I remind you of my mercy this morning. I could have blotted your name out of the book of life, but my love prompted mercy to forbear and bring restraint into your life. You were out of control and had no desire to refrain from evil doings. I came unto you with compassion and tender mercies. I acted with patience and loving kindness toward you. You had fallen beneath the feet of cruel men and ruthless spirits. The dust of the things of this earth had become your diet. The sewer of spiritual things had become your drink, and your base desires had become spiritually savage. I abstained from judgment while your flesh went out of bounds and ventured beyond the borders of common sense. With the light of love, I shined a beacon of grace in your path and kept your feet from the slime of corruption. Oh, that you would praise the Lord for his great goodness unto you this day. Do not forget my mercy. Do not forget my love.

(RHEMA: Remember the Mercy of God)

God reminded me of his mercy this morning. He could have blotted my name out of the book of life, but his love prompted mercy to forbear and bring restraint into my life. I was out of control and had no desire to refrain from evil doings. The Lord came unto me with compassion and tender mercies. He acted with patience and loving kindness toward me. I had fallen beneath the feet of cruel men and ruthless spirits. The dust of the things of this earth had become my diet. The sewer of spiritual things had become my drink, and my base desires had become spiritually savage. God abstained from judgment while my flesh went out of bounds and ventured beyond the borders of common sense. With the light of love, he shined a beacon of grace in my path and kept my feet from the slime of corruption. I will praise the Lord for his great goodness unto me today. I will not forget his love and mercy.

Fear not the voice of circumstances and the consequences of the rejections by man. I am not influenced by man's desires and will. I have not planned to give you up to the will of your enemies, neither have I planned to give you back to the darkness that held you by the power of your own sins. The payment that I rendered is sufficient for recompense and restoration. Believe on my word, and have confidence in your salvation. I have not given you salvation and betrayed myself. You are not your own now. You belong to me. Will I deny myself?

(RHEMA: The Payment For Sins Guarantees a Finished Work)

I will not fear the voice of circumstances and the consequences of the rejections by man. God is not influenced by man's desires and will. He has not planned to give me up to the will of my enemies, neither has he planned to give me back to the darkness that held me by the power of my own sins. The payment that he rendered is sufficient for recompense and restoration. I believe on his word, and I have confidence in my salvation. He has not given me salvation and betrayed himself. I am not my own now. I belong to God. He will not deny himself.

Moses Hightower

Return To Christ, the Focal Point of Vision

You have allowed your focus to shift from me to your problems. I must remain the main focus of interest, or your problems will become your definition of life. This causes discontent. You have food and raiment; therefore, be content. You have need of patience. Let patience have her perfect work in you that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. I heard you when you first prayed. I will answer in due time. I am working patience out in you. I am more concerned about what you are focused on than on you receiving things. You must keep me the focal point and not my blessings. I am the central theme of life, not your blessings. The important things in life can easily be distorted when you think on what you are receiving from me more than you think on me. I am a jealous God. I will not compete with your blessings. I am bringing focus back to your life so that you do not lose your vision and your purpose. Many visionaries lost sight of me when they began to focus on what I am doing rather than focusing on me. I must remain the focal point at all times, or what I am doing will be out of focus to you. I am correcting you because I love you. Keep your eyes on me then will my purpose of seeking the lost remain intact and clear and not a photograph of what I intend to do.

Allow me to remove the bandages from your eyes. You have worn the bandages of selfishness. I do give you fresh vision and anoint your eyes with eye salve that you might see clearly. Cease focusing on your problems, and you will not view my purpose through eyes of flesh. You will see my purpose through spiritual eyes that are focused by the Holy Ghost. You have halted between two opinions. You halted between the opinion of your flesh and the reality of what is being revealed to you by the Spirit. This has brought about a controversy within you. Turn your concentration back to me, the Lord, your God and then will you see what I am doing instead of observing confusing imaginations. I have said, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do, for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son and showeth him all things that himself doeth, and he will show him greater works than these that ye may marvel."

I am the vine. You are the branches. Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine. No more can you except you abide in me. I am the vine. You are the branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, for without me, you can do nothing. The servant is not greater than his master. I could of mine own self do nothing. I could only do what the Father did. Return to me as the focal point, and do as you see me do. You must work the works of the one who sent you, not the works of your imaginations. I am anointing your eyes again. Now wash in the pool of faith, and come forth seeing clearly. Open your mouth, and allow me to speak through you. I have given you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist. It is not you that speaks but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you. My grace is sufficient for you. Be not discouraged because of the weakness that you feel, for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Do not be concerned about your problems. Focus on me. The power of Christ rests upon you; therefore, offer praise in all these things, and lose not your focus to your problems, neither your infirmities.

Don Grigsby

RE: Return To Christ, the Focal Point of Vision

He shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation to those who look for him. "Looking" here in the original language is not simply the casual glance but the steadfast fixed observation of the promise as the lens that we view everything in life in daily. If there is any other overbearing concern in our lives, it will surely distract us from that which we are steadily warned that our hearts not be overcharged with the cares of life and the trivial pursuits that are all trivial compared to the pursuit of being ready for the coming of the Lord. If the enemy can get us to put that on the backburner of our thoughts or down on the list of priorities, he has defeated us. Nothing is any more important than our utmost attention of detail of the coming of the Lord for the church. We must anoint our eyes with the eye salve spoken of in the book of Revelation. It was a pollutant remover. There are so many polluters in our lives and so many available sources of that pollution. If we allow our eyes and mind to wander aimlessly, we will be filled with images that will be like blind folds placed upon our vision.

