Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Run and tell of my blessings, which are in Christ Jesus. Do not squander your faith on worry and unbelief. Do not spend your energies on the enemy's promises to waste your blessings. Wear my robe of many colors that was given to you in baptism, and stand before the throne of grace as children favored of the Lord. Lift your heads from these heaps of waste and voices of fear. Though you hear these significant voices and sounds of wars and commotions, be full of faith, and abound in my goodness. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have come and established you. I have made you a part of a joyful generation. I have given you vines that are not dried up. You have fig trees that do not droop. Your pomegranate trees will not wither. Your palm trees will not shrink.

(RHEMA: Treasures of Darkness and Hidden Riches of Secret Places)

I will run and tell of his blessings, which are in Christ Jesus. I do not squander my faith on worry and unbelief. I do not spend my energies on the enemy's promises to waste my blessings. I wear his robe of many colors that was given to me in baptism, and I stand before the throne of grace as a child favored of the Lord. I lift my head from these heaps of waste and voices of fear. Though I hear these significant voices and sounds of wars and commotions, I am full of faith and abound in his goodness. He is the Holy One of Israel and has come and established me. He has made me a part of a joyful generation. He has given me vines that are not dried up; therefore, I have fig trees that do not droop, and my pomegranate trees will not wither. Also my palm trees will not shrink.

Moses Hightower

An Activation of Faith Leads To a Good Confession of Faith

Make a way for love in your heart by the issuing forth of thanksgiving. How can love abide in a heart that is not filled with thanksgiving?

Fill your heart with thanksgiving, and my love will make a permanent abode there. Not only give thanks unto me, but also be sincerely thankful in your heart. I am seeking the true worshippers in this hour. I am filling them with power to worship in spirit and in truth. Many worship in truth but are powerless to worship in the spirit. I have taught you to worship in spirit, and I have endued you with the grace to worship in spirit. This platform of worship must not be forsaken for the dead forms of worship in the earth today. I have not substituted powerless forms of praise and worship for living worship and praise. Refrain from dead works, for I am not pleased with them. I have given you life and that more abundantly. Allow life to flow in you and then will you satisfy me, the Living God. I am a spirit. They that worship me must worship me in spirit and in truth. You cannot please me unless you have faith. I have given to each of you the measure of faith. Faith without works is dead. Go and preach this. Go and preach that they must allow faith to live in them, or they will not please me. A living faith will produce every miracle in my storehouse for you. It is the hour of miracles. These signs shall follow those who have faith. Without faith, you cannot please me. I have not given you a dead faith, but the faith that I have given is alive. Go and activate your faith with works, and behold the wonders of God.

Multitudes wait to behold my wonders. My people have held back the wonders because they have not allowed their faith to be expressed. Go and teach the people the power that is resident in the confession of faith. Many have allowed the seed of the word to be taken out of their hearts. Some have no place in their hearts for the word to take root, and temptations have come and led them away. Others have too many cares, riches, and pleasure of this life in their hearts; therefore, these thorns prevent them from bringing forth fruit unto perfection. Teach the people to be of an honest and good heart so that they will hear the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Everyone who has received me is given power to become the son of God even to them that believe on my name. They are born of God. To them, is given power to do truth so that they may come to the light and that their deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in me.

Take heed of the evil heart of unbelief, which is a step in departing from me. Examine yourselves to find out if there is an evil heart of unbelief in you. Many have become hardened through this deceitfulness of sin. They cannot hold the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end. This grieves me. They will not enter into my rest if they are filled with unbelief; therefore, draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having your hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and your bodies washed with pure water. Hold fast your profession of faith with wavering. I am faithful. I promised, and I will perform.

You are justified by faith in me. If you seek to be justified by me and are found a sinner, am I, therefore, the minister of sin. God forbid. You are crucified with me; nevertheless, you live, yet not you but Christ lives in you, and the life, which you now live in the flesh, you live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved you and gave himself for you. Do not frustrate the grace of God, for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Be found in Christ, not having your own righteousness but that, which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness, which is of God by faith. Then you will know me and the power of Christ's resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. My word is nigh you. It is in your mouth and in your heart. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead and then you will be saved. With the heart, you believe unto righteousness, and with your mouth, you make confession unto salvation. If you shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in you, and you are in God. Go and teach the people of the power that is in this confession, and behold the change in their lives.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - An Activation of Faith Leads To a Good Confession of Faith

Worship in spirit and truth will transcend the earthly gravity that pulls us down into negativity. Spiritual worship will launch us into an orbit of faith that will not leave us in the court rooms of debate of the mind and reason. Miraculous events are the expected regular occurrence that is a part of our lives. We have never learned that when we speak the Word of God in worship, whether it is in a prophetic utterance or from the written word, we are releasing the power of God to flow freely in our lives. Our confession of faith will open the flood gates of heaven's best. As we have confessed the Word, even in prison during our prayer requests, there have been four cases of cancer that have been checked in a pre-operation x-ray after we had prayed in creative faith, and there was not trace of the cancer. It was unexplainably gone! Our worship has tended to become selfish and self centered. As we worship God for others in a faithful confession of his power, we are loosed from the killing influence of self. What is released is a wholesale flood of victory for every need. As God's faithfulness is exalted, he will hurry to execute his Word. We must cease to be afraid and intimidated by remarks of mind over matter. We must realize that his Word created all matter, germs, viruses, cells that become cancerous, and minds that become rebellious. If his word created it, then when we release it in confession of worship, it is at liberty to fix it all.

