Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The Refocusing of Faith and a Revival of Justification by Faith

By Moses Hightower

Do not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. A spirit is at war against you to entice you to complicate your faith. Do not complicate the faith of Jesus that is within you. I have given to every man the measure of faith. A very subtle and crafty spirit is attempting to beguile you as Eve was beguiled. This spirit has enticed many to preach another Jesus and another gospel. Do not be beguiled by this spirit of error. You are of God, and you hear my words. Those who are not of God will hear the voice of this crafty spirit, for it is the voice of their father, the devil. Do not be enticed by the voice of this murderer. He does not dwell in the truth because there is no truth in him. He is a liar and the father of it. Continue in faith, charity, and holiness, and you will not be snared by his subtlety. He will deceive the whole world. He is the accuser of the brethren. He accuses them before me day and night. Rise up with a good confession of faith, and overcome him by the blood of Jesus and the word of your testimony. This spirit takes advantage of those who lose the focus of their faith. Do not lose the focus of faith.

Who are you focusing on?

What are you focusing on?

You will be consumed by whatever you are focusing on. Allow me to be the zeal of your house, and then will you be consumed by me. When you have allowed me to become the zeal of your house, you will know what manner of spirit you are of. I did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. Do you desire the same things for those who disobey as I desire for them?

I desire mercy and loving-kindness for them. Turn your focus back to me. Many are focusing on themselves and their ministries; therefore, they are not seeing clearly. When people lose their focus, they begin to exalt themselves and lose their sense of justification. Return unto a childlike attitude of faith, for of such is the kingdom of God. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. I am refocusing your faith. When your faith is refocused, you will begin to preach Jesus again. Unless I am preached, the generation of men is declared instead of my generation. Go and declare my generation and not your own. I am in you to declare it. My zeal will perform it. Rise up and go forth in the power of the Spirit. I have clad you with zeal as a cloak. Now go forth and preach Jesus. I came and dyed my garments in my own blood. I traveled in the greatness of strength, speaking in righteousness and mighty to save. Preach how my garments became red as I trod the winepress alone. There was none with me when I tread them in my anger and trampled them in my fury. Their blood sprinkled upon my garments and stained my raiment. Preach how my own arm brought salvation unto me and the blood of my arm saved them. The church must become focused again on me. When they are refocused on me again, then will they see what I have done for them and experience a revival of justification by faith. Behold a revival of justification by faith.

CORRUPTION, DISOBEDIENCE, ENTICEMENT, ERROR, AND SUBTLETY

By Linda Galati

I will not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. A spirit is at war against me to entice me to complicate my faith. I will not complicate the faith of Jesus that is within me. He has given to every man the measure of faith. A very subtle and crafty spirit is attempting to beguile me as Eve was beguiled. This spirit has enticed many to preach another Jesus and another gospel. I will not be beguiled by this spirit of error. I am of God, and I hear his words. Those who are not of God will hear the voice of this crafty spirit, for it is the voice of their father, the devil. I will not be enticed by the voice of this murderer. He does not dwell in the truth because there is no truth in him. He is a liar and the father of it. I will continue in faith, charity, and holiness, and I will not be snared by his subtlety. He will deceive the whole world. He is the accuser of the brethren. He accuses them before God day and night. I rise up with a good confession of faith and overcome him by the blood of Jesus and the word of my testimony. This spirit takes advantage of those who lose the focus of their faith. I determine not to lose the focus of my faith. I will be consumed by whatever I am focusing on; therefore, I will remained focused on Jesus. I will allow him to be the zeal of my house. Now will I be consumed by the Lord. When I have allowed him to become the zeal of my house, I will know what manner of spirit I am of. Jesus did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. I desire mercy for those who disobey. He desires mercy and loving-kindness for them. I will turn my focus back to Jesus.

Many are focusing on themselves and their ministries; therefore, they are not seeing clearly. When people lose their focus, they begin to exalt themselves and lose their sense of justification. I will return unto a childlike attitude of faith, for of such is the kingdom of God. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. God is refocusing my faith. When my faith is refocused, I will begin to preach Jesus again. Unless he is preached, the generation of men is declared instead of God’s generation. I will go and declare his generation and not my own. He is in me to declare it. His zeal will perform it. I rise up and go forth in the power of the Spirit. The Lord has clad me with zeal as a cloak. Now I will go forth and preach Jesus. He came and dyed his garments in his own blood. He traveled in the greatness of strength speaking in righteousness and mighty to save. I will preach how his garments became red as he trod the winepress alone. There was none with him when he tread them in his anger and trampled them in his fury. Their blood sprinkled upon his garments and stained his raiment. I will preach how his own arm brought salvation unto him and the blood of his arm saved them. The church must become focused again on Christ. When they are refocused on him again, then will they see what he has done for them and experience a revival of justification by faith. I behold a revival of justification by faith.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Refocusing of Faith and a Revival of Justification by Faith

