Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Preach Faith in God's Faithfulness in the Face of Troublesome Forecast of Doom

By Moses Hightower

I drew you to prayer. Everything has been given to you that pertains to life and godliness. Grace and peace has been multiplied unto you. The favor that you have been given grants you an awesome advantage over self. You must not allow your feelings and reasoning to bar you from the favor that is yours because of salvation. I am truly living my life out in you. The dogs of condemnation have come again to short-circuit your peace. They are attempting to persuade you to abandon your trust in my love. Do not be bewildered by their barks and howls in your ears. All of these strategies are common to the good fight of faith. I will not allow you to be confounded by these wiles. There are subtle spirits manifesting stunning tactics against the mind. These spirits know that they have a short time to work. Astonishing creatures are warring against you and the church. Those who are unaware of the warfare are deceived or already captured. I will not allow you to be ignorant of the devil's devices. A warning has been sent forth to alert you. Draw near to me and I will draw near to you. Many are captured at the will of the devil because they do not love me. The people must be taught to love me. You must choose to be holy. Keep your heart pure and pray without ceasing. I am mobilizing holy teachers of love and grace to lead and guide my people through the spirit of cold love that has blanketed the entire earth. Gross darkness has covered the land. You must set forth holy examples, keep your own hands clean, and your heart pure. Who else will stand in my holy place except those who have clean hands, a pure heart, and those who have not lifted up their souls unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully?

I have forgiven your sins and your iniquities. Accept the peace of love and forgiveness. The barking of spiritual dogs cannot remove the righteousness that I have imputed. The strength of their untiring legs cannot outlast my longsuffering and my patience. I have placed the cloth of justification over their mouths. By the hands of angels, I have put them to sleep and lifted you above their sniffing noses. They have sought you in vain, for you have found a refuge in me, the Eternal God. I have decided to bless you and send righteousness from the kingdom of God. Worship in the refuge of the God of your salvation. There is none like me. I ride upon the heavens and I am your help. I have placed everlasting arms underneath you. My love has caused me to thrust out the enemy before you. I am the shield of your help. I am the sword of Excellency. I have saved my people, and now will I tread upon these subtle things that are devouring the people.

Do not diminish my power among the people. Proclaim the power of God to keep them safe. I have not simply brought them to birth and left them to survive of themselves. I am their rock and their fortress. I am their deliverer and their God. I am the strength of their lives. I am their buckler and the horn of their salvation. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered. They are calling upon me; therefore, will I save them from their enemies. Though the sorrows of death compass them round about and the floods of assumed trouble make them afraid, I will save them and bring them out with a high hand. Go and preach faith in my faithfulness in the face of the troublesome forecast of doom. In the house of the Lord, there is beauty to behold. In the time of trouble, I will hide my people in my pavilion. In the secret of my tabernacle, I will hide them and set them upon the rock of my salvation. Go and declare that the right hand of God is under the heads of my people. I have lifted them up above their enemies. Offer the sacrifices of joy in my tabernacles of praise and sing praises unto the Eternal God. The future has not surprised me; therefore, allow none of these things to surprise and baffle you. Everything continues to bow at my name. Walk and run in the name of the Lord as you abound herein with thanksgiving.

Assumed Trouble, Gross Darkness, Condemnation, Barking Spiritual Dogs, Enemies, and Troublesome Forecast of Doom

By Tristan Rodriguez

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light."

God drew me to prayer. Everything has been given to me that pertains to life and godliness. Grace and peace have been multiplied unto me. The favor that I have been given grants me an awesome advantage over self. I must not allow my feelings and reasoning to bar me from the favor that is mine because of salvation. God is truly living his life out in me. The dogs of condemnation have come again to short-circuit my peace. They are attempting to persuade me to abandon my trust in God’s love. I purpose not to be bewildered by their barks and howls in my ears. All of these strategies are common to the good fight of faith. The Lord will not allow me to be confounded by these wiles. There are subtle spirits manifesting stunning tactics against the mind. These spirits know that they have a short time to work.

