Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The dust cannot praise me. The dust cannot declare my truth. I have shown you mercy in your troubles. I have been your helper. I have turned your mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from your presence. You are now girded with gladness. Your victory will now sing praise unto me. Your voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto me. The enemy desires you to think that I have forsaken you. I will never forsake you, neither will I leave you. With great mercies, I have gathered you unto myself, and with everlasting kindness, I have expressed compassion toward you. This kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed. Be comforted by my compassion.

(RHEMA: Grace and More Grace Is Given To Prevent You from Be Defiled by Bitterness)

The dust cannot praise God. The dust cannot declare his truth. He has shown me mercy in my troubles. He has been my helper. He has turned my mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from my presence. I am now girded with gladness. My victory will now sing praise unto him. My voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto God. The enemy desires me to think that he has forsaken me. God will never forsake me, neither will he leave me. With great mercies, he has gathered me unto himself, and with everlasting kindness, he has expressed compassion toward me. This kindness shall not depart from me, neither shall the covenant of his peace be removed. I am comforted by his compassion.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Afflictions, Bitterness, and Grievous Things)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Hand of Mercy Shoves Aside the Spirit of Deception

I have heard your cry unto me. Your cries have not gone unheard, and your expressions of praise have not gone unnoticed. I have heard all, and I have seen all. I know all about your feelings, your dilemmas, your frustrations, your concerns, your dreams, and your desires. I know everything about you. I have not left you in the middle of the journey and abandoned you in a desert of confusion and wonderment. I am with you as I have promised. The things that concern you, concern me also. I am not insensitive to your desires and dreams. I am not insensitive to your problems. I am available and ready to work out all the things that pertain to you. Lift up your eyes from the tool of frustration and confusion that has been laid before your feet. Look up unto the heavenly places that are in me. On this throne of grace, I have placed everything that you need. You have not been forgotten. I have remembered you in all things. Now behold the glory of deliverance, which shall be manifested by my spirit. I shall not be as a deceitful grandmother, whose face is a mask of deception, but I am your faithful father who has shoved aside this deceitful spirit that has conspired to destroy you, your name, and my body that I have given you oversight of. Look to the hand of mercy that has sent this spirit of deception away and ordered it to the pit of distracters. Lean no longer to your own understanding. I have sent forth the power of the resurrection into your heart and mind. You have a sound mind and love is dwelling within you. Now love works the faith to perform the miracles. I have given you the gift to perform miracles. To some is given the working of miracles. I have given you such a gift for my own glory in these last days. You shall command the things of this world and turn things into money by witty and wise inventions. I have given that into your hands. Now honor me in all things, and know that the end of these things is prosperity unto the kingdom of God, the people of God, and places for the people to come and worship. Lift up your eyes to me, and know that I care for you. I do really care for you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Hand of Mercy Shoves Aside the Spirit of Deception

Mercy is not a mere whisper of the nature of the Almighty. Mercy is the mighty momentum of the purpose of God's love in our lives. It is not a casual observer from the shadows of our lives. Mercy is a mighty warrior who will defend us against the spirits that come to deceive us. God knows our weakness and our failures. He beholds the ebb and flow or our lives in the low and high tides of desire and inspiration. Our problems are his problems. When God created man, he looked and spoke to himself. We are in his image and likeness. In a sense when God is having a problem with humanity, he is having a problem with himself, for we were created to be just like him; therefore, our enemies are his enemies. Everything will be swept away by the decrees that flow from Mercy's throne. The throne of grace stands like a diamond on the time lines of our lives. It is the unbreakable and indestructible power of God in brilliant array. Its revelations in all its facets will overshadow and shame every deception into a mere vapor. Every false statement and declaration will be consumed by the hot coals on the altar before the mercy seat that God has established in our lives. We are not called before the judgment seat or the seat of the scornful, but to be applauded in the audience of the auditorium of the angels of the mercy seat.

DECEPTION AND FRUSTRATION

The Lord heard my cry unto him. My cries have not gone unheard, and my expressions of praise have not gone unnoticed. The Lord heard all, and he has seen all. He knows all about my feelings, my dilemmas, my frustrations, my concerns, my dreams, and my desires. He knows everything about me. God has not left me in the middle of the journey and abandoned me in a desert of confusion and wonderment. He is with me as he has promised. The things that concern me, concern him also. Jesus is not insensitive to my desires and dreams. He is not insensitive to my problems. He is available and ready to work out all the things that pertain to me. I lift up my eyes from the tool of frustration and confusion that has been laid before my feet. I look up unto the heavenly places that are in Christ. On this throne of grace, he placed everything that I need. I have not been forgotten. The Lord remembered me in all things. Now I behold the glory of deliverance that shall be manifested by his spirit. He shall not be as a deceitful grandmother, whose face is a mask of deception, but he is my faithful father who has shoved aside this deceitful spirit that has conspired to destroy me, my name, and his body that he has given the pastor oversight of. I look to the hand of mercy that has sent this spirit of deception away and ordered it to the pit of distracters. I will not lean any longer to my own understanding. Jesus has sent forth the power of the resurrection into my heart and mind. I have a sound mind and love dwelling within me. Now love works the faith to perform the miracles. God has given me the gift to perform miracles. To some is given the working of miracles. He has given me such a gift for his own glory in these last days. I shall command the things of this world and turn things into money by witty and wise inventions. The Lord has given that into my hands. Now I honor Jesus Christ in all things and know that the end of these things is prosperity unto the kingdom of God, the people of God, and places for the people to come and worship. I lift up my eyes to the Lord and know that he cares for me. Jesus really cares for me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Christ Must Live His Life Through You, and You Must Live Through Him

Calvary spoke the volumes of speech that man could never utter. God is for us and with us to the ultimate degree. Ideas of fear and abandonment should be strangers and trespassers in our lives. God cast the dimensions of his plan of redemption before the world began. Everything that I will ever need was created in him before I would ever exist. Now that we occupy a part of this stage, the director of the ages will make everything to work for us to be a living testimony of his faithfulness. Mercy paid in full before hand any debt that I would incur. I am free from the fears of being held hostage to any situation that would come my way. Love commended our position in the relationship we now walk in before him. No wonder he said that no man could pluck us out of his hand. We have his design and imprint upon our lives. God has been and continues to develop a people zealous of love and good works. Faith worketh by love is the watchword of our lives. Love will demonstrate his greatness and unfailing character to others. As it has been written that love never fails, so his word and purpose in us will never fail.

(Continued)

Life is precious. Once it is gone, it cannot be retrieved unless I, the resurrection, return it. I gave life, and only I, can keep it. Only I can save it. When life is withdrawn, death takes its place. The abode of the dead is a real place.

492. How much more is the abode of the living?

I have bound the conspirator against you and yours. Now look to me, the author and the finisher of your faith. I have not led you into a blind alley and a dead-end street to be slaughtered or taken advantage of. I have brought you to this place to be glorified in you. Believe me. I am fair. I am just. I am loyal. I am fair. I am full of mercy and full of grace. Do not lean to your own understanding, but lean on my love for you.

493. Has it ever failed you?

(To Be Continued)

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