Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am your dwelling place. I am God. I have no beginning, and I have no ending. Before the mountains were brought forth or before the earth and the world were formed, even from everlasting to everlasting, I am God. In my sight, a thousand years are but as yesterday when it is past. A thousand years are as a watch in the night. I carry the years away as with a flood. They are as a sleep. In the morning, they are like grass that grows up. In the morning, it flourishes and grows up, but in the evening, it is cut down and withers. After all this, I remain what I am. I AM THAT I AM. I am your sanctuary but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to them that love me not, neither my name. I am your refuge, and I have loved you freely. I have turned away my anger and caused you to enter the secret place. Now shall I be as the dew unto you. You shall grow as the lily, and cast forth your roots as a mighty tree. Your branches shall spread, your beauty shall be as the olive tree, and you shall smell as a sweet flower. You shall dwell under my shadow, and I shall revive you as corn. You shall grow as the vine, and your scent shall be as the smell of new wine. Walk in praise and wisdom, for you have entered the secret place by way of the door of mystery.

(RHEMA: Preserved by Mercy and Truth Inside the Door of Mystery)

Jesus is my dwelling place. He is my God. He has no beginning, and he has no ending. Before the mountains were brought forth or before the earth and the world were formed, even from everlasting to everlasting, he is my God. In his sight, a thousand years are but as yesterday when it is past. A thousand years are as a watch in the night. The Lord carries the years away as with a flood. They are as a sleep. In the morning, they are like grass that grows up. In the morning, it flourishes and grows up, but in the evening, it is cut down and withers. After all this, he remains what he is. HE IS THAT HE IS. He is my sanctuary but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to them that love him not, neither his name. He is my refuge, and he has loved me freely. He has turned away his anger and caused me to enter the secret place. Now shall he be as the dew unto me. I shall grow as the lily, and cast forth my roots as a mighty tree. My branches shall spread, my beauty shall be as the olive tree, and I shall smell as a sweet flower. I shall dwell under his shadow, and he shall revive me as corn. I shall grow as the vine, and my scent shall be as the smell of new wine. I walk in praise and wisdom, for I have entered the secret place by way of the door of mystery.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Enemies)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Portrayal of the Anchor In the Winds of Condemnation

Do not be cast down in your soul, but be lifted up in your soul. Your spirit is reborn, and you are reconciled unto divinity. I am the deity of your life. I am the Lord, your Jehovah. I am Jehovah, the Lord your God. My name is Jesus, the Lord of lords, and the Everlasting Father. I have not come to you with salvation and left you frustrated. An enemy has stalked you and attempted to sow the tare of confusion in your heart. I have come and plucked up the tare of confusion and cast it into outer darkness. Be comforted and know that my grace is sufficient for you. My grace has come in abundance and abounded toward you. As Adam disobeyed and allowed sin to come into the world and death by sin, so have I come as the second man Adam and obeyed, thus allowing righteousness back into the world and life by the righteousness of me, your Jehovah-Tsidkenu.

Be full of faith today and refuse to fellowship condemnation, for you are under the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus. The law of the spirit of life in me has made you free. Whom I make free is free indeed. Lift up your voice in confidence today and sound the trumpet of peace among the people. I have not come to condemn them, neither to judge them, but I have come with the voice of reconciliation; therefore, go and say, “Be reconciled unto God.” I am their light in this time of condemnation that has come to thwart the message of faith which has been preached. Go and proclaim the liberty that is in me, for during the storms created by condemnation’s winds, I am the anchor that shall secure them in peace and quietness. Blessed quietness and blessed hope has come and shall not depart. Shiloh has come and not departed, but Shiloh made his abode in the earthen vessels of man and set up his own stronghold. Turn to the stronghold, for the stronghold has made a way out of the pit of condemnation wherein was no water. By the blood of the covenant, I have made a way out of the pit of condemnation for you.

Look up to the throne, and see that I am here with victory in my hands. The mantle of victory has been passed on to you. Now rejoice, for I have made you free. Whom I have made free is free indeed. Rejoice and be glad, for this is the day that I have made. Rejoice in my day that I gave unto you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Portrayal of the Anchor In the Winds of Condemnation

Our anchor is the forerunner that is sure within the veil. This is the place of the oracles of God. It is the place of the mercy seat and the arc of testimony. God said he would speak to us from above the mercy seat. The only light of this place is not earthly but the supernatural light of the glory of God. It is his character and reputation that are at stake in us. He will not fail to keep that which we have committed to his hand. Failure is not the file that he ever looks into to speak to us. Victory is always the file that he downloads into our lives. We have enemies that will try to tear the bottom out of our vessels and sink our ships of journey. God has already pinpointed them and put them on his spiritual radar. His anti-terror weapons have already been sent to destroy them. Our confident faith sits us at the planning table of victory and not at the surrender table of defeat. God will not clothe us with the garments of the prisoners of war but of the conquerors of faith. God has provided the portrayal of deliverance for us when he clothed Adam with the skin of the sacrifice and washed away the power of the sword of death. Instead of death, Adam was evicted from the Garden but not without and anchor. Condemnation would not rule his world. The Justifier of all flesh would come in the seed of his wife and turn the prison of sin into a palace of sanctification. God has come to let us join the choir of reconciliation and liberty. It is the song of the Lamb that the whole world wants to sing.

