Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Think not that I have come to condemn you. You believe on me; therefore, you are not condemned. Go and loose the souls that are held in the spiritual penitentiaries. Go and speak the words that I have placed in your heart. The words in your heart shall unload the heavy burdens borne by many as they are discharged from carrying the baggage of condemnation. Many are in the business of carrying heavy loads. The words in your mouth shall free them of this burdensome commerce. The business of condemnation is an unwanted custom. Go and discharge my people from this business. Go and say, "Your debts are "Paid in Full." Be not a slave to ignorance and sin. Who shall lay any claim or demand on my people?"

I have made them free. I hold the receipt marked, "Paid in Full." They are discharged, and there is no creditor that they owe anything. Go and preach the truth concerning their liberty in Christ Jesus.

(RHEMA: Faith Delivers Us from the Heavy Baggage of Condemnation)

The Lord has not come to condemn me. I believe on him; therefore, I am not condemned. I purpose to go and loose the souls that are held in the spiritual penitentiaries. I will go and speak the words that God has placed in my heart. The words in my heart shall unload the heavy burdens borne by many as they are discharged from carrying the baggage of condemnation. Many are in the business of carrying heavy loads. The words in my mouth shall free them of this burdensome commerce. The business of condemnation is an unwanted custom. I am determined to go and discharge God's people from this business. I will go and say, "Your debts are "Paid In Full." Be not a slave to ignorance and sin. No one shall lay any claim or demand on the Lord's people." God has made them free. He holds the receipt marked, "Paid In Full." They are discharged, and there is no creditor that they owe anything. I will go and preach the truth concerning their liberty in Christ Jesus.

Moses Hightower

The Blessedness of Man Is To Those of Faith, Not To Those of the Law

I have magnified my mercy, and you have found grace in my sight. You should have died in your sins. Hell should have been your lot, but I allowed your soul to live. Do not look back at the world, for there is nothing there but the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you. The world will pass away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abides forever. The world hated me before it hated you. If men hate you, then are they of the world or of the truth?

If you were of the world, the world would love its own, but because you are not of the world, it hates you. I have chosen you out of the world; therefore, the world hates you. You are not greater than your Lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have not kept my sayings, why do you expect them to keep yours?

They are doing all these things to you because of my name's sake because they know not him that sent you. My sheep hear my voice. Why do you think that they reject the voice of God and the Rhema word?

I sent you to speak on my behalf. If I had not sent you and you had not spoken Rhema in their ears, then they had not had sin, but now they have no cloak for their sin. He that hates you, hates me also. I sent you to bear witness of the truth, and they refused you. You have done what I sent you to do. The truth has been preached, and the grace that I desired to give them has been prophesied. Do not think more highly of yourself because I have used you. Through the grace that has been given you, accept a right mind, and by the mercies of God, present your body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. Continue prophesying according to the proportion of faith. Show mercy with cheerfulness, and allow your love to flow without dissimulation. Be kindly affectionate to others with brotherly kindness, in honor, preferring one another.

I separated you from your mother's womb, and now I separate you unto myself for these last days. Come aside from the noise of brethren, and listen to the call of grace. I will reveal myself in you and those who follow you that you may preach me among the people of the world. Cease conferring with flesh and blood, and come and reason with me. I will make you a mighty fisher of men. If you go in the path of men, you will miss the outpouring of my spirit upon the hungry and the thirsty.

Many people have not heard the Rhema from your mouth because men have alienated you from the people in your fellowship. I will send you in another direction that the multitudes that I have chosen to hear the Rhema word will be blessed by the words of my mouth. I am rich in mercy, for my great love wherewith I have loved you, even when you were dead in sins, has quickened you together with Christ. I saved you by grace, raised you up together, and made you sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come I might show the exceeding riches of my grace in my kindness toward you through Christ. It is by grace that you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.

Beware, that you are not entangled in legalism in these last days. Beware of making things sin that I have not made sin, for where there is no law, there is no transgression. You will reap the wrath of God on yourself and those who follow you because you will make faith void and the promise of none effect. Remember, the promise that Abraham should be the heir of the world was not to him or to his seed through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If they that are of the law be heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of none effect because the law works wrath, for where no law is, there is no transgression. Hear my words. I make you free from the legalities of men. You have not won many souls because of this entanglement with things that I have not made sin. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Lay aside your pride, and come walk with me by faith. I will show you new pathways of liberty.

