Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The kingdom of God has no end. The owner of the key also has the keys of hell and of death. I am true and holy. I open doors, and no man shuts them. I shut doors, and no man opens them. I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it. Though the adversaries stand outside the door and you have little strength, know of a truth, that grace is given so that you may keep my word and not deny my name. Be not faithless but believing. Do not stagger at my promises through the fog of unbelief, but be strong in faith, and give all glory unto me. I am faithful; therefore, be fully persuaded that what I have promised, I will perform. I am not a traitor. There is no treason in my government. Its peace has no end. Peace is ordered for you. Now totally commit your way to me.

(RHEMA: Born Under God's Government and Into His Everlasting Kingdom)

The kingdom of God has no end. The owner of the key, also, has the keys of hell and of death. He is true and holy. He opens doors, and no man shuts them. He shut doors, and no man opens them. He has set before me an open door, and no man can shut it. Though the adversaries stand outside the door and I have a little strength, I know of a truth, that grace is given so that I may keep his word and not deny his name. I will not be faithless but believing. I purpose not to stagger at his promises through the fog of unbelief, but I will be strong in faith and give all glory unto him. God is faithful; therefore, I will be fully persuaded that what he has promised, he will perform. He is not a traitor. There is no treason in his government. Its peace has no end. Peace is ordered for me; therefore, I now totally commit my way to him.

Moses Hightower

The Expression of the Resurrection's Unrestrained Power In Our Hearts Liberates from the Vise of the Dark Jaws of Intimidation

Be not distracted from the purpose. There are opposing spirits whose tactics are mighty in the art of distraction. They are masters of distraction. Focus your attention on me, and set your affections on things that are above and not on things that are below. Stand and profess a good profession before many witnesses while you maintain faith in my blood, not loving your own life unto the death. The spirit of distraction desires to steal your opportunity to win the lost and to inspire others not to win the lost. Be not drawn away after the wave of distraction that has come as a buffeting intimidation in your life. Simply receive of the criticisms that come your way. Hand these things to me, and I will fight for you. The battle is mine and not yours. I will swat this intimidator, and the blow of my strength shall smash the originator and the vessel of this evil inspiration and influence.

I have come to enlighten you. My love is not predicated on the desires of sensual and devilish elements of the age, neither am I persuaded by those who seek to destroy my anointed ones and abort my redemption. Redemption cannot be aborted, for it is an expression of the resurrection. The resurrection shall not be held back by the influences of the night or by the jaws of death that seek to hold on to purpose. The jaws of the night have reached forth to jam the expression that I have sent through you. That which has clamped down upon your mind and threatened you, shall be smitten and overcome in a short space of time. I shall speak, and it shall be done.

I have work for you to do. I have an expression to send to the hungry, and I will not allow the carnal and the hypocrites to keep me back from saving the lost. Back away from this vessel of intimidation, for I shall send a fire its way, and it shall be consumed. Sorrow not for the vessel, for I must break it under the hand of the supreme potter that there may be an opportunity to save the vessel. Come away from the distracting influences, and abide in the will of my love. I have lifted you higher than criticism, higher than reproach, higher than debt, higher than principalities and powers, higher than death, and higher than life. I have lifted you into the bosom of eternal life, and now are you free indeed.

Lift up your eyes, and behold the wonder of my expression toward you. I am doing a work in you that shall bring an astonishing reality unto the vessels of wrath and the vessels of damnation. Lift up your head, and rejoice in your salvation. I am with you unto the end of the age. Now behold the wisdom of the spirit, and learn of my will, for I allowed this thing to manifest itself that I might show you of the heart of the conspiracy against you. The ministry that I sent was a laser light of surgical revelation that opened the heart of a problem in the congregation. Now has the abscess been opened. Now allow it to drain, and behold the putrefaction that flows out. Behold the individuals entangled by the spirit of witchcraft and fornication. The covers are pulled, and the bed is removed from their lives. The authority of the ministry is against them. Now are they naked before the congregation and the world. Lift up your eyes, and offer praise to me continually, and you shall always be free.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Expression of the Resurrection's Unrestrained Power In Our Hearts Liberates From the Vise of the Dark Jaws of Intimidation

Morning is the antithesis of night. Resurrection is the opposite of death. Inspiration is the negator of intimidation. Inspiration has never been silenced even when it seemed that sin turned Adam from paradise and Israel into a wilderness. Inspiration stood in the shadows of burning clouds of destruction and declared a new day. When the spirit of man was on a downward spiral into the depths of depression, inspiration stood to unmask the spirit of the skeptics. When the resurrection took place, the throne created for the spontaneous expression of praise, and God's power was emptied of all pretenders. Our hearts that could have been ruled by every kind of phobia and doubt began to live like poetry in motion. Voices of interruption will always try to spread their confusion, but we have heard the voice that causes those who are asleep to speak. We have been given the burning zeal of every promise completed in the sweeping epoch of resurrection's eternal power. When eternity steps into time, time's considerations cease. God can expand or compress time and the fulfillment of promises. Everything in the universe is singing the notes of creation that have been renewed in the voice of the resurrection that rings in our hearts and ears. We will not bow down to the distracters and charlatans of this age. Freedom is written in the minds and spirits of those who will boldly declare the liberty of the birth of the resurrection. Every entanglement of the thorns of the curse of unbelief, in any form, will be cut asunder by the Sword of the Spirit. As we prophetically declare the deliverance and power of God, we will be healed of any impairment that resides in us. As the flow of heaven rushes through the rivers of our hearts, every vestige of intimidation will be washed away as just so much debris. Our continuing revelation and its publication will clear the skies above our heads and place the Sun of righteousness over our journey.

