up my eyes unto the blood of redemption and the name that bears this blood, for by this blood, I walk out of the pits where there is no water. I hear the word of the Lord, for by his spirit he has spoken. The Lord Jehovah has spoken. Jesus is his name.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Voice of Joy and the Voice of Praise Invalidates the Threat of Doubt and Unbelief

Anything the enemy has threatened to do, he does not have the permission to do. It is just that, an empty threat. If he has the permission to do it, he will just go ahead and do it. Satan had to have to permission to touch Job. He does not have any blanket permission to touch our lives. Give no place to the devil, indicates we have power to deny the enemy the access to our lives. He has no power because it all belongs to Jesus. We are the private property of the Lord so that makes the enemy a trespasser on the property that has been bought with a price. The last pate of the temptation of Jesus brings us an important lesson of worship. Satan was willing to trade all that he thought he owned for the power of worship. Jesus said (from the Word) that we should, "Worship the Lord only." With that mandate, the devil leaves, and Jesus is ministered to from heaven. If we will worship intensely and whole heartedly, the enemy will steer clear of us, and we will have the blessings of heaven in our lives. Worship will always stand in the door way of our lives and deny doubt the entrance it seeks into our lives. We have been given exceeding precious promises that lift us into arena of the immutability of God that fear and doubt cannot scream loud enough to overwhelm. As the prophet said, The Lord has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!"

(Continued)

The counsel of wickedness awaits the time to rejoice at your failure and defeat. They wait anxiously to hear the reading of the verdict from on high of your fall and judgment. They have read their accusations to me and plead for judgment upon your life for wrong doings and failure. They have cried in my ears,"Will the judge of the entire earth not do right?" I have sent forth the declaration of forgiveness into the earth. The testimony of my blood will not be retracted. I have sought you to offer you mercy and goodness, yet the trail of the devourer has not been washed away. The enemy awaits your total defeat and will not settle for anything less. It wants to be rid of you that it might run rampant in the earth without the hindrances from the word of the Lord in a fresh state.

136. Where is the poison from the mistake of the doctor in years past?

137. Where are the spirits who depended upon accidents to bring your demise?

(To Be Continued)

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