UNTHANKFULNESS

I will make a way for love in my heart by the issuing forth of thanksgiving. Love cannot abide in a heart that is not filled with thanksgiving. I will fill my heart with thanksgiving, and God's love will make a permanent abode there. I not only give thanks unto him but also I am sincerely thankful in my heart. God is seeking the true worshippers in this hour. He is filling them with power to worship in spirit and in truth. Many worship in truth but are powerless to worship in the spirit. God has taught me to worship in spirit, and he has endued me with the grace to worship in spirit. This platform of worship must not be forsaken for the dead forms of worship in the earth today. The Lord has not substituted powerless forms of praise and worship for living worship and praise. I refrain from dead works, for God is not pleased with them. He has given me life and that more abundantly. I allow life to flow in me and then I will satisfy him, the Living God. He is a spirit. They that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. I cannot please God unless I have faith. He has given to each of us the measure of faith. Faith without works is dead. I will go and preach this. I will go and preach that they must allow faith to live in them, or they will not please God. A living faith will produce every miracle in his storehouse for me. It is the hour of miracles. These signs shall follow those who have faith. Without faith, I cannot please God. He has not given me a dead faith, but the faith that he has given is alive. I will go and activate my faith with works, and I will behold the wonders of God.

Multitudes wait to behold his wonders. God's people have held back the wonders because they have not allowed their faith to be expressed. I will go and teach the people the power that is resident in the confession of faith. Many have allowed the seed of the word to be taken out of their hearts. Some have no place in their hearts for the word to take root, and temptations have come and led them away. Others have too many cares, riches, and pleasure of this life in their hearts; therefore, these thorns prevent them from bringing forth fruit unto perfection. I will teach the people to be of an honest and good heart so that they will hear the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Everyone who has received God is given power to become the son of God even to them that believe on his name. They are born of him. To them, is given power to do truth so that they may come to the light and that their deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in him.

I take heed of the evil heart of unbelief, which is a step in departing from God. I examine myself to find out if there is an evil heart of unbelief in me. Many have become hardened through this deceitfulness of sin. They cannot hold the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end. This grieves God. They will not enter into his rest if they are filled with unbelief; therefore, I choose to draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having my heart sprinkled from an evil conscience and my body washed with pure water. I hold fast my profession of faith without wavering. God is faithful. He promised, and he will perform. I am justified by faith in Christ. If I seek to be justified by him and I am found a sinner, is Christ, therefore, the minister of sin?

God forbid. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me, and the life, which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I purpose not to frustrate the grace of God, for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. I choose to be found in Christ, not having my own righteousness but that, which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness, which is of God by faith. Then I will know him and the power of Christ's resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. His word is nigh me. It is in my mouth and in my heart. I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus, and I believe in my heart that God raised him from the dead and so then I will be saved. With the heart, I believe unto righteousness, and with my mouth, I make confession unto salvation. If I shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in me, and I am in God. I will go and teach the people of the power that is in this confession, and I will behold the change in their lives.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Grace Is a Dependable Anchor; Therefore, Do Not Fear the Wind of Condemnation and the Effects from the Rage of Sin

Legalism, condemnation, works, law, and the fear complex all have their roots in religious pride. Each wants to be seen and noticed to the extent that others pay attention to what they did instead of what his grace accomplished in our lives. They negate the glory that goes to God and take it to themselves. Their idol worship will cause a swift downfall. Only those who are founded and anchored to grace will stand all the force of fear's fantasy and emotional short winded space. Emotion does not last or establish. Our faith and sustaining power is his grace. His blood has purchased beyond the cheap trinkets of works, a holy and excellent relationship for those who are consumed with the choice of loving the one who so graciously embraces us in failure and in success. His words to us sweep along on the sea of life beyond the ability of the tides of modernism and fashion to alter our course. Political winds of religious origin may raise a stormy caldron, but the one who walked on the water without any support but himself is our sure and steadfast line of security and the pilot of our ship.

Go to the tabernacle of memories, and behold my goodness to you in the past. Remember the benefits of your salvation. Remember the graciousness of my spirit. Remember the protection given you in the times of trouble. Remember the security offered every moment. Remember the goodness of your God at all times, and allow your praises to be continually in your mouth. When you have tabernacled the innumerable benefits of the past, then time will be no more.

10. Must you finish counting before you worship because of who I am?

11. Must you finish counting before you behold the invisibility of faithfulness to provide the rain of blessings being poured out in the spirit?

The light of the glorious gospel will not go out because you fail. The conditions for success are not rooted in any flesh. You can of yourself do nothing. I have brought you to this point in the journey to strip you of trust in self and the arm of flesh. I want you to know me as you should know me. Lift your eyes from the fear of the loss of things, reputation, friends, and people. You have stared at these things long enough. Count them all loss, and look to me. I am here to impart the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. When your heart has laid down all things, then I will be your prize.

12. You have counted things loss with your mouth, but what about your heart?

When things are counted loss for the sake of winning me, then my holiness shall shine as many suns multiplied. Say not that you have counted all things loss, when they lay nearby in your heart. You will choose to remain with your treasures on the earth, unless you empty your heart of idols. Go and study idols.

13. Do you know what an idol is?

14. Have you any idols?

15. How will you know, if you do not know what one is?

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