Astonishing creatures are warring against me and the church. Those who are unaware of the warfare are deceived or already captured. God will not allow me to be ignorant of the devil's devices. A warning has been sent forth to alert me. I will draw near to him, and he will draw near to me. Many are captured at the will of the devil because they do not love God. The people must be taught to love him. I must choose to be holy, keep my heart pure, and pray without ceasing. God is mobilizing holy teachers of love and grace to lead and guide his people through the spirit of cold love that has blanketed the entire earth. Gross darkness has covered the land. I must set forth holy examples, keep my own hands clean, and keep my heart pure. Only those who have clean hands, a pure heart, and have not lifted up their souls unto vanity or sworn deceitfully will stand in God’s holy place. He has forgiven my sins and my iniquities. I accept the peace of love and forgiveness. The barking of spiritual dogs cannot remove the righteousness that he has imputed. The strength of their untiring legs cannot outlast his longsuffering and his patience. He has placed the cloth of justification over their mouths. By the hands of angels, he has put them to sleep and lifted me above their sniffing noses. They have sought me in vain, for I have found a refuge in Jesus, the Eternal God. He has decided to bless me and send righteousness from the kingdom of God.

I worship in the refuge of the God of my salvation. There is none like him. Jesus rides upon the heavens, and he is my help. He has placed everlasting arms underneath me. His love has caused him to thrust out the enemy before me. He is the shield of my help and the sword of Excellency. He has saved his people, and now he will tread upon these subtle things that are devouring the people. I will not diminish his power among the people, but I will proclaim the power of God to keep them safe. He has not simply brought them to birth and left them to survive of themselves. He is their rock, their fortress, their deliverer, and their God. He is the strength of their lives, their buckler, and the horn of their salvation. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered. They are calling upon him; therefore, he will save them from their enemies. Though the sorrows of death compass them round about and the floods of assumed trouble make them afraid, God will save them and bring them out with a high hand. I will go and preach faith in his faithfulness in the face of troublesome forecast of doom. In the house of the Lord, there is beauty to behold. In the time of trouble, he will hide his people in his pavilion. In the secret of his tabernacle, he will hide them and set them upon the rock of his salvation. I will go and declare that the right hand of God is under the heads of his people. He has lifted them up above their enemies. I offer the sacrifices of joy in his tabernacles of praise and sing praises unto the Eternal God. The future has not surprised him; therefore, I will not allow any of these things to surprise and baffle me. Everything continues to bow at the name of Jesus. I walk and run in the name of the Lord as I abound herein with thanksgiving.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Preach Faith in God's Faithfulness in the Face of Troublesome Forecast of Doom

Condemnation comes in many formats. We must refuse to order our thoughts or responses to fit its arrangement of arguments. We have the certain answer that resolves every question. Every evil and negative report is erased by the graphic testimony of God's faithfulness. Faith works by love, and there is no fear in love because it casts it out. When we do not live and operate in a loving relationship with God, we allow fear and condemnation to set up printing presses of false forecasts in our lives. Many of the enemy's tactics are to fill our minds with perceived failures and the news of so many problems that we are tangled in their webs of worry. Howling packs of dogs will pursue us until we announce in bold terms that we will not fear what men can do or say to us. We have heard the word of God, and we will not turn to the right or to the left. We will watch for it to happen through the tears of our worship and praise. We have been forgiven and not forsaken. Our hearing should not be dull but sharp so that we can hear the encouragement of the Spirit and not the discord of the devil. As we boldly declare the word of faith, we will abide in the pavilion of power and not in the prison of the perplexed.

By Moses Hightower

I have given my life for you. No other life can be offered for the sins of the world. I am the Messiah. My life was offered for your sins, and now your sin debt is paid. Acknowledge the power of the payment price for your sins, and walk out of the prison of debt and regret. There is no power to restrain you. I have abolished the power of sin and allowed you to go free by the holy path of my blood. The way is made for you, and no one can close off this pathway. Do not look to the left or the right to view the instruments that sound the tunes of condemnation in your ears. Their sounds do not fall on the ears of righteousness, for righteousness has heard the sound of redemption and accepted the trumpet's blast of surrender. I came and surrendered to the will of the Father. In surrender, I offered myself once and for all to declare sin a loser.

