Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I preserved your life and prolonged your days. You were not destroyed when sin and iniquity held you. Do not come to the kingdom and fall in the midst of the battle. You have me, the King of kings and the Lord of lords as your commander. Do not fall with those who think that they stand. Take heed unto yourself, and do not take me for granted. You are enjoying great victory. Consider not this place a high place that you have attained by your own righteousness and goodness. I have lifted you out of the net of your enemies. I have drawn you out of the waters of death. I have shut the mouths of the lions that were about to devour you. Do not crown yourself with glory, for it shall only fall from your head. Reproach has been stayed, and an inheritance of a king has been given to you, an alien.

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

The Lord preserved my life and prolonged my days. I was not destroyed when sin and iniquity held me. I will not come to the kingdom and fall in the midst of the battle. I have Jesus, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, as my commander. I will not fall with those who think that they stand. I take heed unto myself, and I do not take the Lord for granted. I am enjoying great victory. I do not consider this place a high place that I have attained by my own righteousness and goodness. He has lifted me out of the net of my enemies and has drawn me out of the waters of death. He has shut the mouths of the lions that were about to devour me. I will not crown myself with glory, for it shall only fall from my head. Reproach has been stayed, and an inheritance of a king has been given to me, an alien.

Moses Hightower

Peace Abiding In the Face of a Silent Predator Whose Intent Is To Pervert Your Worship

A silent predator is harassing you. The only time he speaks is through others. He is more dangerous in his silence than in his voice through others. He is attempting to annoy you and bring a plague of worry upon you. Do not be alarmed at this tactic. It is common when many other strategies have failed. The news of an unusual disease has been sent into your mind. Do not meditate on it, neither study about it. I am the healer. I have healed you many times when you did not know that you were sick. Shall worry or learning aid in your healing?

Then trust me, your Lord and healer. I have a purpose in your life. This predator desires to bring you to a state of disturbance to overcome you with anxiety and worry. Worry gives this predator an advantage. Worship instead of worry. The excellency of my worth should dominate your mind. Honor and respect me. I am faithful. Pay me the honor that is due me. If you adore me, then pay me the reverence that you owe, whether you feel like it or not. Do not allow the predator to draw your focus to the worry that he has sent forth to trouble you. I am the object of your worship. Now keep worship at the highest level of your affection. Be extravagant in your expression toward me and extreme in your submission to me. The idol worshippers of the day exercise this principle to the maximum. There is no doubt about their love for their idols. Now honor me with extravagance and extremity, for I am a jealous God. My name is jealous. Is my quality of being worthy to be worshiped insufficient?

Are you a true worshiper?

Then why has your worship fallen short in the face of worry and trouble?

I am worthy. Now show my worth by your worship. I am worthy to be honored. I am entitled to your worship and your highest respect. If things were worse in your life, then would you worship more?

I do not want you to worship me because of the trouble that comes. I want you to worship me because you love me. This predator seeks to provoke you to worship me for the wrong reason. This is a very subtle tactic. I do not desire worship because you are worried or troubled. I desire sincere worship that is in spirit and in truth. The enemy seeks to pervert your worship. Do not allow the bad news to become a motivation for worship, but allow the fact that I first loved you to be your motivation for loving and worshiping me. I laid down my life for you. This is how you perceive my love for you. Now love me because I first loved you.

The predator has attempted to confuse you. He has used very subtle tactics to agitate you and to cause disorder in your thinking. This agitation of your mind is disallowed by thinking on whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report. If there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things. Do the things that you have learned, received, heard, and seen in your teachers, and the God of peace will be with you. Allow stability to abide in you, and be not perturbed by the strategies of your enemy. You are not ignorant of his devices. I have called you unto liberty. Now allow the liberty of Jesus Christ to abound in you unto total peace. I have given you peace. Now allow it to abide in you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Peace Abiding In the Face of a Silent Predator Whose Intent Is To Pervert Your Worship

Our worship is because of what God is. Our inability or failure has nothing to do with our ability to worship the King of kings. Before time began and after it ends, he will be the focus and center of all the universe. Worship put us in the throne room of the Prince of peace. He will keep us in perfect peace as our minds are constantly upon him and not on any other distractions. As we love him and his laws, we will have peace, and nothing shall arise to disturb that peace. Anger has become the addictive drug of choice of this hour. It affects the human brain and body much like other abused substances. Our enemy has made it easy for us to get a high out of being upset and filled with anger. People will always be pawns of the enemy that will try to arouse our ire and involvement that God will fight the battle for us. Our thoughts and worship are the intimate property of the lover of our soul. Peace that flows from him is the guardian of our minds. Our enemy has no right to the intimacy that we have with our beloved.

A SPIRITUAL PREDATOR AND CONFUSION

A silent predator is harassing me. The only time he speaks is through others. He is more dangerous in his silence than in his voice through others. He is attempting to annoy me and bring a plague of worry upon me. I will not be alarmed at this tactic. It is common when many other strategies have failed. The news of an unusual disease has been sent into my mind. I will not meditate on it, neither will I study about it. Jesus is the healer. He has healed me many times when I did not know that I was sick. Worry or learning will not aid in my healing.

