Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have given my life a ransom for many. I have not delayed the gospel because of the festivals. I have not detained healing to worry about conveniences. I have not postponed the joyful celebration of the angels of God. They are waiting on someone to preach the gospel so that one sinner will have the opportunity to repent. I have come to save that which is lost. I am seeking those who have gone astray. I have sent out the call to minister. Hear the call of purpose in the midst of the noise of distraction, tradition, and fear. Be not debased to an observer of events delivered by the hands of time. All these things must come to pass. Allow time to continue its march, but do not march to its cadence and its purpose. There are many bands marching to the beat of time's drummer. These bands play death marches for those who entertain sin. Who will take up the trumpet of truth, and play the melody of eternal life today?

Put the trumpet of truth to your mouth, and despise not the sounds of rejection before you. Play the fanfare for my name, and make announcements of life more abundantly during the gala funeral marches through time. I am full of grace and truth. Of my fullness, have you received and grace for grace. Grace and truth have come to you. I desire to take grace and truth to someone's house. Today is the day of salvation, and I came to give life unto the world. Who will adjourn their entertainment at the altars of death, and proclaim the message of life?

(RHEMA: Refuse To March by the Tempo of Time's Drummer)

The Lord has given his life a ransom for many. He has not delayed the gospel because of the festivals. He has not detained healing to worry about conveniences, neither has he postponed the joyful celebration of the angels of God. They are waiting on someone to preach the gospel so that one sinner will have the opportunity to repent. God has come to save that which is lost, and he is seeking those who have gone astray. He has sent out the call to minister. I hear the call of purpose in the midst of the noise of distraction, tradition, and fear. I will not be debased to an observer of events delivered by the hands of time. All these things must come to pass. I will allow time to continue its march, but I will not march to its cadence and its purpose. There are many bands marching to the beat of time's drummer. These bands play death marches for those who entertain sin. By grace, I will take up the trumpet of truth and play the melody of eternal life today. I will place the trumpet of truth to my mouth, and I will not despise the sounds of rejection before me. I will play the fanfare for the Lord's name and make announcements of life more abundantly during the gala funeral marches through time. The Lord is full of grace and truth. Of his fullness, I have received and grace for grace. Grace and truth have come to me. I desire to take grace and truth to someone's house. Today is the day of salvation. The Lord came to give life unto the world. I will adjourn my entertainment at the altars of death and proclaim the message of life.

Moses Hightower

Beware of Men of Your Own Selves, Speaking Perverse Things Fashioned With Philosophy, Vain Deceit, and the Tradition of Men

My sheep hear my voice. An enemy conspires to make you doubt the voice of the Almighty. Be not drawn away by doubt, neither be troubled by the adversary that bombards your mind with fear. Allow my love to force out fear. Have total confidence that I have not changed my mind in this war for your soul. I am faithful. I am your friend and Father. I have not given you a serpent or a stone or a scorpion. I have given you a relationship. The enemy of your soul has skillfully designed tactics to destroy this relationship. Condemnation is his chief tactic. There is, therefore, no condemnation to you, for you walk after the Spirit. He entices you to walk after the flesh that he may condemn you and bring you into an unfruitful walk full of corruption. Have faith in me, and believe that I have given you grace to follow after me in the Spirit.

I am leading you as a Father leads a little child. Now trust as a child, and be not corrupted from this simplicity. As Eve was beguiled, so are many being beguiled in this hour. Allow not your mind to be corrupted. You must love me with your entire mind. I am jealous over you, for you are espoused unto me. Consider yourself as a chaste virgin to me. The enemy makes empty promises filled with deceit. His weapons are philosophy, vain deceit, and the tradition of men. Beware, lest you are spoiled. Other doctrines are being presented that are pleasant to the eyes and designed to make people think that they are wise, whose eyes come open to lies. Beware of the beguiling of the serpents.

I have opened your ears to hear my word. You understand my speech, for I have given unto you a heart to understand. Unto you, it is given to discern the voice of the devil from my voice. When the devil speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it. Remember that the devil is murderer and abides not in the truth because there is no truth in him. Hear my words. You are of me; therefore, you hear my voice. Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Beware of spirits coming to your wife in an attempt to deceive her. If she is deceived, the enemy will attempt to lure you into a fall because of your love for your wife. The Devil will deceive the whole world; therefore, I am abbreviating the days so that some flesh shall be saved. Many false Christs and false prophets have risen. They are showing great signs and wonders. If it were possible, they would deceive the very elect. I tell you again, as I have told you in times past. Beware and take heed unto yourself and to the flock over which I have made you an overseer. Feed my sheep, which I have purchased with my own blood. Grievous wolves have entered in among you, and they will not spare the flock. Among you have risen men of your own selves, speaking perverse things to draw disciples after themselves; therefore, watch. I commend you to the word of my grace and admonish you to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty. Do not walk in craftiness, neither handle the word of God deceitfully.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Beware of Men of Your Own Selves, Speaking Perverse Things Fashioned With Philosophy, Vain Deceit, and the Tradition of Men

Perfect love casteth out fear. Men have always leaned on the staff of fear when they feel their own control and insecurity. Fear does not produce faith or love for our relationship with God. Emotion is never a good ground to build our lives upon the Lord. It will always be shifting sand. Perversion is taking something and changing its intended use to fit our own selfish purpose. When men seize the authority that is around the things of God and use it to hold captive the people of God to threats of fear and destruction, this is a gross misuse of the power of God that was displayed on the cross. Churches in history held over the people many forms of purgatory to keep them in line. Law and its judgments never brought Israel into a relationship with God. Grace has abounded to us to set us free from the bondage of the traditions of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Eve was beguiled by perverted wisdom. Satan used reverse psychology, insinuating that God did not want her to be wise. Some knowledge is not worth having. Its depth of filthiness is corrupt with its cheap words and slogans. Traditions breed cute slogans when we should have a fresh word every day from the Lord. Rhema ministry brings us new things every day and not the stale, polluted waters of a pond that has no outlet. Satan speaks lies, and men speak riddles that are not as good as Sampson's. We are not in the flow of lies and riddles but the understanding of the words of truth that make men free.

