Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The truth of the gospel and the refuge of holiness have become mighty ways of deliverance. You have embraced them; therefore, have you escaped the pollution that is in the world by lust. You called upon me in your distress. You cried unto me, the Lord, your God. I heard your voice out of my temple. Your cry came before me. It came unto my ears. I answered you. Now will I answer your adversaries. They shall shake and tremble. I will shake their foundations and remove their hills. They shall see the smoke from my nostrils, and the fire out of my mouth shall devour them. As in the days of old, I will also do in this day. I bowed the heavens and came down. Darkness was under my feet. I rode upon a cherub and flew. I flew upon the wings of the wind and made darkness my secret place. I thundered in the heavens and gave my voice hailstones and coals of fire. I sent out my arrows and scattered the enemies. I shot out lightnings and discomforted them. Behold the fireworks of the Lord from the secret place. Look out of the window of love, and behold the fireworks of God. Stand in the window of love, and sing aloud unto God, your strength. Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Sing a psalm. Sing a new song, and bring the timbrel and the tambourine. This is the time appointed to rejoice. Though you do not understand the language of trouble, rejoice in its face.

(RHEMA: The Innocent Blood Covers Us and Hides Us from the Evil Spirits That Hunt For Us)

The truth of the gospel and the refuge of holiness have become mighty ways of deliverance. I have embraced them; therefore, have I escaped the pollution that is in the world by lust. I called upon Jesus in my distress. I cried unto the Lord. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came before him. It came unto his ears. He answered me. Now will he answer my adversaries. They shall shake and tremble. He will shake their foundations and remove their hills. They shall see the smoke from his nostrils, and the fire out of his mouth shall devour them. As in the days of old, he will also do in this day. He bowed the heavens and came down. Darkness was under his feet. He rode upon a cherub and flew. He flew upon the wings of the wind and made darkness his secret place. He thundered in the heavens and gave his voice hailstones and coals of fire. He sent out his arrows and scattered the enemies. He shot out lightnings and discomforted them. I behold the fireworks of the Lord from the secret place. I look out of the window of love, and I behold the fireworks of God. I stand in the window of love, and sing aloud unto God, my strength. I make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. I sing a psalm. I sing a new song, and bring the timbrel and the tambourine. This is the time appointed to rejoice. Though I do not understand the language of trouble, I rejoice in its face.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Adversaries, Evil Spirits, and Trouble)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Fingerprint of Innocence and of Justification

I awaited your praises. I desired fellowship and communion with you. You came, and now are you rewarded with the benefits of communion with divinity. I am the divine Savior, the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of peace. The freshness of love has embraced you and placed you in a secret place. The light that is here in the secret place is your hiding place from the storms of life. Life has come to you. Eternal life is yours. The expression of eternal life is not filled with chaos and destruction. Eternal life is filled with righteousness, peace, and joy.

I have saved you by my grace and placed you in this hiding place of my hand. The master's hand cannot be broken into. This hand is your pasture of safety and of peace. Lift up your head from the fear tactics of the enemy, and rejoice in your salvation. The enemy cannot break into these hands. Each finger of my hand serves a purpose. Go and learn of the hand of God. If you cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come nigh you. Lift up the finger of God, and see that even your enemies have discovered the design of my fingerprints. Do not let ignorance to the finger of God be your demise. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Do not reject knowledge, for by knowledge have I justified many. I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly. Turn the hand of God around in your mind, for you have perceived me in many false ways. Allow the light of the spirit of wisdom and of revelation to shine in your heart then will you see the hand and the finger of God that I am revealing unto you. The fingerprint of God is revealed. The characteristics of the design of my fingerprints are made clear in redemption. Calvary did not mar the fingerprint, but the fingerprint of God was revealed, and I vindicated myself in the eyes of my accusers there on the cross. In hell, I showed the fingerprint of innocence and snatched away the keys of death and grave. The fingerprint of holiness and righteousness has been examined, and neither fault, nor transgression was found. I have given you this fingerprint of innocence and justification. Now you may stand in the presence of your accusers without guilt or condemnation, for I have justified you by the finger of God. Cast aside your doubts, and raise up the standard of faith. I have come looking for your faith. Now lay aside the doubts and the fears that were fostered and sown by an enemy.

I have come that you might have life. Look to life, and see that the effect of death and all of its conspiracy has been stopped by the hand of the Lord. I hung on the cross with holy blood dripping from my holy body for your justification. You are not guilty because of my righteousness. Now reckon your faith unto my works and not your own then will you have the same relegation that Abraham had. He believed me, and his faith was accounted to him as righteousness.

I have stood in your stead and paid for your sins. The penalties have been canceled, and now are you freed by my holy and sanctified blood. Set yourself apart from guilt and condemnation, and come for the cleansing of the precious blood, for there is always a fountain filled with blood that flows from my veins. The veins of Emmanuel were let for you. The flow of the crimson stream yet flows without hindrance and without respect of persons. Whosoever will, come and be cleansed of your sins. Come to the fountain of cleansing, the fountain that lives, and the living fountain of sanctified blood. Through my name, this fountain flows to whoever will call upon that name. Call upon the name of Jesus and I will make you whole.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Fingerprint of Innocence and of Justification

If Jesus took one eighth of an inch of God and cast our devils, what could we do with all of God?

Measures of the Old Testament were in comparisons to body parts. In the temple, there were pillars that were so many fingers wide. If Jesus took the devil out with that small measure of his unlimited power, then how much more can he take our guilt of sin away?