I trust Jesus, my Lord and healer. He has a purpose in my life. This predator desires to bring me to a state of disturbance to overcome me with anxiety and worry. Worry gives this predator an advantage. I choose to worship instead of worry. The excellency of God's worth should dominate my mind. I honor and respect him. He is faithful. I pay him the honor that is due him. If I adore him, then I will pay him the reverence that I owe whether I feel like it or not. I purpose not to allow the predator to draw my focus to the worry that he has sent forth to trouble me. God is the object of my worship. Now I keep worship at the highest level of my affection. I will be extravagant in my expression toward him and extreme in my submission to him. The idol worshippers of the day exercise this principle to the maximum. There is no doubt about their love for their idols. Now I honor God with extravagance and extremity, for he is a jealous God. His name is jealous. His quality of being worthy to be worshiped is sufficient.

I am a true worshiper. My worship has fallen short in the face of worry and trouble. God is worthy. Now I will show his worth by my worship. He is worthy to be honored. He is entitled to my worship and my highest respect. If things were worse in my life, then I would worship more. God does not want me to worship him because of the trouble that comes. He wants me to worship him because I love him. This predator seeks to provoke me to worship him for the wrong reason. This is a very subtle tactic. God does not desire worship because I am worried or troubled. He desires sincere worship that is in spirit and in truth. The enemy seeks to pervert my worship. I will not allow the bad news to become a motivation for worship, but I allow the fact that God first loved me to be my motivation for loving and worshiping him. He laid down his life for me. This is how I perceive his love for me. Now I love him because he first loved me.

The predator has attempted to confuse me. He has used very subtle tactics to agitate me and to cause disorder in my thinking. This agitation of my mind is disallowed by my thinking on whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of a good report. If there be any virtue and if there be any praise, I will think on these things. I determine to do the things that I have learned, received, heard, and seen in my teachers, and the God of peace will be with me. I allow stability to abide in me, and I am not perturbed by the strategies of my enemy. I am not ignorant of his devices. God has called me unto liberty. Now I allow the liberty of Jesus Christ to abound in me unto total peace. He has given me peace. Now I allow it to abide in me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Voice of the Evening Time Guarantees the Birth of Miracles

The Rhema that came to Mary was certain that nothing was impossible with God. As God created in the beginning with his voice, so is he doing in the last days. As I was praying for a service, the Spirit of the Lord came to me and said,

Light and sound will demonstrate a demonstration of my power in a magnitude never before seen in the earth. Revelation will remove the walls of obstruction and tradition. My utterance sends forth hosts of heavenly hosts to defeat the foes that have been assembled against my church. What will be uttered in the ears of my faithful servants, will become more powerful than any technology man has ever considered. My words will not only sweep aside oceans of resistance, but they will absorb the deep seas of hurt and pain that have tried to drown multitudes. All the words you have uttered that have not seemed to bring forth will bring forth fruit overnight as the rod did before my oracle. Prayers that have seemed to be stored in forgotten files will be the front page story of heaven's declaration. All of this I will do for my great name's sake. All the lies and skepticism that have been cast into your face will be swept away like dust before the wind. Do not fret of the loud voices of those who declare that miracles are few and far between. Soon, even they will be amazed at the multitude of the miracles that will multiply throughout the land.

Cleave to my finished work for you, and know who you have believed in. I will keep you, for you have committed yourself to me. I have not kept you in the past and decided not to keep you today. Be fully persuaded of my love for you and have total confidence in me, not in yourself. I am teaching you to trust me.

106. How will you be an effective witness to others if you have not made many journeys through the unknown?

The disorder and irregularity shall not dim my light of blessings. I have kept your blessings intact. The turmoil and upheaval shall not shake them from your heart. My word has gone out of my mouth. All of the pandemonium of your enemies shall not cause a reversal of my promises. Turn from the force of derangement, and look to the order of my promises. They are sure and steadfast. You will receive them in due time. Allow love to shine through you so that your hands are not tainted with confusion when I place the blessings in your bosom.

107. What glory is found in receiving blessings when your heart is cluttered with anarchy?

You have allowed your mind to roam through the atmosphere of imagination. If you release your mind to venture into these territorial imaginations, you will be influenced by subtle ideas that foster dread and fear. Relinquish these territorial imaginations to me. Cast all your cares upon me. I care for you. The enemy has sent forth his forecast of stormy imaginations. The dark clouds of imaginations and the rain of threat are only a fantasy of the devil.

108. Why dream of your own defeat?

Many have been named to man's list of fame. Rejoice that your name is written in the Lamb's book of life. The angels rejoice over one sinner who repents. Do not labor for the things that perish. This world shall pass away, and all the achievements of man shall become as a flower in the field. Seek not to be recognized by man. Seek to please me. I have come to walk with you and to dwell inside of you. Make my journey with you pleasing. Seek a relationship with me that will warrant a testimony from me concerning you.

109. Can I voice the testimony about you that I gave concerning Enoch?

He walked with me and was not, for I took him. He was translated and did not see death. My testimony concerning him was that he pleased me. The way you live before translation determines my testimony concerning you.

110. How are you living?

111. Can I say, "This day you shall be in the presence of the Lord if death came for you?"

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