There are showers of blessings for you today instead of lashes from the muscles of cruelty. There are refreshing words of love for you today instead of voices of condemnation and fingers of accusation. Look to the throne before your face today, and recognize that this could have been the executioner from the chambers of eternal damnation. You live today because my love prompted forbearance and kindness toward you. Some found judgment without this mercy. This mercy has brought you to a place of prayer. Some found judgment in the alleys of darkness, but you reside in the presence of your Lord. Rejoice and be glad, for the light of love brings clarity to your mind and causes thanksgiving to flow from your heart.

(RHEMA: Be Thankful For God's Love and Mercy)

There are showers of blessings for me today instead of lashes from the muscles of cruelty. There are refreshing words of love for me today instead of voices of condemnation and fingers of accusation. I look to the throne before my face today and recognize that this could have been the executioner from the chambers of eternal damnation. I live today because God's love prompted forbearance and kindness toward me. Some found judgment without this mercy. This mercy has brought me to a place of prayer. Some found judgment in the alleys of darkness, but I reside in the presence of my Lord. I rejoice, and I am glad, for the light of love brings clarity to my mind and causes thanksgiving to flow from my heart.

You have been oppressed by the attitudes and influences of others. Lift up your eyes. Lift up your head. I will not gratify your foes, for I am not influenced to please others in judging you. I do not gratify the wishes of men in my judgment. I forgave all of your sins. Now grant me your faith in my grace and mercy, and experience your release from all bondage and captivity. I have liberated you. I have not held you in the prison house of men's politics. You perceive yourself rejected by others because you have attempted to enter into arenas that I have never planned for you. These are arenas of men pleasers where brothers are slain by brothers, and the young are poisoned and killed by the will of man. Awaken from the self-imposed prison in your mind, and run down the highway of true liberation. Come and follow me. I am leading you in the path of righteousness. It is a plain path where the will of enemies does not hinder or abort your labor of love for my name. Come and follow me. Leave your frustrations behind you. Leave the mysteries of men and their actions at this altar of prayer. Bring along the sacrifice of praise and the faith of Jesus Christ. Now behold the clarity of the path before your feet.

(RHEMA: Awaken and Flee the Self-imposed Prisons of the Mind)

I have been oppressed by the attitudes and influences of others, but I lift up my head and my eyes. God will not gratify my foes, for he is not influenced to please others in judging me. He does not gratify the wishes of men in his judgment. He forgave all of my sins. I will grant him my faith in his grace and mercy and experience my release from all bondage and captivity. He has liberated me. The Lord has not held me in the prison house of men's politics. I sense myself rejected by others because I have attempted to enter into arenas that God has never planned for me. These are arenas of men pleasers where brothers are slain by brothers, and the young are poisoned and killed by the will of man. I awaken from the self-imposed prison in my mind and run down the highway of true liberation. I am following the Lord. He is leading me in the path of righteousness. It is a plain path where the will of enemies does not hinder or abort my labor of love for his name. I go and follow the Lord and leave my frustrations behind me. I leave the mysteries of men and their actions at this altar of prayer and bring along the sacrifice of praise and the faith of Jesus Christ. Now I behold the clarity of the path before my feet.

Moses Hightower

The Revelation of the Light of His Word and the Identity of the Believer

I have come to save that which was lost. Do you have another purpose for being sent into the world?

There are many sick people in the world. Who will go and be a physician unto them?

You have spent much time on those who think they are whole. They that are whole do not need a physician but they that are sick. I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Cease wasting time on those who think they are whole, and spend your time on sinners and then will you fulfill the purpose that I sent you to fulfill. I am looking for lost sheep, not sheep that have been found. It is the sheep that are hungry and thirsty for righteousness that are ready to be filled. The hungry and thirsty are ready to worship me. They are crying out, "Lord, help me." They are not easily offended and will eat the crumbs that fall from my table. They are people who have great faith. Their great faith pleases me. Go and feed the hungry and thirsty. I have placed a great revival among them.

Do not spend your time biting and devouring one another. You will only be consumed one of another. Vengeance is mine, and I will repay; therefore, do not waste your time on vengeance. Only I have time for it. It will consume all of your energies and divert you from the purpose for which I sent you into the earth. The recent trial that I sent forth into your life was to show you many things. One thing that you should have learned is that everyone who seemed to be is not what they seemed to be. I sent my word into the midst of the people, and it divided them. Had they known me, they would have known my word. They rejected my word; hence, they rejected me. My word is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. There is no creature that is not manifest in my sight, but all things are naked and open unto my eyes. This is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. Everyone that does evil hates the light, neither do they come to the light lest their deeds should be reproved. He that does truth comes to the light that their deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in me; therefore, worry not about those who do not follow you. The word, which is the light, has shined into their lives and condemned them. They love darkness rather than light. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. No man is able to pluck them out of my hand. If you cannot hear my voice now, how will you hear my voice after you are dead?

The hour is coming when the dead shall hear the voice of God, and they that hear shall live. The hour is coming in which all that are in graves shall hear my voice and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. I know who has the love of God in them. You can only know them by their fruits. You look on the outward appearance, but I look upon the hearts. Leave judgment unto me, and be convinced by the testimony of my word. They do not understand my speech because they cannot hear my word; therefore, they are not my sheep. This is disappointing to you, but my word is true. He that is of God hears my words. They do not hear my words because they are not of God.

Don Grigsby

RE: The Revelation of the Light of His Word and the Identity of the Believer

Jesus told them that God went to a widow outside of the country and healed lepers outside of Israel because they thought they needed no help. Many times outsiders can do more with the crumbs of what the spoiled children leave than the children do with the whole loaf. It is time for us to arise and take the compassion to the lost coin and the lost sheep. Ingratitude and unthankful spirits have insulated many against the blessing of God and left them unmoved by the tender promptings of the Spirit. We have many who have laid daily at our gates lame and spiritually diseased from their mother's womb. They lay there looking and longing for what is inside the doors of plenty. Great revival is just an opening, in the veil, away from these who would die to eat what we pick at daily.

