Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Allow not the place of great blessings to become a place to fall. Be thankful. You know who I am. Let there be great joy in your soul, for your eyes are not lifted up to behold a false god today. Some have corrupted themselves and likened me to the graven images of their forefathers. You were not a people, but now you are the people of God. You had not obtained mercy, but now you have obtained it. Regard your deliverance from sin and bondage as a great display of love toward you, and forget not the pit that I dug you from. You should have died in your sins. With the hand of love, I drew you out of darkness and allowed you to be a part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. Open your mouth, and sound the trumpet of praise. You have offered great joy at the altar of gods that cannot see and cannot hear. Will you remain silent at the altar of the God who has kept you from perishing from off the land that you live in?

(RHEMA: Drawn Out of Trouble by the Hand of Love)

I determine not to allow the place of great blessings to become a place to fall; therefore, I will be thankful. I know who God is. I will let there be great joy in my soul, for my eyes are not lifted up to behold a false god today. Some have corrupted themselves and likened the Lord to the graven images of their forefathers. We were not a people, but now we are the people of God. I had not obtained mercy, but now I have obtained it. I regard my deliverance from sin and bondage as a great display of love toward me and determine not to forget the pit that he dug me from. I should have died in my sins. With the hand of love, he drew me out of darkness and allowed me to be a part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. I open my mouth and sound the trumpet of praise. I have offered great joy at the altar of gods that cannot see and cannot hear; therefore, I will not remain silent at the altar of the God who has kept me from perishing from off the land that I live in.

Moses Hightower

The Assurance of Grace, Mercy, and Compassion

I have brought you this far by faith. Will I carry you the rest of the way by feelings or by sight?

I have begun a good work in you, and I will finish the good work that I have begun. I am the author and the finisher. I will not fail, for I am God. Uncertainty has stalked you. If it ever catches you, then you will be filled with doubt and unbelief. I have sent you help from on high to insure that you will continue to fight the good fight of faith. Be strengthened with grace. I have drawn you unto my throne to be endowed with grace and help in your time of weakness. Be not persuaded by these outside influences. The outside influences will not determine the outcome. I, the greater one on the inside of you, determine the outcome. Look to me, your righteousness. Be not condemned because of your failures or your shortcomings. I have not rewarded you because of your sins and transgressions, but according to my lovingkindness have I sent you my reward on the wings of faith.

The heaven is high above the earth and so great is my mercy toward them that fear me. As far as the east is from the west, so far have I removed your transgressions from you. Like as a father pities his children, so do I pity them that fear me. I know your frame, and I have remembered that you are but dust. As for man, his days are as grass. As a flower of the field, so man flourishes. The wind passes over it, and it is gone. The place, thereof, shall know it no more, but my mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear me. My righteousness is unto children's children to such as keep my covenant and to those that remember my commandments to do them. I have prepared my throne in the heavens, and my kingdom rules over all. Look up. Your redemption and my mercy have come to you. Prepare for a great victory, for I will show my great love unto you as a reward for trusting. Do not stop here to reason in your mind, neither attempt to figure things out. I do not need a reason to deliver you. I have made all my goodness to pass before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. I will show compassion on whom I will have compassion. It is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs but of me, the Lord, that shows mercy. I harden whom I will harden also. I am merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. You have found grace in my sight. I have forgiven your sins. I did not retain my anger because I delight in mercy. I cast all your sins into the depths of the sea. I have given you the truth that I gave unto Abraham. I have made my face to shine upon you and saved you for my mercies' sake.

The wicked shall be ashamed. I have put their lying lips to silence. They spoke grievous things proudly and contemptuously against you, but you remembered my great goodness that was laid up for you. I have given you freely the goodness of the Lord because you trusted in me before the sons of men. I have hidden you in the secret of my presence from the pride of man. I have kept you secretly in a pavilion from the strife of their tongues. I have shown you my marvelous kindness in a strong city. I have preserved you as you called on me with the voice of your supplications. Be of good courage during the remainder of the journey, for I have strengthened your heart. Blessed are all those that wait on me. I have been gracious unto you at the voice of your cry. You shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it."

I passed by you when you were a sinner. You were polluted in your own blood and then I said, "Live." You lived. Now that you are mine, much more, will I say, "Prosper." I am rich in mercy. My great love is the measure of how I have loved you. By grace, are you saved through faith. Now I will show you again the exceeding riches of my grace in my kindness toward you, for I have raised you up together with me and made you to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You are my workmanship, and you were created unto good works. You will not fail, for I have ordained that you should walk in them. I have granted the mercy that you have found. Love will not fail. Only believe.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Assurance of Grace, Mercy, and Compassion

Our creator is the ending, finisher, Omega , the last. Every design and purpose will be fulfilled in the words he has spoken to us. God will not lead us along to tease us or deceive us. When it seems we are about to collapse, he is about to give us the greatest measure of inspiration and revelation that has ever been deposited in us. Basically he has only made room for the filling by emptying us out. We are stewards of the manifold grace of God. He will make it abound so that we will abound not only in a beginning work but a finished work. The capstone of the finishing stone of Zechariah was brought forth with the cries of grace. Mercy has established the limits of the journey, and compassion has strengthened us with the ability to finish the course. Grace has built a covert from the storm that will keep us from the strife of tongues. Every plan conceived to defeat us will be swallowed up by his grace. Mercy has provided us the seating between the angels that have seen his blood on our behalf. They will destroy any army or foe that will try to come against us or bring rumor into the land of our assurance. Trouble is every where in our time, but the one who erases every trouble with one wave of his hand has taken us by the hand and is leading us into the arena where he will show us the slain lion's den that was prepared for us. Every invention that was devised to stop us will lay in the dust in broken pieces by the foot of the Lord God, Mighty in Battle.