The book of Acts says that God purifies our hearts by faith. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Faith's rivers can refresh and renew a clean heart in us. It will wash away the uninvited doubts and reservations that just seem to attach themselves to our lives. We are in a fight of faith. Our shield of faith is the One who owns all the shields of the earth. Every lie of the devil that has been created to burn down our faith is extinguished by the rivers of living water that flow out of our being. If Eve had acted in faith, she would have told the serpent that she did not need the fruit of the tree that was forbidden. She could have boldly announced that everything that she needed or would ever need was in the presence of God, and his voice that came to them every day like daily bread. If we get our focus on others and their shortcomings, then we will live a life of regret. We will be like David who said that he had cleansed his heart in vain. We are not walking in faith in vain. We have the same spirit of faith. We have believed and have therefore spoken. We behold the one who is the creator and the completion of our faith. Justification is through faith in his blood and its voice that speaks better things than that of Abel. As we behold him who shed his blood for us, we will not have difficulty believing his words or his pardon for us.

By Moses Hightower

I have made you the branch of my planting. You are the work of my own hands. Allow me to be glorified within you. I shall multiply, and I shall add. I shall take a little one, and it shall become a thousand. In this time, I am hastening to do an awesome work. Go and declare the time of repentance. The kingdom of heaven has come. The God of the kingdom is giving true knowledge of salvation by the remission of sins. The tender mercies of your God brought you the dayspring from on high, and now the light of love is guiding you into the way of peace. Even those who have sat in darkness, see this great light. Go and bear witness of this Light, which lights every man that comes into the world. Many believe though you do not see the multitudes. The condemnation that light is come into the world has blinded the evil and freed those who love light rather than darkness. Everyone that does evil hates this light, but those who do truth, come to the light that their deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God Almighty. I have not listed your sins. I have asked, "Where are your accusers?"

Behold them in the far away dust and chaff. I have sent them away in the breath of wisdom. I am your light. Follow me, and you will not walk in darkness. I am the light of life. Love me with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. Do not love the praise of men. I am your light in this world. Simply believe on me, and you will not abide in darkness.

By LWWC Confession Writers

God has made me the branch of his planting. I am the work of his own hands. I allow him to be glorified within me. He shall multiply, and he shall add. He shall take a little one, and it shall become a thousand. In this time, he is hastening to do an awesome work. I will go and declare the time of repentance. The kingdom of heaven has come. The God of the kingdom is giving true knowledge of salvation by the remission of sins. The tender mercies of my God have brought me the dayspring from on high, and now the light of love is guiding me into the way of peace. Even those who have sat in darkness, see this great light. I determine to go and bear witness of this Light, which lights every man that comes into the world. Many believe though I do not see the multitudes. The condemnation that light is come into the world has blinded the evil and freed those who love light rather than darkness. Everyone that does evil hates this light, but those who do truth, come to the light that their deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God Almighty. He has not listed my sins. He has asked, "Where are your accusers?"

I behold them in the far away dust and chaff and he has sent them away in the breath of wisdom. He is my light. I follow him, and I will not walk in darkness. He is the light of life. I will learn to love him with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I will not love the praise of men. God is my light in this world. I simply believe on him, and I will not abide in darkness.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Financial Miracle upon the Face of Financial Erosion

Unbelief may come pouring on the soils of faith in our lives. We have a gardener that will come to repair the ground that has been damaged by any erosive factor. If God can reap where he did not sow, then he can bring a miracle of blessing where there seems to be no grounds for it. God is our defense and wall of protection against the floods of fear that pour out in torrents into our minds. We will be able to have our minds washed by the sunlight of the day of delight from the floods that would cover us. God is the source of our miracle. As we give in abundance to him and the ministry, we will be abundantly blessed by the cover crop that will harvest a bumper crop of financial blessing that we will not be able to carry off. If the people of God in the Old Testament were three days in carrying away the spoil, then today, we will never be able to carry off that which God has provided for us. God's love will lift us above the things that would ruin us and cause us to always behold the face of his revelation of the miraculous. We will not listen to the voices of the adversary but to the voice of creation that has spoken to our blessing to come to fruition. God has never lost a harvest. God will give a double rain to receive the harvest in the last days. He will double our blessings as we sit at his feet in anticipation. God is changing and bringing things to pass as we speak. Our final and abundant blessing is coming down the road to our address right now.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

My blood, which is the currency, has satisfied the demands of justice. No longer do you need to stare at the hangman's noose, the chair of electrical death, the rifleman's barrel, nor the walls of the gas chamber's invisible silent death venom. I have given you blessings and a place with me on the right hand of the majesty on high. You were conceived in sin and shapened in iniquity. You had no choice as to who you are by natural birth, but you do have a choice as to who you will become by spiritual birth. You were not responsible for being born a sinner, but the full responsibility rest upon you as to whether you will remain one. You can be born a saint today, or you may keep the shackles of sin that were yours when you came into this world.