LEGALISM AND WORLDLINESS

God has magnified his mercy, and I have found grace in his sight. I should have died in my sins. Hell should have been my lot, but he allowed my soul to live. I purpose not to look back at the world, for there is nothing there but the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. I will not love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If I love the world, the love of the Father is not in me. The world will pass away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abides forever. The world hated him before it hated me. If men hate me, then they are of the world and not of the truth. If I were of the world, the world would love its own, but because I am not of the world, it hates me. He has chosen me out of the world; therefore, the world hates me. I am not greater than my Lord. If they persecuted him, they will also persecute me. If they have not kept his sayings, I cannot expect them to keep mine. They are doing all these things to me because of his name's sake because they know not him that sent me. His sheep hear his voice. They are not his sheep; therefore, they reject the voice of God and the Rhema word.

Jesus has sent me to speak on his behalf. If he had not sent me and I had not spoken Rhema in their ears, then they had no sin, but now they have no cloak for their sin. He that hates me, hates him also. He sent me to bear witness of the truth, and they refused me. I have done what he sent me to do. The truth has been preached, and the grace that he desired to give them has been prophesied. I do not think more highly of myself because he has used me. Through the grace that has been given me, I accept a right mind, and by the mercies of God, I present my body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is my reasonable service. I choose not to be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. I shall continue prophesying according to the proportion of faith. I am determined to show mercy with cheerfulness and to allow my love to flow without dissimulation. I will be kindly affectionate to others with brotherly kindness, in honor, preferring one another.

The Lord separated me from my mother's womb, and now he separates me unto himself for these last days. I come aside from the noise of brethren and listen to the call of grace. He will reveal himself in me and those who follow me that I may preach Jesus among the people of the world. I cease conferring with flesh and blood, and I come and reason with God. He will make me a mighty fisher of men. If I go in the path of men, I will miss the outpouring of his spirit upon the hungry and the thirsty.

Many people have not heard the Rhema from my mouth because men have alienated me from the people in my fellowship. He will send me in another direction that the multitudes that he has chosen to hear the Rhema word will be blessed by the words of his mouth. He is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he has loved me, even when I was dead in sins, has quickened me together with Christ. He saved me by grace, raised me up together, and made me sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward me through Christ. It is by grace that we are saved through faith and that not of ourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.

I purpose to beware that I am not entangled in legalism in these last days. I will beware of making things sin that God has not made sin, for where there is no law, there is no transgression. I will reap the wrath of God on myself and those who follow me because I will make faith void and the promise of none effect. I remember that the promise that Abraham should be the heir of the world was not to him or to his seed through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If they that are of the law be heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of none effect because the law works wrath, for where no law is, there is no transgression. I hear his words. He makes me free from the legalities of men. I have not won many souls because of this entanglement with things that he has not made sin. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I am laying aside my pride, and I come and walk with him by faith. He will show me new pathways of liberty.

RHEMA

Don Grigsby

I was in prayer, and the Lord brought this to me.

All your concerns are for naught. Satan will even make you think the angel's shadows you see over you are the buzzards of prey. He would get you concerned with a dozen different things so I would not be able to give the treasure that is yours daily. With all your energy spent chasing the phantoms of fear, you would be too weary to pursue the greatness that is reserved for you in my presence.

PRAYER

Settle not for the prayer life of cheap worshippers who cut the cost of prayer and build their lives with the inexpensive spiritual materials of the carnal and the idolaters. The beasts of the hour come to devour.

396. How will the people escape if spiritual beasts that steal your sacrifices of prayer and praise seduce you?

The voice of the resurrection speaks better things than these voices authored by fear and unbelief.

397. Have you prayed before you worried?

398. Have you prayed before you sought an answer outside of yourself?

399. Have you prayed before you considered all hope gone and the answer far removed from your mind?

Liken not prayer unto me as a conversation with famous men of the day, but know that prayer unto me is a holy communion with the Almighty God and the Everlasting Father. You have prayed, "Our Father, which art in heaven."

400. Do you really know who you have talked to?

I desire to give new hearts at my throne of grace today.

401. How can you come for a new heart when you have not desired a new relationship with me?

I have spoken and declared that the kingdom of heaven is filled with people with childlike hearts and attitudes.

402. Will you seek to enter in with a different heart and attitude?

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