Behold the joy at the end of the low road where suffering for my name's sake is an honor, and a place with me is reserved. Tragedy viewed by prophecy, with grace to judge yourself beforehand, is a great blessing. Tragedy viewed by experience from hell is the greatest damnation. Examine yourself, and see if your heart is right and pure. Grace has come to you in a very special manner. Grace has brought unto you conviction and the opportunity to follow it to the altar of love. Grace endows you with power to offer yourself upon the altar of love for those who have despitefully used you. Grace enlightens your eyes to see the needs of those too weak to be fair and merciful toward you. Grace projects the emptiness of a life that can only claim vengeance against those who sought to harm you. Allow the vision of grace to show you the beauty of a life on the altar for others and the misery of a life that has been lord over others without love.
(RHEMA: Grace Constantly Leads Those Who Walk In the Low Path of Humility)
I behold the joy at the end of the low road where suffering for his name's sake is an honor, and a place with him is reserved. Tragedy viewed by prophecy, with grace to judge myself beforehand, is a great blessing. Tragedy viewed by experience from hell is the greatest damnation. I examine myself, and I know that my heart is not right and pure. Grace has come to me in a very special manner. Grace has brought unto me conviction and the opportunity to follow it to the altar of love. Grace endows me with power to offer myself upon the altar of love for those who have despitefully used me. Grace enlightens my eyes to see the needs of those too weak to be fair and merciful toward me. Grace projects the emptiness of a life that can only claim vengeance against those who sought to harm me. I will allow the vision of grace to show me the beauty of a life on the altar for others and the misery of a life that has been lord over others without love.
(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
The Fruit of Love Spoils the Appetites of the Dogs of Evil
The sniffing of the dogs of evil will not cease. As long as sin is in the world, their minds shall be directed to find the foul odor of unrighteousness. The mind of evil will not be satisfied until it has cornered everything that is of its appetite. The appetite of evil will not be quenched by the offerings of carnality. The offerings of carnality and perverseness are mere appetizers for their bellies. When one meal is offered, then they will return for another offering. Evil’s appetite is never satisfied. The spirit that holds evil on a leash is a hunter. They hunt day and night for the lives of men and women. There is no escape for the wicked. The only escape from the searching “soul hounds” of the darkness is the light of my gospel.
I have delivered to you a hiding place. I have placed a place of refuge in your midst. Though the earth is broad and the way of the transgressor is hard, I have placed a narrow holy path with an easy yoke in the midst of this wicked land. Come to the table of bargaining and give your soul to me. When your soul belongs to me, then the payment for your soul is secured by divine currency. The currency of the blood will not lose its value in the face of sin and death. I have brought to you a lamp and placed it in your path. Walk while you have this lamp and come to the narrowing path before your feet. The path of righteousness shall become narrow and the pressing attitude of redemption’s requirement must be spent along this path. You will not continue without pressing your way into the beauty ahead. The beauty of redemption is covered with the distasteful ugliness of suffering. What the world calls beauty is an empty shell of corruption and degradation. Do not exchange the beauty of redemption for this empty shell of putrefied spoil. Embrace the beauty of redemption and draw it nigh your heart. Wear the ornament of its excellency with humility and honesty, and you will find that at the end of the path ahead, there is a reward in exchange for your faith.
Look to the river of blood, and see that there is a fountain for you. Drink of this fountain, and eat of the bread of redemption. You will be cleansed and strengthened by the power of participation. I have set this pure communion before you. Now come and dine with me as I give you heavenly manna and divine wine. The wine of the spirit is poured into your spirit. You are revived and quickened by the power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now are you alive unto godliness and holiness. The reward that I placed in your bosom today is the fruit of love, which is a great gain. Embrace this gain, and eat of its fruit. The satisfying effect in your belly, your heart, your mind, and your spirit shall produce the reality of contentment. Here is another cup and another piece of bread. Drink of this cup of the living water, and eat of this living bread that I have served you this day. Eat and drink, then will you be satisfied with the relationship of godliness and the fruit of contentment. Confess this meal, and behold the wonder of its assimilation.
By
Don Grigsby
Don
and Linda Grigsby
RE: RHEMA - The Fruit of Love Spoils the Appetites of the Dogs of Evil
Song of Solomon says, "Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the powders of the merchant?”
