Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

To whom much is given, much is required. Do not take me for granted because I have blessed you and given you much. Responsibility lies in your bosom also. What good are your treasures without accountability? The liability created by irresponsibility will cause the fall of a person with the greatest faith. Your faith can be immovable, steadfast, and unswerving, yet your choices can be tragic for you and others if you act without love, humility, and wisdom. Consider who you are and whom you belong to. You are not your own, neither are those that you lead yours. You are mine and so are the people. Follow not those who travel the high path of self-exaltation and self-will. Come to the entrance of the low road, and consider the grace that is only found as you continually walk in the low path of humility. Accept the wrong that has been done to you now and in the future. The wrong done to you is cushioned by my love and the truth.

(RHEMA: Grace Constantly Leads Those Who Walk In the Low Path of Humility)

To whom much is given, much is required. I do not take God for granted because he has blessed me and given me much. Responsibility lies in my bosom also. My treasures are no good without accountability. The liability created by irresponsibility will cause the fall of a person with the greatest faith. My faith can be immovable, steadfast, and unswerving, yet my choices can be tragic for me and others if I act without love, humility, and wisdom. I consider who I am and whom I belong to. I am not my own, neither are those that I lead mine. I am his and so are the people. I make up my mind not to follow those who travel the high path of self-exaltation and self-will. I have come to the entrance of the low road, and I consider the grace that is only found as I continually walk in the low path of humility. I accept the wrong that has been done to me now and in the future. The wrong done to me is cushioned by God's love and the truth.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Irresponsibility, Liabilities, Pride, Self-exaltation, Self-will, and Unfairness)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

A Strong Tower of Safety Surrounded by Unceasing Storms

Trust me and receive the things of the kingdom as a little child. The kingdom of heaven is not complicated, although many have been corrupted from the simplicity that is here. Many have been beguiled as Eve was beguiled, thinking themselves to be wise. Do not be a fool of the last days falling away, but be wise. Do not be wise in your own conceit, but humble yourself under this mighty hand of divine authority, and you shall find the treasure of restored gifts to the church. Many have found the counterfeits uncovered by devils. Do not be beguiled by the spiritual counterfeiters of the age. There is no new way to serve me. Those who serve me must serve me in spirit and in truth. I am not a man that I should lie. I am the living God, the stone of the church. Rest in the credibility of my name. There is no safety outside of my name, the strong tower of security and rest. Rest in the tower of safety. The storms will not cease. They are created by the tempest of the hour. Their intent is to frustrate the departure of the church and hinder those who are attempting to enter into heaven. You must press your way through these storms. The darkness of these storms cannot prevent the persistence of the godly. If you faint in this time of adversity, then you do not have the strength to make it to departure time. I am the strength of your life, your bright star for this dark time. Name the name of Christ, but depart from all iniquity.

Do not allow sin to separate you from me, or my church. My name is upon my people. You cannot possess me and separate yourself from my people who are called by my name. I am the head of the church, which is my body. Follow the fiery body of the name of Jesus, for it is appointed unto this hour to glorify my name in the earth. Lift up your eyes, and see that the time has come for the world to know that Jesus Christ is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. You have approached unto the Living God, and brought sacrifices that were pleasing in my sight. I have received your praises that came out of a broken vessel. I do not have to crush you, for you responded to grace and love. Now are you constrained in the truth and made free by the same truth. Lift up your eyes, and behold the name of the Lord in the earth. The name of the Lord is being declared throughout the ends of the earth. Open your ears, and hear the voices speaking of the name of Jesus. The voices that proclaim my name will not be silenced in this age of darkness and violence, but my name shall be exalted. At my name, I shall command the reverence of my name before all men. I shall not run when the enemy chases you, but I am here to defend you in every way. Follow peace with all men and holiness, then you will see me. Purify your heart through repentance and brokenness. I have brought the effects of precious redemption to you. Now know of the light of the glorious gospel as I bring you peace in the midst of the storm.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Strong Tower of Safety Surrounded by Unceasing Storms

Jesus had just finished feeding the thousands. The disciples had handled every piece of the multiple miracle. He sent them across to the other side. Reason would dictate a red carpet trip across. Hey! He just did the greatest miracle yet. Little did they know, the storm that lurked just out of sight. Yet in the midst of the storm was a greater miracle waiting to happen than what they had just beheld. Before it was over, Peter walked on the water and the boat was immediately on the other side. It is one thing to behold a miracle. It is another thing to be the miracle. In the midst of all our storms and troubles, the same Jesus is walking the waves. He is still a tower of strength and refuge. God has not brought us to this time and place to leave us to be destroyed. He will fuel our comfort and not add to our concern. Waves of fear may try to drown our dreams and faith, but he can still command them to be as placid as glass before us. Glass of glory and power so reflective that we see his image as he lingers near us. Storms do not cause him to disappear. He only intersects their destructive power and sends it into the depths. Our promise is the ballast that will never sink because he is on the ship. He is not just a man. He is the master of the wind and rain. If he said that we are going to the other side, we will do that without fail. His name is our refuge and shield against the rocks of destruction in the storms of life.

