Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

There are principalities and powers using their wiles to ensnare and beguile you. As the serpent beguiled Eve, so are these rulers and spirits attempting to beguile you through his subtlety to corrupt your minds from the simplicity that is in Christ. Beware of another Jesus. He has come to offer liberty as a cloke of maliciousness. Refuse his cloke, and continue to walk in the light of love. Do not allow your liberty to become a stumblingblock to others. Do not seek your own way, and you will not damage the conscience of others. There are no new liberties in me. I have not changed, for I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. I am the Lord, and I do not change.

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

There are principalities and powers using their wiles to ensnare and beguile us. As the serpent beguiled Eve, so are these rulers and spirits attempting to beguile us through his subtlety to corrupt our minds from the simplicity that is in Christ. I will beware of another Jesus. Another Jesus has come to offer liberty as a cloak of maliciousness. I will refuse his cloak and continue to walk in the light of love. I will not allow my liberty to become a stumbling block to others. I will not seek my own way, and I will not damage the conscience of others. There are no new liberties in Christ. He has not changed, for he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the Lord, and he does not change.

(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 4)

Many have been crushed by vain deceit; therefore, receive this love of the truth that I am imparting, and you will not be deceived, nor be a victim of my strong delusion. Pray without ceasing. Pray out of a heart filled with love for me, and do not love your own life unto death. Do not worry about those who would betray you. Allow my love that works in you to express itself then will you cease to worry about those who would do you wrong. Avail yourself to others and their needs. Love cannot be conquered by wrong, yet love will overcome all evil. I have loved you and given my life for you. Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friend. I have called you a friend, yet I have also invited you to become my bride. Will you remain a friend, or will you yield to the willing expressions of brideship?

If you eat of this bread that I give you, then will you realize the meaning of what I am saying. Eat the bread of life that I am serving, and be thankful. I have saved you. Remission of your sins has brought you nigh. Now rest in the new position in Christ, and have confidence in my word. I have transformed your mind and made you a new creature.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Peace Our Mighty Defense In the Midst of Wolves (Part 4)

As we help others, God will be our rear guard. He will encompass our path about. As we give ourselves away, we will receive the multiplied measure of might to fight on our behalf. God will protect the messengers of mercy among the merciless. As we continue to follow Christ and maintain our prayer relationship with him, we are put in the position to be a pillar in the house of the Lord and the wicked one is not able to touch us. We will not be moved away from the protection of the walls of salvation and the gates of praise in the city of the living God.

SPIRITUAL WOLVES

(Part 4)

Many have been crushed by vain deceit; therefore, I receive this love of the truth that God is imparting, and I will not be deceived, nor be a victim of his strong delusion. I determine to pray without ceasing. I will pray out of a heart filled with love for God and not love my own life unto death. I will not worry about those who would betray me. I allow his love that works in me to express itself then will I cease to worry about those who would do me wrong. I will avail myself to others and their needs. Love cannot be conquered by wrong, yet love will overcome all evil. Jesus has loved me and given his life for me. Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friend. He has called me a friend, yet he has also invited me to become his bride. I elect not to remain a friend, but I will yield to the willing expressions of brideship. If I eat of this bread that he gives me, then I will realize the meaning of what he is saying. I eat the bread of life that God is serving, and I am thankful. Jesus saved me. Remission of my sins has brought me nigh. Now I rest in the new position in Christ. I have confidence in his word. He has transformed my mind and made me a new creature.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Design and Architecture of Misunderstandings and Mysteries

Our past measures us for a casket and begins to dig a grave to bury us in. Our eternal destiny now builds a launching pad and landing strip for eternity to come and go from. Our past hurts can be washed away by the loving fresh words of Rhema. God has not come to expose us or embarrass us, but to cover our shame and failure with the grace that gives us a glory we could never deserve. Misunderstandings and mysteries are the parables of power that will detail riddles of victory to those who have ears to hear. Our designer and architect have designed the things that have come to us to launch us into orbit and not to crush us with its delivery. The canvass of our life has been his erasure board of illustration to our benefit. He has illustrated the things that would try to defeat us, but erased them before they could seize us. Mazes of paths are in the wilderness are impassable wildernesses. In the midst of the thorns and brambles, may be an impassable way, but the way has been made through the thorns by the One who wore the thorns for us. Stems and florets may be above, but they indicate the work that is going on beneath the leaves and the ground. God knows the end of everything. We see the nasty now, but in the end, there will be a harvest of great things. Grace lays before us a puzzle of pieces that do not seem to fit, but he will give us the directions as we pick each piece up without fear and put it into its proper place. Our faithful teacher will be sure we graduate with honors as he hands us a diploma of his love.

(Continued)

If you love me, then keep my commandments. You have obeyed the gospel.

437. Will you now cast all the benefits of the gospel aside for the vomit of the world?

The light of true values is shining into your face. 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.

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

(To Be Continued)

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