It is of utmost importance that we daily inquire of the Lord to take away any and all impediments that hinder our view of his coming. Problems are always the flag that the enemy waves in front of our face to get our attention. Problems will always deplete our power level because when we surrender to think of them, we are caught in their depleting gravity that will pull us and our eyes downward. His power and zeal of purpose is the prescription for healing of the myopic vision that falls upon us in this hour. When we continually behold the exceeding, great promises that he has fulfilled and has continued to detail in our mouth, we are again caught in the whirling vortex of his power. It lifts us above the problems of the storm that kicks up dust clouds that dim our view. As we continue to allow him to speak through us, revelation will build a platform above the atmosphere of the toxic fleshly cloud to behold him in the morning without clouds.

PROBLEMS

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3)

I have allowed my focus to shift from God to my problems. Jesus must remain the main focus of interest, or my problems will become my definition of life. This causes discontent. I have food and raiment; therefore, I will be content. I have need of patience. I will let patience have her perfect work in me that I may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. The Lord heard me when I first prayed. He will answer in due time. He is working patience out in me. The Lord is more concerned about what I am focused on than on me receiving things. I must keep him the focal point and not his blessings. God is the central theme of life, not my blessings. The important things in life can easily be distorted when I think on what I am receiving from him more than I think on him. Jesus is a jealous God. He will not compete with my blessings. He is bringing focus back to my life so that I do not lose my vision and my purpose. Many visionaries lost sight of him when they began to focus on what he was doing rather than focusing on him. Jesus must remain the focal point at all times, or what he is doing will be out of focus to me. He is correcting me because he loves me. I will keep my eyes on him then will his purpose of seeking the lost remain intact and clear and not a photograph of what he intends to do.

I will allow him to remove the bandages from my eyes. I have worn the bandages of selfishness. The Lord gives me fresh vision and anoints my eyes with eye salve that I might see clearly. I will cease focusing on my problems, and I will not view his purpose through eyes of flesh. I will see his purpose through spiritual eyes that are focused by the Holy Ghost. I have halted between two opinions. I halted between the opinion of my flesh and the reality of what is being revealed to me by the Spirit. This has brought about a controversy within me. I will turn my concentration back to Jesus, the Lord, my God and then will I see what he is doing instead of observing confusing imaginations. He has said, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do, for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son and showeth him all things that himself doeth, and he will show him greater works than these that ye may marvel."

Jesus is the vine. We are the branches. I will abide in him and he in me. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine. No more can I except I abide in him. He is the vine. We are the branches. He that abideth in Jesus and Jesus in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, for without him, I can do nothing. The servant is not greater than his master. He could of his own self do nothing. He could only do what the Father did. I return to Jesus as the focal point, and I do as I see him do. I must work the works of the one who sent me, not the works of my imaginations. The Lord is anointing my eyes again. Now I wash in the pool of faith and come forth seeing clearly. I open my mouth, and I allow him to speak through me. The Lord has given me a mouth and wisdom, which all my adversaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist. It is not me that speaks but the Spirit of my Father that speaks within me. His grace is sufficient for me. I will not be discouraged because of the weakness that I feel, for his strength is made perfect in weakness. I will not be concerned about my problems. I focus on him. The power of Christ rests upon me; therefore, I offer praise in all these things, and I will not lose my focus to my problems, neither my infirmities.

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)" (Hebrews 10:23)

By the Flaming Sword Ministry of the Living Word Worship Center

RHEMA

Don Grigsby

These words came to me about the revival this year.

I have heard the sighing of the lost and their groans for deliverance. In the prison, the dominion of gangs will be replaced by the dominion of grace. Waters of witchcraft will be washed away by the Word's wonderful works. Floods of hopelessness will be replaced by the Holy Ghost and the Holograms of Hope. On the outside of the prison, the buffer zones and shut doors of denominationalism shall not deter you. As I rolled back the Red sea, I will roll back the seas of denominational religion, and you will walk through to the promised land of revival. The sewers of sin that flow in the corridors of hell will be replaced by the sea of salvation.

(I believe all the rejection we have and are suffering is just the vessel that God will fill with his power and pour it out multiple times with miraculous revelation that cannot be refused.)

THE NAME OF JESUS

I broke down the middle wall of partition between the Jew and the Gentile. I have made both one. I have one head, and I have one body. I am the head, and the church is my body.

353. What is the name of the church, and what is my name if you can tell?

I am the Lord, your righteousness. I am your peace, the Savior who made the Jew and the Gentile both one. I abolished in my flesh the enmity even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, for to make in myself of twain one new man so making peace. I reconciled both unto the Eternal Spirit in one body by the cross. I slew the enmity and came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to them that were nigh. The flood of truth is washing away those who attempt to build back the wall of partition. The flood of truth is a flood of access by one Spirit unto the Father.

354. What is the Father's name, and what is the Son's name if you can tell?

I have not left you, but I have waited on you to hear my voice and respond to the call to prayer.

355. Is my name a hallowed name?

THE NATURE OF GOD

Lean not to your own understanding. Lean on the arm of the Lord.

356. Who has an arm like mine?

357. Who can thunder with a voice like mine?

I am the God that shall save those people from their sins and bring them out of bondage.

358. Is anything too hard for me, the Living God?

The thankful heart that you have listened to is of your Lord. Worship me, and fall at my feet, knowing that I am with you even unto the end of the age.

359. I am for you then who can be against you?

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