DISTRACTION

I am not distracted from the purpose. There are opposing spirits whose tactics are mighty in the art of distraction. They are masters of distraction. I am determined to focus my attention on God and set my affections on things that are above and not on things that are below. I stand and profess a good profession before many witnesses while I maintain faith in his blood, not loving my own life unto the death. The spirit of distraction desires to steal my opportunity to win the lost and to inspire others not to win the lost. I will not be drawn away after the wave of distraction that has come as a buffeting intimidation in my life. I simply receive of the criticisms that come my way. I hand these things to Jesus, and he will fight for me. The battle is the Lord's and not mine. He will swat this intimidator, and the blow of his strength shall smash the originator and the vessel of this evil inspiration and influence.

God has come to enlighten me. His love is not predicated on the desires of sensual and devilish elements of the age, neither is he persuaded by those who seek to destroy his anointed ones and abort his redemption. Redemption cannot be aborted, for it is an expression of the resurrection. The resurrection shall not be held back by the influences of the night or by the jaws of death that seek to hold on to purpose. The jaws of the night have reached forth to jam the expression that he has sent through me. That which has clamped down upon my mind and threatened me, shall be smitten and overcome in a short space of time. God shall speak, and it shall be done.

The Lord has work for me to do. He has an expression to send to the hungry, and he will not allow the carnal and the hypocrites to keep him back from saving the lost. I back away from this vessel of intimidation, for he shall send a fire its way, and it shall be consumed. I will not sorrow for the vessel, for God must break it under the hand of the supreme potter that there may be an opportunity to save the vessel. I come away from the distracting influences and abide in the will of his love. He has lifted me higher than criticism, higher than reproach, higher than debt, higher than principalities and powers, higher than death, and higher than life. He has lifted me into the bosom of eternal life, and now I am free indeed.

I lift up my eyes and behold the wonder of his expression toward me. He is doing a work in me that shall bring an astonishing reality unto the vessels of wrath and the vessels of damnation. I lift up my head and rejoice in my salvation. The Lord is with me unto the end of the age. Now I behold the wisdom of the spirit and learn of his will, for he allowed this thing to manifest itself that he might show me of the heart of the conspiracy against me. The ministry that he sent was a laser light of surgical revelation that opened the heart of a problem in the congregation. Now has the abscess been opened. Now I allow it to drain, and I behold the putrefaction that flows out. I behold the individuals entangled by the spirit of witchcraft and fornication. The covers are pulled, and the bed is removed from their lives. The authority of the ministry is against them. Now are they naked before the congregation and the world. I lift up my eyes and offer praise to God continually, and I shall always be free.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Enabling Grace and Abundant Mercy Leaping With Us In Their Arms and Bringing Us Unto Great Victory

Condemnation and judgment will always reach for us to throw us against the wall of punishment. It lifts its stones of accusation in the loud voice of torment. From above there is a voice that claims us as his own. He proclaims, "These are mine. They will not be judged by your courts of law, but before the throne of grace." Heaven has purchased us with the blood that we could never afford. He who became poor for our sakes has graciously granted us the exemptions of the freedom from the jurisdiction of this world. Our destiny is in the hands of the heavenly courts. Grace always lifts us up above the crushing blows of condemnation. He never says, "Oh, ye, my sinners but Oh, ye, my children." Grace always lifts us above the mundane level of life into the throne rooms of power and love where the family of grace is enjoying his inheritance now.

I have not appointed you unto wrath but to obtain salvation by Jesus Christ.

81. Who can you comfort and edify while you are in deep mourning?

I have not left you in a spiritual Babylon where people sit down and weep at the remembrance of the house of God and the good land of liberty. There is a spirit warring against my people that tempts them to hang their harps of praise upon the weeping willows planted in their midst. It is a spirit of bondage that has seduced many and brought them into captivity. This spirit will require of them the songs from the house of God that they may mock their relationship with their God. This spirit will carry away my people into a strange land of false joy and spiritual pretense.

82. How will they sing the Lord's songs in a land of bondage where there is no real joy and the abundance of hypocrisy?

My people have looked at their present circumstances and beheld the sorrow and the grief that wrapped them up. Direct them to look to the end of all these things, and behold the beauty of what I am doing. Though I have chastised them, I will turn and have mercy upon them. The way of a transgressor is hard, but the yoke of the Lord is easy. Many are sorrowful because they have transgressed my commandments. Their hour has come to be delivered, and now shall their sorrow be turned unto joy. A woman when she is in travail has sorrow because her hour is come, but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she does not remember the anguish anymore, for joy that a child is born into the world.

83. If the children of God are delivered, then why are so many anguishing?

As an attractive cloud, so has man's own understanding blocked his view of true spiritual understanding. I desire to give you the understanding of the Spirit of God. Stop harnessing the beautiful cloud of your own understanding, and allow my breath to blow it away. I will not blow it away if you choose to clutch it with your mental possessiveness. Loose it today, and I will grant you the beautiful transparency of the understanding of the spirit. Men will rave about their own minds, not realizing that it is possible for the things of their minds to be mere reflections from pride or another spirit.

84. Which of you can add one cubit to your stature by thought?

I can lengthen your legs. I caused Aaron's rod to bud. I have all power. Lean on me and not to your own understanding then will you see true spiritual images that are fostered from the source of true spiritual understanding. This is no time for the lack of understanding. During this time of coldness, the love of many has already waxed cold.

85. How can you remain a fervent prayer warrior if the icicles of misunderstanding and indifference hang from your heart?

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