272. Why march to your judgment without the payment price for sins in your life's account?

Your march in this life could be the march of life to the rhythm of my love and not the march of death to the tune of spiritual taps and the rhythm of a heart's deep regret. The judgment seat of Christ is not the place to make this decision, but today, at the throne of grace, is the day to make your decision concerning life and death. I am a merciful God; therefore, I am presenting to you this day the offer of love. He who believes in me shall never die, yet belief is not simply a confession of the mouth but a confession from the heart and mouth. After which, belief must be demonstrated by the obedience of faith in my death, burial, and resurrection. You must believe and die with me in baptism.

273. How will you rise to walk with me if you have not died with me in the waters of baptism?

(To Be Continued)

February 2, 2007

By Rigoberto Toledo

I give you thanks, O Lord, that by your grace I will not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in you. A spirit is at war against me to entice me to complicate my faith. Your great love will not complicate the faith that is within me. You have given to every man the measure of faith. A very subtle and crafty spirit is attempting to beguile me as Eve was beguiled. This spirit has enticed many to preach another god and another gospel, but your mercy will not allow me to be beguiled by this spirit of error. I am so grateful that I am of you and that I hear your words. Those who are not of you will hear the voice of this crafty spirit, for it is the voice of their father, the devil. Your loving-kindness will not permit me to be enticed by the voice of this murderer. He does not dwell in the truth because there is no truth in him. He is a liar and the father of it. Through grace, I continue in faith, charity, and holiness, and I will not be snared by his subtlety. He will deceive the whole world. He is the accuser of the brethren. He accuses them before you day and night. The sure mercies of David beckon me to rise up with a good confession of faith and overcome him by your blood and the word of my testimony. This spirit will take advantage of me if I lose my focus of faith. I determine not lose my focus of faith. I am elated that I can focus on you, Jesus, and your promises. I will allow you to be the zeal of my house. Now will I be overwhelmed and consumed by you. When I have allowed you to become the zeal of my house, I will know what manner of spirit I am of.

You did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. I desire mercy for those who disobey. You desire mercy and loving-kindness for them also. I will turn my focus back to you. Many focus on themselves and their ministries; therefore, they are not seeing clearly. By your grace, I will not lose my focus, lest I will begin to exalt myself and lose my sense of justification. I will return unto a childlike attitude of faith, for such is your kingdom. Whosoever shall not receive your kingdom as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. I am rejuvenated by your love that is refocusing my faith. As my faith is refocused, I now begin to preach you again. Unless you are preached, the generation of men is declared instead of your generation. By your anointing, I will go and declare your generation and not my own. You are in me to declare it. Your zeal will perform it. Your enabling grace allows me to rise up and go forth in the power of the Spirit. You have clad me with zeal as a cloak. Now I go forth and preach you again. I thank you for coming and dying your garments in your own blood. You traveled in the greatness of your strength speaking in righteousness and might that saves. I will preach how your garments became red as you trod the winepress alone. There was none with you when you tread them in your anger and trampled them in your fury. I will preach how your own arm brought salvation unto you and the blood of your arm saved us. As a member of the church, I must become focused again on you, my Lord Christ. As I become refocused on you again, then will I see what you have done for me and experience a revival of justification by faith. I behold a revival of justification by faith.

I am so appreciative and delighted that you are purifying my heart by faith. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Faith's river is refreshing and renewing a clean heart in me. It is washing away the uninvited doubts and reservations that seem to attach themselves to my life. Through grace, I am winning this fight of faith. You are my shield of faith who owns all the shields of the earth. Every lie of the devil that has been created to burn down my faith is extinguished by the rivers of living water that flow out of my being. If I focus on others and their shortcomings, then I will live a life of regret. I will not be like David who said that he had cleansed his heart in vain. I am refreshed, and I appreciate your mercy that has constrained me and not allowed me to walk by faith in vain. I have believed and; therefore, I have spoken. I behold you, O King, who is the creator and the completion of my faith. I am justified through faith in your blood, and its voice speaks better things than that of Abel. As I behold you who shed your precious blood for me, I will not have difficulty believing your words of pardon for me. Thank You JESUS!!!

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - February 2, 2007

The voice of the liar and his false prophets fade into silence as the face of the faithful One draws me into his presence. God's words of truth swallow up all the bad news that hell would like to publish in my heart and mind. Heaven takes the pens of grace and with the hand of the spirit writes the poetry of power and passion on the pages of our hearts. Our hearts are purified by the bold proclamations of promises that will prevail, even when all other potentates perish. Our gospel that we preach contains enough good news and rulings made by heaven on our behalf that we will never run out of things to tell of his. God is washing away our worries as we worship within the walls of salvation. Powerful cleansing and washing is banishing our hurts as we sing heavenly hallelujahs. Heaven is washing away our anger as we are anointed with fresh oil. We are as the children dancing in the streets of time with the zeal of the Lord in our hearts. We are not focused on the notices of hell that carry no authority in our lives. We are leaping up and down as brand new promises post now's notices in our present that is filled with God's provision. He has carried us away in the spirit, and we daily behold the future riding into our lives on the chariot of his love.