This is the picture of the bride of Christ perfumed with the love and worship of her bridegroom as she comes out of the wilderness. If we come out of the wilderness, as he desires, we will smell so wonderful that he will say as he did in the same book that we have ravaged him with just one look. Later in the same book, (8:5) she comes out of the wilderness leaning upon her beloved. Love is so vehement that it burns up every false desire and many floods cannot quench its power. In the time of trial and trouble, she has learned to lean on him and be perfumed with their love for one another. Even the most evil beasts of prey know the smell of man. Yet, Jesus is more than a man. Our love and adoration for him leaves us marked by a love so powerful that it is like a fence for the enemy, that the enemy knows he is in danger from the protector of the property if he trespasses. This never seems to stop him from coming to see if there are any weak and sickly that he can attack and devour. Hyenas and jackals of the night lurk just beyond the light of the fire to find something to devour. If our flesh lives outside the circle of the fire of the Holy Ghost, we are inviting the packs of death. The spirit of Rizpah is still around the fires of the church. It will not allow the fowls of the day and the beasts by night to come to the bodies of even the slain. He hovers until we are recovered in honor in the house of our Father, just as Rizpah's sons were buried with Jonathan and Saul in the sepulcher of Kish. God's blood and redemption are the fences of our protection. We are wide open to the flesh if we venture into the zones of danger that the Spirit warns us against. If we will eat the love feast of the King, we will be satisfied in his presence.
CORRUPTION, DEGRADATION, AND HUNGRY DOGS OF EVIL
The sniffing of the dogs of evil will not cease. As long as sin is in the world, their minds shall be directed to find the foul odor of unrighteousness. The mind of evil will not be satisfied until it has cornered everything that is of its appetite. The appetite of evil will not be quenched by the offerings of carnality. The offerings of carnality and perverseness are mere appetizers for their bellies. When one meal is offered, then they will return for another offering. Evil’s appetite is never satisfied. The spirit that holds evil on a leash is a hunter. They hunt day and night for the lives of men and women. There is no escape for the wicked. The only escape from the searching “soul hounds” of the darkness is the light of God’s gospel.
God has delivered to me a hiding place. He has placed a place of refuge in my midst. Though the earth is broad and the way of the transgressor is hard, the Lord has placed a narrow holy path with an easy yoke in the midst of this wicked land. I will come to the table of bargaining and give my soul to him. When my soul belongs to him, then the payment for my soul is secured by divine currency. The currency of the blood will not lose its value in the face of sin and death. The Lord has brought to me a lamp and placed it in my path. I walk while I have this lamp, and I come to the narrowing path before my feet. The path of righteousness will become narrow and the pressing attitude of redemption’s requirement must be spent along this path. I will not continue without pressing my way into the beauty ahead. The beauty of redemption is covered with the distasteful ugliness of suffering. What the world calls beauty is an empty shell of corruption and degradation. I will not exchange the beauty of redemption for this empty shell of putrefied spoil. I will embrace the beauty of redemption and draw it nigh my heart. I wear the ornament of its excellency with humility and honesty, and I will find that at the end of the path ahead, there is a reward in exchange for my faith.
I look to the river of blood, and I see that there is a fountain for me. I drink of this fountain and eat of the bread of redemption. I will be cleansed and strengthened by the power of participation. God has set this pure communion before me. Now I will dine with him as he gives me heavenly manna and divine wine. The wine of the spirit is poured into my spirit. I am revived and quickened by the power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now I am alive unto godliness and holiness. The reward that God placed in my bosom today is the fruit of love, which is a great gain. I embrace this gain and eat of its fruit. The satisfying effect in my belly, my heart, my mind, and my spirit will produce the reality of contentment. I take another cup and another piece of bread. I drink of this cup of the living water and eat of this living bread that God has served me. I eat and drink, and now I am satisfied with the relationship of godliness and the fruit of contentment. I confess this meal, and behold the wonder of its assimilation.
INSPIRATION
By
Don Grigsby
RE: RHEMA - The Cross and the Finished Work of Redemption Is a Bridge Across Every Gulf
Chasms of fear and torment have long opened their mouth to swallow up the faith of the believer. Calvary sweeps these aside into one large pile like so much dust and packs them into the same hole that they came from and covers them with his grace. Darkness will always show us the depths that it says we must cross, but the bridge that the cross suspended between the impossible and the miraculous is firm and unshakable. Its suspension beams are covered with the light of love's enhancing revelation. All of the images that play around the edges of our lives that want to dance around in a taunting cadence are flung from view by the presence of the cross. Love's immutable statement is pronounced daily even in the midst of storms and clouds that fill the horizon of life. His promises remain steadfast and sure in the face of all opposition. Lingering doubts of holiness may assault our minds, but when we step out on the support of the cross, it is a pathway that leads into dimensions of confidence above any reservation. Our arrival at the purpose of God will always be bridged by the enabling of the cross. ?
(Continued)
I am the one who justifies.
4. Who is he that condemns?
I died. I am raised again. I make intercession for you.
5. Who shall separate you from the love of Christ?
6. Shall tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword?
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