Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am God, and there is no God besides me. I am able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of my glory with exceeding, great joy. I am the only wise God, the Savior. Give me glory, and rejoice greatly. Disregard the heaviness that you are experiencing. These heavy things are only for a season. You are in the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth. Gold is tried with fire and so are you. Allow this trial to be found unto praise, honor, and glory. Believe my word, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. At the end of this trial, you shall receive the end of your faith even the salvation of your soul. I know the way that you take, and I am trying you. When you come forth, you shall be as gold. Place your hand in my hand.

(RHEMA: Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory In the Time of Trial and Tribulation)

Jesus is God, and there is no God besides him. He is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding, great joy. He is the only wise God, the Savior. I will give him glory and rejoice greatly. I disregard the heaviness that I am experiencing. These heavy things are only for a season. I am in the trial of my faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth. Gold is tried with fire and so am I. I purpose to allow this trial to be found unto praise, honor, and glory. I believe God's word and rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. At the end of this trial, I shall receive the end of my faith even the salvation of my soul. God knows the way that I take, and he is trying me. When I come forth, I shall be as gold. I will place my hand in his hand.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Heaviness, Impatience, Trial, and Tribulation)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Judgment of the Spirit of Our Enemies and the Children of Hatred (Part 1)

I am the Living God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I am the Self-existent One, the Omnipresent Savior, your Creator. I have fashioned the earth and the heavens by my understanding and created a body of believers by my spirit. The body of Christ is not a created body that can be destroyed, neither can it be left as void or one without form. The gates of hell will not prevail against the body of my spirit, which is my church. I have fashioned a people for my name’s sake and called many out of darkness into marvelous light. The glorious gospel that you preach is the everlasting gospel, which stands alone as the medium for the salvation of man. Do not be ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation. The righteousness of God, which man must have, is revealed in the gospel. Go and tell the good news everywhere. The time is short, and night is at hand. The fist of the night prepares to knock on the door of the day. When day hears the knock of the night, then shall the day rush out from the presence of men. Night shall enter and bring the fist of my wrath upon all ungodliness and wickedness. Do not lean to your own understanding, for you cannot reason your way through the fog which is covering the earth. Human eyesight and human reasoning will avail little in these last days, but the spiritual eyesight and the thoughts from the mind of God shall avail much.

I have come that you might have life. The abundant life has come as an elusive visitor to some. To others, the abundant life has come as a tool of pride. I will not share my glory with anyone. I am the only Lord God, and no other will be glorified with my church. I and my church are one. Remain in the only body, which is one with me, and you shall have perfect peace. Think on the good things of God, and refuse to be distracted by the intimidations from the children of hatred. I have allowed the spirit of hatred to come into your midst that I might smite it because of the righteousness that is in my church. Stand aside, and behold the judgment of the children of hatred and the spirit of your enemies. I have not left you alone to fight a battle that is mine. I have sent you and ordained you. He that is against you is against me. He who receives you, receives me. Do not be frustrated because of the war tactics of the enemy. His tactics are a feeble attempt to distract you from the purpose. Draw nigh, and commune with me. In communion and fellowship, you shall find the peace to rest in the time of war on the saints. Come unto the name of the Lord. The safety of my name shall not be removed by the hand of intimidation and frustration. I am not the author of confusion, neither am I in a league with this spirit. I am against this spirit of agitation and will smite it as a fly is swatted by a man.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA -The Judgment of the Spirit of Our Enemies and the Children of Hatred - Part 1

Hatred and judgment should not be in the thesaurus of the forgiven. If we ever see ourselves and how much we need his mercy every day we live, we will never use these measuring cups to measure the day and anybody that is in our day. Oppressors are an opportunity for God's grace to triumph before our eyes. Enemies are enmity's envy place in the envelope of love and remailed from the cross with the RSVP attached, "Forgive them for they know not what they do." Spirits that agitate us are the early announcement of peace in the midst of our stormy present existence. We are not in these negative situations to react with emotion. We have been placed by his love and grace to be proactive in mercy. Mercy will paint the horizon of judgment and hatred with the red blood of forgiveness in such deep tones that its thunder cannot break through the clouds of Love's rain.