DOUBT AND DISHONESTY

God's sheep hear his voice. An enemy conspires to make me doubt the voice of the Almighty. I will not be drawn away by doubt, neither will I be troubled by the adversary that bombards my mind with fear. I allow God's love to force out fear. I have total confidence that God has not changed his mind in this war for my soul. He is faithful. He is my friend and Father. He has not given me a serpent or a stone or a scorpion. He has given me a relationship. The enemy of my soul has skillfully designed tactics to destroy this relationship. Condemnation is his chief tactic. There is, therefore, no condemnation to me, for I walk after the Spirit. He entices me to walk after the flesh that he may condemn me and bring me into an unfruitful walk full of corruption. I have faith in God and believe that he has given me grace to follow after him in the Spirit. He is leading me as a father leads a little child. Now I trust as a child, and I will not be corrupted from this simplicity. As Eve was beguiled, so are many being beguiled in this hour. I will not allow my mind to be corrupted. I must love God with my entire mind. He is jealous over me, for I am espoused unto him. I consider myself as a chaste virgin to him. The enemy makes empty promises filled with deceit. His weapons are philosophy, vain deceit, and the tradition of men. I will beware lest I am spoiled. Other doctrines are being presented that are pleasant to the eyes and designed to make people think that they are wise, whose eyes come open to lies. I will beware of the beguiling of the serpents.

Jesus has opened my ears to hear his word. I understand his speech, for he has given unto me a heart to understand. Unto me, it is given to discern the voice of the devil from God's voice. When the devil speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it. I remember that the devil is a murderer and abides not in the truth because there is no truth in him. I hear God's words. I am of him; therefore, I hear his voice. Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. I will beware of spirits coming to my wife in an attempt to deceive her. If she is deceived, the enemy will attempt to lure me into a fall because of my love for my wife. The devil will deceive the whole world; therefore, God is abbreviating the days so that some flesh shall be saved. Many false Christs and false prophets have risen. They are showing great signs and wonders. If it were possible, they would deceive the very elect. Jesus tells me again, as he has told me in times past, to beware and take heed unto myself and to the flock over which he has made me an overseer. I feed his sheep, which he has purchased with his own blood. Grievous wolves have entered in among us, and they will not spare the flock. Among us have risen men of our own selves, speaking perverse things to draw disciples after themselves; therefore, I watch. He commends me to the word of his grace and admonishes me to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty. I purpose not to walk in craftiness, neither to handle the word of God deceitfully.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Restoration of the Communal Relationship Is Confirmed

Our tables and chambers of spiritual fellowship and relationship with him are greater than any treasure vault on the planet. He shares with us things that transcend time and thought. Tables are full of living bread and the wine of revelation is flowing over in the containers. Illumination flows through each chamber of his presence and overflows on the outside of our lives. We could live without food, water, and breath before we would even think about abandoning our time with the Infinite Source of grace and love. Darkness will try to cover hearts, but as we commune with him, he shatters the confusion with super novas of exploding light. Some of the deep shadows could be more exciting than we think. A shadow always precedes that which is coming against the light. I believe that he is coming with such power and revelation that some of the shadows of the evening are merely the preamble of his might that will pull back the curtains of the end with a glory that not one person can gather all at once.

Build not a tower yourself, or you will only own another Babel. Build not a strong city made out of man's wealth, or you will only own walls made out of your own conceit. Be not haughty, for you will only invite destruction unto your bosom. Allow not arrogance to seduce you. Arrogance comes in many fashions. Adorn yourself in humility, and arrogance will not find you in the tower of grace. I have called you to honor you. Before honor is humility. A proud man chooses to receive a wounded spirit. A humble man is strong enough in grace to defend against a wounded spirit.

72. Who can bear a wounded spirit?

The accuser of the brethren is a ruthless prosecutor. I have taken the stand on your behalf. I am the Faithful Witness. I am in you to give my own testimony for you. I am present to give the testimony of Jesus Christ on behalf of those redeemed by precious blood and those forgiven of their sins. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

73. If you cast aside the spirit of prophecy, how will you hear my testimony?

I know that you are guilty and so is every man.

74. Who is he that is without sin?

Throw down your stones, for all have sinned and come short of my glory. Whosoever judgest another, condemnest himself and is inexcusable, for he that judgest, doest the same things. My judgment is according to truth against all that commit such things.

75. Do you think that if you judge them, which do such things and you do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

I am the Shepherd and Bishop of your soul. Be as a lamb led to the slaughter, and you will follow my example, and proceed in my steps. I am your example. Now do as I have done. You call me Lord and Master; therefore, do as I have done, for I have given you a proper example. You must be conformed to my image, the image of the Son. All things are working together for good. You love me and are called according to my purpose.

76. Speak no more of all the things that are happening except to say, "If God be for you, who can be against you?"

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