Justification is to declare not guilty. The heavens are declared to be his handiwork. In the heavens, every galaxy has his voice print. Each galaxy vibrates with the energy that he touched it with when he spoke. If God washed the universe of the formless void in original creation, then we who are new creatures in Christ have been purged of the guilt and fear of sin. We are the people of his hand and the people of his pasture. If we know no one can pluck us out of his hand, then our hiding place is in the hollow of his hand. The same fingers that wrote in the sand to the exoneration of the woman taken in adultery has written in the sands of life around us and taken away our guilt. He is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. His blood did not only cleanse us one time from sin, but it cleanses us daily from all sin as it continues to flow in our lives.

DOUBT, FEAR, AND IGNORANCE

The Lord awaited my praises. He desired fellowship and communion with me. I came, and now I am rewarded with the benefits of communion with divinity. Jesus is the divine Savior, the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of peace. The freshness of love has embraced me and placed me in a secret place. The light that is here in the secret place is my hiding place from the storms of life. Life has come to me. Eternal life is mine. The expression of eternal life is not filled with chaos and destruction. Eternal life is filled with righteousness, peace, and joy.

God has saved me by his grace and placed me in this hiding place of his hand. The master's hand cannot be broken into. This hand is my pasture of safety and of peace. I lift up my head from the fear tactics of the enemy and rejoice in my salvation. The enemy cannot break into these hands. Each finger of his hand serves a purpose. I will go and learn of the hand of God. If I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come nigh me. I lift up the finger of God and see that even my enemies have discovered the design of his fingerprints. I purpose not to let ignorance to the finger of God be my demise. His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. I will not reject knowledge, for by knowledge has God justified many. He has come that I might have life and that more abundantly.

I turn the hand of God around in my mind, for I have perceived him in many false ways. I will allow the light of the spirit of wisdom and of revelation to shine in my heart and then I will see the hand and the finger of God that he is revealing unto me. The fingerprint of God is revealed. The characteristics of the design of his fingerprints are made clear in redemption. Calvary did not mar the fingerprint, but the fingerprint of God was revealed, and he vindicated himself in the eyes of his accusers there on the cross. In hell, he showed the fingerprint of innocence and snatched away the keys of death and grave. The fingerprint of holiness and righteousness has been examined, and neither fault, nor transgression was found. God has given me this fingerprint of innocence and justification. Now I may stand in the presence of my accusers without guilt or condemnation, for he has justified me by the finger of God. I cast aside my doubts, and I raise up the standard of faith. The Lord has come looking for my faith. Now I lay aside the doubts and the fears that were fostered and sown by an enemy.

God has come that I might have life. I look to life and see that the effect of death and all of its conspiracy has been stopped by the hand of the Lord. Jesus hung on the cross with holy blood dripping from his holy body for my justification. I am not guilty because of his righteousness. Now I will reckon my faith unto his works and not my own then I will have the same relegation that Abraham had. He believed God, and his faith was accounted to him as righteousness.

The Lord has stood in my stead and paid for my sins. The penalties have been canceled, and now I am freed by his holy and sanctified blood. I set myself apart from guilt and condemnation and come for the cleansing of the precious blood, for there is always a fountain filled with blood that flows from his veins. The veins of Emmanuel were let for me. The flow of the crimson stream yet flows without hindrance and without respect of persons. Whosoever will can come and be cleansed of their sins. I will go to the fountain of cleansing, the fountain that lives, and the living fountain of sanctified blood. Through Jesus' name, this fountain flows to whoever will call upon that name. I call upon the name of Jesus, and he will make me whole.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Take Into Custody the Dimensions Beyond Yourself, and Acquire the Riches Hidden In Dark Secret Places

God always places tomorrow and the things that we look for on a shelf just beyond our reach. Wisdom teaches us not to strain but to rest in the assurance that even what we cannot see is coming to us. God has created a universe that now is acknowledged to have several dimensions beyond the three we see. All of them are connected by power loops called super strings that vibrate with the symphony of creation. As we worship him in spirit and truth we become part of the connectivity that causes this part of the unseen creation to become part of our world. Many have said, "That faith is a leap in the dark." If God has made darkness his pavilion then it is not a leap into the unseen but the unseen leaps into the seen when we leap by faith into the extra dimensions that were created for those who can see the unseen and hear the unheard. Treasures of the darkness have long waited those who will not be afraid to reach out and receive them. The physical creation has long mirrored the spiritual creation. In the plant world, the dark phase of photosynthesis is when plants grow and turn what they have collected in the daylight into sugar or plant food. We receive in the light but we grow and flourish in the darkness. Pavilions of power await us in the darkness. The dawning of a new day of creation is folded just inside the curtains of darkness. Darkness will never have the power to overwhelm the light. In the Psalms David tells us that the light and the darkness are alike to God. It is part of modern warfare to take night vision optics and take the light that is in the darkness and focus it through the right sets of lens and see clearly the enemy. God has given us the spiritual lens to see the victory that seems to hide in the darkness. Our eyes shall see the giants of the host that stands against us slain, already in the arena that we cannot see into naturally, but clearly so in the Spirit. We are heirs of the treasures of promises that were given to Abraham in the night vision. Out of that vision comes a gentile bride that of the burning light that passed through the sacrifices.

(Continued)

Do not allow personal ambitions to lure you from your position in Christ. Many have ended up "playing parts" they were never called to perform because of personal ambitions. In the kingdom of God, you are called to please me, the Living God. Walk with me, and allow me to live my life out in you. You are not your own. You are bought with a price, the precious blood of Jesus. This blood has given you a value unsurpassed in this life. Your value has been established. Now seek nothing else outside of my will for your life then will acting cease. To live a lie is misery and confusion.

151. How can you be content if you must pretend to be someone you are not?

Nature teaches you that what you are inside is what you are naturally outside.

152. Have you ever seen an animal pretend to be another animal?

(To Be Continued)

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