HATRED AND ENEMIES

(Part 1)

Jesus is the Living God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the Self-existent One, the Omnipresent Savior, my Creator. He has fashioned the earth and the heavens by his understanding and created a body of believers by his spirit. The body of Christ is not a created body that can be destroyed, neither can it be left as void or one without form. The gates of hell will not prevail against the body of his spirit, which is his church. The Lord has fashioned a people for his name’s sake and called many out of darkness into marvelous light. The glorious gospel that I preach is the everlasting gospel, which stands alone as the medium for the salvation of man. I will not be ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation. The righteousness of God, which man must have, is revealed in the gospel. I will go and tell the good news everywhere. The time is short, and night is at hand. The fist of the night prepares to knock on the door of the day. When day hears the knock of the night, then shall the day rush out from the presence of men. Night shall enter and bring the fist of God’s wrath upon all ungodliness and wickedness. I do not lean to my own understanding, for I cannot reason my way through the fog that is covering the earth. Human eyesight and human reasoning will avail little in these last days, but the spiritual eyesight and the thoughts from the mind of God shall avail much.

God has come that I might have life. The abundant life has come as an elusive visitor to some. To others, the abundant life has come as a tool of pride. Jesus will not share his glory with anyone. He is the only Lord God, and no other will be glorified with his church. He and his church are one. I remain in the only body that is one with him, and I shall have perfect peace. I will think on the good things of God, and I refuse to be distracted by the intimidations from the children of hatred. God has allowed the spirit of hatred to come into my midst that he might smite it because of the righteousness that is in his church. I will stand aside and behold the judgment of the children of hatred and the spirit of my enemies. God has not left me alone to fight a battle that is his. He has sent me and ordained me. He that is against me is against him. He that receives me receives him. I will not be frustrated because of the war tactics of the enemy. His tactics are a feeble attempt to distract me from the purpose. I draw nigh and commune with God. In communion and fellowship, I shall find the peace to rest in the time of war on the saints. I come unto the name of the Lord. The safety of his name shall not be removed by the hand of intimidation and frustration. God is not the author of confusion, neither is he in a league with this spirit. He is against this spirit of agitation and will smite it as a fly is swatted by a man.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - He Has Filled Us With the Spirit of the Resurrection To Go and Declare His Generation

Many voices lift their declarations in this hour. Rejection is a mob leader, but rejoicing is heaven's arresting force against all the forces of errors and lies. We will hear and feel the reproach of others, but God will uphold us with his decrees. Suffering with him is a fellowship that will enrich our lives. In the midst of our suffering, he comes with a comfort that cannot be put into words. Man has and creates many types of comfort zones. His dimensions of comfort and peace will carry us into heavenly places of joy that would never be anticipated by the experience we are dealing with. The mystery of this fellowship is that he pushes aside all the things that normally stand between us and is able to embrace us totally without distraction. When all the fluff has been stripped away, we are cradled in the arms of the one who is all that really matters.

A suffering generation is pulled apart in so many directions. Pain is the heartless taskmaster of the inhabitant of this hour. Suffering prepares us to minister to this generation. We should not be intimidated to stand and declare that the one who will heal all their hurts and brokenness is just as close as the mention of his name. John was called a devil by the people in his day. If we are a spectacle of ridicule, we will also be a spectacle of healing grace to those who do not know where to turn. Those who live in the shadow of the darkened valleys of pain await our words of deliverance.

(Continued)

The tower to heavenly things is not built by minds that are stayed on carnal things. The tower to heavenly things is built already. You must decide to travel there by faith. You cannot travel there if your life is fueled by passions and desires. You have started on this journey by faith. Continue by faith. You have listened to many sermons about dying. Now do it!

484. Must I be the only one who died?

485. How will you claim to belong to me if you have not crucified all of your self-indulgent passions and desires?

(To Be Continued)

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