In the Old Testament, we are told because of the divisions of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart. Many will be revealed in this hour of great shaking. Everyone that is just a pretender will be shaken to the core. God is about to put some lean and hearty souls among us who come from the harshest environment possible. Their faith will be tough and enduring, and their hunger will have such a sharp edge that they will surprise even the leaders of their ability to process everything that is put forth. God's word will winnow the harvest and separate the chaff from the wheat. Its revelation will clearly detail those who are his, and expose those who are fraudulent. Our difficulties in this hour is in wanting to bundle up everybody when God has chosen those who we must minister to and those that are not apart of it and are not part of his purpose. God will avenge and judge the hearts of men. We would like to pick and choose, but the Lord has chosen the most unlikely and rejected, those who are head and shoulders above the rest. He will send forth judgment unto victory.

FEELING REJECTED

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)

Jesus has come to save that which was lost. I do not have another purpose for being sent into the world. There are many sick people in the world. I will go and be a physician unto them. I have spent much time on those who think they are whole. They that are whole do not need a physician but they that are sick. Jesus has not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. I will cease wasting time on those who think they are whole and spend my time on sinners and then will I fulfill the purpose that God sent me to fulfill. He is looking for lost sheep, not sheep that have been found. It is the sheep that are hungry and thirsty for righteousness that are ready to be filled. The hungry and thirsty are ready to worship him. They are crying out, "Lord, help me." They are not easily offended and will eat the crumbs that fall from his table. They are people who have great faith. Their great faith pleases him. I will go and feed the hungry and thirsty. God has placed a great revival among them.

We need to purpose not to spend our time biting and devouring one another. We will only be consumed one of another. Vengeance is the Lord's, and he will repay; therefore, I do not waste my time on vengeance. Only God has time for it. It will consume all of my energies and divert me from the purpose for which he sent me into the earth. The recent trial that God sent forth into my life was to show me many things. One thing that I should have learned is that everyone who seemed to be is not what they seemed to be. God sent his word into the midst of the people, and it divided them. Had they known him, they would have known his word. They rejected his word; hence, they rejected him.

God's word is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. There is no creature that is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked and open unto his eyes. This is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. Everyone that does evil hates the light, neither do they come to the light lest their deeds should be reproved. He that does truth comes to the light that their deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in Christ; therefore, I worry not about those who do not follow him. The word, which is the light, has shined into their lives and condemned them. They love darkness rather than light. The Lord's sheep hear his voice, and he knows them, and they follow him. No man is able to pluck them out of his hand. If I cannot hear his voice now, I will not hear his voice after I am dead.

The hour is coming when the dead shall hear the voice of God, and they that hear shall live. The hour is coming in which all that are in graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. God knows who has the love of God in them. I can only know them by their fruits. I look on the outward appearance, but God looks upon the hearts. I leave judgment unto him, and I am convinced by the testimony of his word. They do not understand his speech because they cannot hear his word; therefore, they are not his sheep. This is disappointing to me, but God's word is true. He that is of God hears his words. They do not hear his words because they are not of God.

"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

Last year when I was dealing with a situation at a prison unit, the Lord spoke these words to me.

I took all your disgrace, reproach, trouble, and rejection and built my kingdom out of its rubble. I took the rejection of the world and put on top of it my cross and resurrection, and it still stands unshaken until this day. I took the chaotic state of formless emptiness, which is offensive to me, and spoke and created the worlds. Can I not speak into your trouble and impasse and fashion a greater miracle than you would expect if I started with nothing?

Understand I am the Creator, not only of originals out of nothing, but I delight in taking that which has been thrown away and making it to be the rare treasure that everyone greatly desires. I am not troubled by destruction, for I am the master of turning it inside out into multiple creations beyond the one I started with.

OBEDIENCE

The light of true values is shining into your face this morning. Make up your mind to serve me and not the gods of distraction and shame. Shame seeks you while I am beckoning you to come into the halls of holiness and humility. My words, which were in the heart of Adam, echoed in his mind as he listened to the voice of distraction in the garden. He chose to disobey the voice of the Father and obey the voice of distraction and disobedience. The results and effects of his disobedience have ravished man and reached unto your generation.

360. Will you now follow in the footsteps of the first man Adam, or will you follow in the footsteps of your Lord and Master?

OVERCOMING

Do not think that the situations that have happened unto you are unusual. These things are not out of the ordinary. You should expect these things, for I have told you of them in my word. Though these things have brought unto you great pain, disappointment, rejection, betrayal, and sorrow, they are the ingredients of a greater good that is in the making. These things are alien to the mentality of some Christians, for they do not know me in fellowship of my sufferings.

361. How can you rule over disappointment, grief, sorrow, rejection, betrayal, and impossibility if you have not overcome them?

These things rule over most Christians because they have not bought gold tried in the fire. These things rule in the dimension of the fire. You should rule in these domains, for your God is a consuming fire, and you are a son of the fire. These things rule as giants over most people because they are weak in faith.

362. How will you overcome the world if you have not faith?

The strength of the devil will not prevail against you. Submit yourselves unto me. Humble yourselves unto me. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. You cannot overcome this attack of the devil by carnal means. You cannot overcome this attack of the devil and his forces by choosing sides with the devil. You must agree with me if you are to overcome.

363. How will you overcome these forces of evil in the last days if you cannot overcome in your present trial?

This trial was to train you for future trials.

364. If you neglect this trial, how will you prepare yourself for the ensuing trials of the future that are sure to come?

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