By LWWC Confession Writers

Jesus has given his life for me. No other life can be offered for the sins of the world. He is the Messiah. His life was offered for my sins, and now my sin debt is paid. I acknowledge the power of the payment price for my sins, and I walk out of the prison of debt and regret. There is no power to restrain me. The Lord has abolished the power of sin and allowed me to go free by the holy path of his blood. The way is made for me, and no one can close off this pathway. I do not look to the left or the right to view the instruments that sound the tunes of condemnation in my ears. Their sounds do not fall on the ears of righteousness, for righteousness has heard the sound of redemption and accepted the trumpet's blast of surrender. The Lord came and surrendered to the will of the Father. In surrender, he offered himself once and for all to declare sin a loser.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Miracle in the Face of Disgrace

Disgrace is the table of deity's destruction of shame. God allows the shame to meet us, and then exposes its lies by his honor that he robes us in. Our days come to us gently and not as a slap in the face. God does not throw a day at us, but he allows it to take us by the hand and lead us into the green pastures of delight beside the waters of his provision. As I look into the face of the morning, I do not behold displeasure, but I see a smile as wide and as bright as the sunrise. Night has not taken the fabric of the blanket of my life and shaken joy out of it. I am filled with laughter as the joy of the Lord shakes the fabric of fear of all the dusty disdain that would cover my life. Every stream of happiness in my life has not been polluted by the anger of rejection, but it is being cleansed by salty grace. God spoke to me and said, "I have not given you the moldy bread of a ruined yesterday but the warmth and sweet smell of tomorrow's fresh baked goods for your table today. All the freshness of the future is in the glass of refreshing that you drink from today. The poisoned waters of shame will not create a cloud to cover the sky of my blessing in your life."

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

These unusual things have no ending in this life. They will grow until the end of time. They are all the same to me. Trust me to take each of these designs and unfamiliar patterns and make beautiful and profound testimonies out of them. Though you do not understand the why of these things, rest in the fact that I am faithful. You continue to ask why.

372. How many times must I repeat these lessons?

Do not be dismayed by attitudes from the voice of misunderstanding. I am not slack concerning my promise as some men count slackness. Prepare for my coming. The world prepares to reel as a drunken man. I am coming for my bride in the face of this drunkenness. The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. The heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. The earth and the works within the earth shall be burned up. All the things that man has placed his hope in shall be dissolved. Look unto me and behold how they will be dissolved.

373. Seeing that these things shall be dissolved, how much more will I invalidate their effect against you?

(To Be Continued)

March 17, 2007

By Cindy Buford

Lord, I am thankful because you have given me the sure answers that resolve every question. Although condemnation comes in many formats, I must refuse to order my thoughts or responses to fit condemnation’s arrangement of arguments. I praise you because every evil and negative report is erased by the graphic testimony of your faithfulness. Faith works by love, and there is no fear in love because it is cast out. When I do not live and operate in a loving relationship with you, I will allow fear and condemnation to set up printing presses of false forecasts in my life. Many of the enemy’s tactics are to fill my mind with perceived failures and the news of so many problems that I am tangled in a web of worry. Until I announce in bold terms that I will not fear what men can do or say to me, the howling packs of dogs of this hour will continue to pursue me. I am so grateful today because I have heard your word, and I will not turn to the right or to the left. I will watch what will happen through the tears of my worship and praise. I am overwhelmed with gratitude because you have forgiven me and I am not forsaken. My hearing should not be dull but sharp so that I can hear the encouragement of the Spirit and not the discord of the devil. I cherish your grace, and I will boldly declare the word of faith that is in me. I leap for joy knowing that I will abide in your pavilion of power and not in the prison of the perplexed. I esteem you and give you honor as my King.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - March 17, 2007

Justification answered the door when condemnation knocked and when he opened the door guilt had vanished into the fog of the day. Faith has held us in its arms and placed us in the chambers of Love's care and safe keeping. False forecasts of destruction and failure are the lighter for the fires of Love's promises. We do not post the notices of failure and mistakes. Grace has abounded to me so that complete sufficiency had come to me in all things and in every good work. Worry cannot stand in the path of the convoy of those who have been redeemed. God's blessing cannot be interdicted by guilt and torment. We have not been sentenced to the torture chambers of accusation and defamation but to the seats of acceptance at the feet of mercy.