CORRUPTION, DARKNESS, AND UNCEASING STORMS

I will trust the Lord and receive the things of the kingdom as a little child. The kingdom of heaven is not complicated although many have been corrupted from the simplicity that is here. Many have been beguiled as Eve was beguiled, thinking themselves to be wise. I determine not to be a fool of the last days falling away, but I will be wise. I will not be wise in my own conceit, but I will humble myself under this mighty hand of divine authority, and I will find the treasure of restored gifts to the church. Many have found the counterfeits uncovered by devils. I purpose not to be beguiled by the spiritual counterfeiters of the age. There is no new way to serve God. Those who serve him must serve him in spirit and in truth. Jesus is not a man that he should lie. He is the living God, the stone of the church. I rest in the credibility of his name. There is no safety outside of his name, the strong tower of security and rest. I rest in the tower of safety. The storms will not cease. They are created by the tempest of the hour. Their intent is to frustrate the departure of the church and hinder those who are attempting to enter into heaven. I must press my way through these storms. The darkness of these storms cannot prevent the persistence of the godly. If I faint in this time of adversity, then I do not have the strength to make it to departure time. Jesus is the strength of my life, my bright star for this dark time. I name the name of Christ, but I depart from all iniquity.

I will not allow sin to separate me from God, or his church. His name is upon his people. I cannot possess him and separate myself from his people who are called by his name. He is the head of the church, which is his body. I follow the fiery body of the name of Jesus, for it is appointed unto this hour to glorify his name in the earth. I lift up my eyes, and I see that the time has come for the world to know that Jesus Christ is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. I have approached unto the Living God, and brought sacrifices that were pleasing in his sight. He has received my praises that came out of a broken vessel. He does not have to crush me, for I responded to grace and love. Now I am constrained in the truth and made free by the same truth. I lift up my eyes, and behold the name of the Lord in the earth. The name of the Lord is being declared throughout the ends of the earth. I open my ears, and hear the voices speaking the name of Jesus. The voices that proclaim his name will not be silenced in this age of darkness and violence, but Jesus’ name will be exalted. At his name, he will command the reverence of his name before all men. He will not run when the enemy chases me, but he is here to defend me in every way. I will follow peace with all men and holiness, and then I will see God. I will purify my heart through repentance and brokenness. God has brought the effects of precious redemption to me. Now I know of the light of the glorious gospel as he brings me peace in the midst of the storm.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Power of the Lord Is Present To Deliver You; Therefore, Speak the Word, and He Will Confirm It

God spoke to me and said,

Much of what I would like to say to you will not fit the frame work of the words that you design. My power is only revealed in the words of power I speak to you and through you by prophetic utterance. If you look into my word, I have already spoken much of the power all my people speak about before the foundation of the world. What have I been doing since then? I have continued to speak but not many have listened or dared to speak what I would give them. I would have, a long time ago, swept the stage of all the interference that the church wars with today, and you could have had a much different stage to work on if men would have continued the relationship I have always desired for them. All the things that I would have done are kept in store to be released in an accumulated total in the mouth of my servants the prophets. Why will you continue to look at my power and speak of it on the most narrow end of the spectrum of revelation? It is time to speak of the widest and unlimited end of the spectrum. I tell you that the beginning of my power in its pristine state will out run the ending of this dispensation and will stand at the end of it and boldly declare that all that they see could have been theirs from the beginning.

I have so many plans for you to unroll that will not fit on the charts of human syllables but must be placed on the endless tables of the words fashioned by my spirit beyond the reach of the hands of reason that now vandalize the best from my people’s minds. Behold, I walk the galaxies of power looking for a window for my words and plans of grandeur to be displayed. Even the oceans of the earth are just puddles that are not large enough to place my feet in. All the empty space that men call darkness in the universe is just the first page of the announcement of my power that will shortly be revealed. To Mary, it was spoken, and the question arose of the possibility of this promised birth even happening. Remember, with God, nothing shall be impossible. That is truly stated as the Rhema that I speak will never be without power to perform it. Out of that which is spoken, will always be the performance of it. Why would I promise anything and not package the performance in that which is spoken? All the universe that men cannot see is merely the space for me to speak into existence the yet unmanifested, creatively spoken power. How long will you wait to release the things that will come in a flood of victory so immense that you will not be able to innumerate it?

(Continued)

A fig tree does not bear olive berries. A grape vine does not yield figs and a fountain cannot yield salt water and fresh water. I placed you on a true vine and planted you as a choice vine.

1. How is it that you are not bearing the grapes of faith?

2. From whence are you bringing forth the wild grapes of unbelief?

I planted you a noble vine, a right seed.

3. How then are you turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

(To Be Continued)

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