UNCERTAINTY AND OUTSIDE INFLUENCES

God has brought me this far by faith. He will carry me the rest of the way. He has begun a good work in me, and he will finish the good work that he has begun. He is the author and the finisher. He will not fail, for he is God. Uncertainty has stalked me. If it ever catches me, then I will be filled with doubt and unbelief. God has sent me help from on high to insure that I will continue to fight the good fight of faith. I am strengthened with grace. The Lord has drawn me unto his throne to be endowed with grace and help in my time of weakness. I purpose not to be persuaded by these outside influences. The outside influences will not determine the outcome. Jesus, the greater one on the inside of me, determines the outcome. I look to him, my righteousness. I am not condemned because of my failures or my shortcomings. God has not rewarded me because of my sins and transgressions, but according to his lovingkindness, he has sent me his reward on the wings of faith.

The heaven is high above the earth and so great is God's mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed my transgressions from me. Like as a father pities his children, so does he pity them that fear him. He knows my frame, and he has remembered that I am but dust. As for man, his days are as grass. As a flower of the field, so man flourishes. The wind passes over it, and it is gone. The place, thereof, shall know it no more, but God's mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him. His righteousness is unto children's children to such as keep his covenant and to those that remember his commandments to do them. He has prepared his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. I look up. My redemption and his mercy have come to me. I prepare for a great victory, for he will show his great love unto me as a reward for trusting. I will not stop here to reason in my mind, neither will I attempt to figure things out. God does not need a reason to deliver me. He has made all his goodness to pass before me. He will be gracious to whom he will be gracious and will show mercy on whom he will show mercy. God will show compassion on whom he will have compassion. It is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs but of Jesus, the Lord, that shows mercy. He hardens whom he will harden also. He is merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. I have found grace in his sight. He has forgiven my sins. He did not retain his anger because he delights in mercy. He has cast all my sins into the depths of the sea. He has given me the truth that he gave unto Abraham. He has made his face to shine upon me and saved me for his mercies' sake.

The wicked shall be ashamed. God has put their lying lips to silence. They spoke grievous things proudly and contemptuously against me, but I remembered God's great goodness that was laid up for me. He has given me freely the goodness of the Lord because I trusted in him before the sons of men. He has hidden me in the secret of his presence from the pride of man. He has kept me secretly in a pavilion from the strife of their tongues. God has shown me his marvelous kindness in a strong city. He has preserved me as I called on him with the voice of my supplications. I will be of good courage during the remainder of the journey, for the Lord has strengthened my heart. Blessed are all those that wait on him. He has been gracious unto me at the voice of my cry. I shall hear a word behind me, saying, "This is the way, walk in it."

God passed by me when I was a sinner. I was polluted in my own blood and then he said, "Live." I did live. Now that I am his, much more, will he say, "Prosper." God is rich in mercy. His great love is the measure of how he has loved me. By grace, I am saved through faith. Now he will show me again the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward me, for he has raised me up together with him and made me to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I am his workmanship, and I was created unto good works. I will not fail, for God has ordained that I should walk in them. He has granted the mercy that I have found. Love will not fail. I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: Bread For the Children

I was reading in the Song of Solomon, and the Lord spoke these words.

Love's breath has sent forth the invitation to come into my embrace through the night of difficulty that will try to overshadow the light of revelation that shines in your life. Many do not have any relationship with me. All their lives are filled with closed doors. Love opens the doors of not only the miraculous but the doors of incredible opportunity for those who will hear my voice. I long to embrace all my people with the voice of my love, but they are never aware of the door that is always open to them because their fears have sealed the door over.

I am your Sun of righteousness. I am the source of life. The source of life abides in you. Abide in me, and allow my word to abide in you then shall you ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you. You have the source of spiritual energy. I am the strength of your life, a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Everlasting life works in you. It is the resurrection power that raises the dead. This power can raise the dead.

101. Is it powerless to energize you?

The enemy has observed you and looked for reasons to discount your testimony. Clothe yourself with the garment of righteousness and the garment of praise. I have revealed truth unto you and hidden my secrets from the wise and prudent. I have delivered deep things unto you and revealed myself unto you. Come and receive of the rest that I am giving. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. I have laid up rest for your souls. My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

102. Why sit at the gate of peace and stare at the frustrating performances of the hour?

I have taken you in my arms and walked into these things that are darkness and unknown to you. Rest. I am carrying you, sustaining you, keeping you, and assuring you of a safe journey through the sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. You are a child of God. I have led you unto this territory.

103. Did I draw you out of darkness into this marvelous light to give you back to the darkness?

Have confidence in me and my love for you. Allow the power of justification to spring up in you. It is as a mighty light awaiting you to turn it on by the words of your mouth and your confidence in the blood of Jesus. The word is nigh you even in your heart and in your mouth, the word of faith that you have heard preached. Hold fast the confession of your faith without wavering. I am faithful who promised. You have not traveled this way before. You have not encountered this problem before.

104. Is anything too hard for me?

Show forth a confident attitude toward me as we journey through this darkness that you perceive. Your confidence in me shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. I have placed faith inside of you. Now I am placing more faith in your experience.

105. Are you committed to me?

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