CONDEMNATION

I will not be cast down in my soul, but I am lifted up in my soul. My spirit is reborn, and I am reconciled unto divinity. Jesus is the deity of my life. He is the Lord, my Jehovah. He is Jehovah, the Lord my God. His name is Jesus, the Lord of lords, and the Everlasting Father. He has not come to me with salvation and left me frustrated. An enemy has stalked me and attempted to sow the tare of confusion in my heart. The Lord has come and plucked up the tare of confusion and cast it into outer darkness. I am comforted and I know that God’s grace is sufficient for me. His grace has come in abundance and abounded toward me. As Adam disobeyed and allowed sin to come into the world and death by sin, so has Jesus come as the second man Adam and obeyed, thus allowing righteousness back into the world and life by the righteousness of Jesus, my Jehovah-Tsidkenu.

I am full of faith today and refuse to fellowship condemnation, for I am under the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus. The law of the spirit of life in him has made me free. Whom Jesus makes free is free indeed. I lift up my voice in confidence today and sound the trumpet of peace among the people. The Lord has not come to condemn them, neither to judge them, but he has come with the voice of reconciliation; therefore, I will go and say, “Be reconciled unto God.” Jesus is their light in this time of condemnation that has come to thwart the message of faith which has been preached. I will go and proclaim the liberty that is in God, for during the storms created by condemnation’s winds, He is the anchor that shall secure them in peace and quietness. Blessed quietness and blessed hope has come and shall not depart. Shiloh has come and not departed, but Shiloh made his abode in the earthen vessels of man and set up his own stronghold. I turn to the stronghold, for the stronghold has made a way out of the pit of condemnation wherein was no water. By the blood of the covenant, Jesus has made a way out of the pit of condemnation for me.

I look up to the throne, and see that Jesus is here with victory in his hands. The mantle of victory has been passed on to me. Now I rejoice, for Jesus has made me free. Whom he has made free is free indeed. I rejoice and I am glad, for this is the day that the Lord has made. I rejoice in his day that he gave unto me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Our God Is a Consuming Fire; Therefore, So Are We

Eternity has claimed us as sure as the bush before Moses was burning and not consumed. Before us, there lies a destiny of eternal power and demonstration that will flow through the doors of our lives. As the disciples were about to enter the ship, Jesus tried to engage them in a conversation about eternal things. He marveled at their lack of understanding of the miracles of the feeding of the 4,000 and the 5,000. There were twelve and seven baskets left over after the work was done. He tried to move them from the temporary to the eternal in their understanding. We are, many times, left at the low tide of the rush of the sea of the supernatural and the fire that consumed him by our own lack of understanding. He always has bread and fish on the fire, and we have the propensity to be standing in the shadows of the cold of the night. He has invited us to draw near and be set aflame with the intensity of heaven. Many of the things that we think are irrelevant and trivial are the very shadows that he hides behind. He only veils himself so that we will seek after him. Most Greek authorities agree that the passage in Matthew in the beatitudes should read “blessed are the hungering ones.” Not to hunger just one time but to continually be seeking the fountain of power and grace in the presence that is always available to us.

Our lens of perspective has been placed in our hands by the unforced rhythms of grace. Light waves of visible images have cast themselves across the reflective properties of our spirit and are magnified by the faith that is within us. We must not be myopic in our view of the door and the entrance into all the spiritual treasure that God longs to give to us so eagerly. Overlays of love and grace are the lens of the frames of reference that he will use to cause us to see the work he is doing in those who are coming to him.

(Continued)

You are not an unwanted member of my body. I gave myself for you. Now refuse to allow the inspiration of the evil one to poison your mind with his corruption and darkness. Other people do not counsel me to despise you, nor reject you. I am God, and there is no one to instruct me. Because I could swear by no greater, I swore by myself.

162. Who has been my counselor, and who has instructed me in times past?

I am seeking you to bless you and to grant you righteousness. Do not be as the generation of people that does not seek my face, but seek the kingdom of God and my righteousness with a lifted up head. Lift up your heads as gates. Let your heads be lifted as everlasting doors, and then will I walk in your gates of praise and your doors of faith. I am the King of glory, and I am strong and mighty. I am mighty in this battle for your peace and victory. Lift up your heads today, and I will come in with my host to show you the strength of the God of Abraham.

163. Have you lifted up your soul to me?

164. Do you trust in me, or do you trust in man?

(To Be Continued)

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