Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You are not in darkness. You are in the light. Now walk in the light as I am in the light. You will have fellowship with me, and the blood of Jesus will cleanse you of all sin. Do not be self-righteous and say that you have no sin. I am not a liar. It is impossible for me to lie. If you say that you have no sin, you accuse me of being a liar. Being in the light does not exclude you from warfare and fiery trials. The light is in a constant conflict with the darkness. Rulers of the darkness of this world oppose my kingdom.

(RHEMA: The Light of God Is Our Defense Against the Principalities and Powers of the Air)

I am not in darkness. I am in the light. I will walk in the light as Jesus is in the light. I will have fellowship with him, and the blood of Jesus will cleanse me of all sin. I will not be self-righteous and say that I have no sin. God is not a liar. It is impossible for him to lie. If I say that I have no sin, I accuse him of being a liar. Being in the light does not exclude me from warfare and fiery trials. The light is in a constant conflict with the darkness. Rulers of the darkness of this world oppose the Lord's kingdom.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Darkness, Bondage, and Lasciviousness)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Our Mighty Defense In the Midst of Wolves

(Part 3)

I have sent you as sheep among wolves, but you are not without a defense. I am your defense in the time of trouble; therefore, do not worry. Your weapons of warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through me. I have not sent you to kill men but to transport life to them by your words. Lean not to your own understanding, for I have not sent you with the words of a man, neither the plans of philosophy, but according to my spirit and my plans, have I sent you.

Evil shall not use my plans to destroy my own work, but evil has been defeated by my sacrifice and my blood. I have destroyed the workings of the devil; therefore, do not fear his workings. Go and do the workings and the will of God. Though men are angered by your works, do not fear, for no power can be given over you unless it is given from above.

You are brought into an intimate relationship with me. I love you, and I am not unaware of your feelings and your needs. I understand you. I have not sent you alone. I am in you to do a good work in you. Continue to worship with all that is in you. Continue to pray always. Let your heart and lips continually declare me Lord, and do not take up carnal weapons against your foes. I am truly your defense and your refuge. Go and glory in the cross and my righteousness. My spirit shall do the work. It is not by might, nor by power but by my spirit that all things are accomplished. Now rest in the assurance that I have given you, and have no confidence in any other strategies of man.

You will be tempted to resort to carnal methods, but I will keep you in that hour of temptation. Carnal methods and philosophies of men are the doors to the religious death chambers of the age. Do not go in these paths, but follow the path of the cross and my blood. This is my path of righteousness for my name’s sake. Now follow the path of the cross.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Peace Our Mighty Defense In the Midst of Wolves (Part 3)

Perfect love casteth fear. This means if we maintain the proper relationship with Jesus, he will constantly be removing the incursions of fear from our lives and minds. Our mental, emotional, and spiritual diet should be the steel promises of the word of faith. Our declarations should be like a volley of swords instead of simple arrows every time the enemy tries to open his mouth. Every word that the Lord has given should be locked together as swords attached at their tips. This would never allow the enemy to penetrate the line of defense without being cut to pieces. As sheep among wolves, there is only one defense for the sheep. We run immediately to the shepherd. Our shepherd is the Lord God mighty in battle. No wolf or any other creature can separate us from the love of God. Traditions of men and their strategies will always fail. He who will never leave us or forsake us will never fail. He will not lead us in the paths of death, but those of life and victory.

SPIRITUAL WOLVES

(Part 3)

God has sent me as a sheep among wolves, but I am not without a defense. He is my defense in the time of trouble; therefore, I will not worry. My weapons of warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through God. He has not sent me to kill men but to transport life to them by my words. I lean not to my own understanding, for he has not sent me with the words of a man, neither the plans of philosophy, but according to his spirit and his plans, has he sent me.

Evil shall not use God’s plans to destroy his own work, but evil has been defeated by Jesus’ sacrifice and his blood. Jesus has destroyed the workings of the devil; therefore, I do not fear his workings. I will go and do the workings and the will of God. Though men are angered by my works, I will not fear, for no power can be given over me unless it is given from above.

I am brought into an intimate relationship with God. He loves me, and he is not unaware of my feelings and my needs. He understands me. He has not sent me alone. Jesus is in me to do a good work in me. I continue to worship with all that is in me. I continue to pray always. I will let my heart and lips continually declare Jesus the Lord, and I purpose not to take up carnal weapons against my foes. Jesus is truly my defense and my refuge. I will go and glory in the cross and his righteousness. His spirit shall do the work. It is not by might, nor by power but by his spirit that all things are accomplished. Now I rest in the assurance that he has given me, and I will have no confidence in any other strategies of man.

I will be tempted to resort to carnal methods, but the Lord will keep me in that hour of temptation. Carnal methods and philosophies of men are the doors to the religious death chambers of the age. I will not go in these paths, but I will follow the path of the cross and Jesus’ blood. This is his path of righteousness for his name’s sake. Now I follow the path of the cross.

INSPIRATION & RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Seized by Goodness, and Lifted by the Hand of Mercy - Part 2

Yesterday yawns before many like a bottomless pit, but our redeemer has covered the pit with the hope of today and filled it with the promises that are happening in the present. Grief and bitterness are the acids of the spirit that can disfigure us. God will give us the beauty of the freshness of today for the ashes of past burned out experiences. Our experiences are not in visiting mausoleums but in the Master's trophies of grace. Wounds of the spirit can fester and produce an infection that afflicts us, but the Lord has sent his fresh word to heal and bind us up. Men may come with their daggers concealed in their cloaks of maliciousness. God will disarm them before all as he shows the true intent of their hearts. Let our hearts be filled with forgiveness and not the hardness that pain leaves behind. We have presented all their accusations and false reports to the altar of the Lord. At his altar, it is all consumed as he makes them things of naught and fashions us in his image.

God spoke to me and said,

"I will prolong your days, and the days of those that strive against my purpose will be few. The clouds that overflow the horizon are a passing vapor. Evil, that seems to put its carpet out for your feet in the morning, will pass away before your feet and can be led down the wrong hallway. Remember that I have your best in mind, and I will not allow the evil forces that would try to destroy your faith and rob you of your excitement and inspiration to prevail. I will come suddenly as the lightning for the rain of my mercy and cause the wilderness to become the fruited plain."

(Continued)

It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. Repent and come to me with new convictions of righteousness and true holiness. It is evening time and there is light.

435. Will you allow the light to go out of this world without you?

Allow the word of the Lord to enter without rejection, then light will shine in you to bring you the revelation of the lurking beast of abominations and the spirits of frogs in the earth. Do not live in the shadows of these conspiring spirits and think that you will be exempt from the spirit of destruction in the earth. All who live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution, but all who live ungodly shall taste of the wrath of God that is revealed from heaven upon all those who do not love the truth, and those who do not know me.

436. How can you say you love me if by your works you deny me?

(To Be Continued)

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