Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Celebrate Forgiveness, Which Is Given by Love

(Part 2)

Do not be condemned because of your failures and the bad things that happen in your life. There is blood at my throne that will wash away every evil thing and every bad thing that you do. I knew that you would fail when I called you. I did not call perfect men. If I only called perfect people, where would I find one to call?

The people who forsake you because they find out how imperfect you are have major problems with self-righteousness. If they were truly aware of their wretchedness, they would cry out to me to have mercy upon you and them. They will disqualify themselves from effective leadership by their erroneous judgment of human frailty. Remove the error from your mind of assumptions and enter into the freedom of justification. The only thing righteous about you is the Lord, your righteousness. You and I are one. There is no one alive who does not stand in need of prayer, mercy, and grace. The same love that caused me to go to Calvary for the sins of the world is the same love that caused me to come to you. I have given you mercy and grace out of the same container of love that I poured out for the whole world. Though you wept in my presence, now rejoice before me also, for joy has followed your weeping. Take the cloth of love, and dry your tears. My gifts and calling are without repentance. I have not revoked your gifts or your calling; therefore, rise up, and finish the work that I have called you to do, for I am the Finisher on the inside of you as the enabling force of power and righteousness. The influence of grace is enough for all the adversity that is resisting you. Refuse to give strength to condemnation by ignorance. I have forgiven you. Know this of a truth; many people will go to hell over things that I have forgiven. If I have forgiven you, don’t you know that I forgive others when they ask?

Therefore, rejoice that you are forgiven. Go and celebrate the forgiveness that others have also found.

CONDEMNATION, LIABILITIES, UNFORGIVENESS, AND WEAKNESS

(Part 2)

I will not be condemned because of my failures and the bad things that happen in my life. There is blood at the Lord’s throne that will wash away every evil thing and every bad thing that I do. The Lord knew that I would fail when he called me. He did not call perfect men. If the Lord only called perfect people, he would not find one to call, except himself. The people who forsake me because they find out how imperfect I am have major problems with self-righteousness. If they were truly aware of their wretchedness, they would cry out to the Lord to have mercy upon me and them. They will disqualify themselves from effective leadership by their erroneous judgment of human frailty. I remove the error from my mind of assumptions and enter into the freedom of justification. The only thing righteous about me is the Lord, my righteousness. The Lord and I are one. There is no one alive who does not stand in need of prayer, mercy, and grace. The same love that caused Jesus to go to Calvary for the sins of the world is the same love that caused Jesus to come to me. He has given me mercy and grace out of the same container of love that he poured out for the whole world. Though I wept in the Lord’s presence, now I rejoice before him also, for joy has followed my weeping. I take the cloth of love, and dry my tears. The Lord’s gifts and calling are without repentance. He has not revoked his gifts or his calling; therefore, I rise up, and finish the work that he has called me to do, for Jesus is the Finisher on the inside of me as the enabling force of power and righteousness. The influence of grace is enough for all the adversity that is resisting me. I refuse to give strength to condemnation by ignorance. The Lord has forgiven me. I know this of a truth; many people will go to hell over things that the Lord has forgiven. If the Lord has forgiven me, I know that he will forgive others when they ask; therefore, I rejoice that I am forgiven. I will go and celebrate the forgiveness that others have also found.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: Rhema - Celebrate Forgiveness, Which Is Provided by Love

If God should mark iniquity as in a court of law, who would not be condemned?

His grace has justified us and not hurled us over the precipice into the oblivion of despair. Sin had led us all in the disarray of condemnation's prison. Calvary's mercy so flooded the depths of the dungeons of despair that the earthquake of the resurrection placed us on the solid ground of acceptance again. Condemnation has thrown its victims from one tormentor to another, but love has embraced us as the Heavenly Father that he is and restored us in a glorious celebration of the fatted calf of forgiveness. We fail and falter, but the same currency that bought us out of the original state of sin that crushed out lives will go like the prophet Hosea and restore us again and again. Sin would like to write permanent scars across our face and disfigure us with shame. God is the health of our countenance. He will wash away our shame with the same blood that takes away the sins of the world. His sustaining grace lets us know when we are at our weakest points of temptation, that he is strong to deliver and rescue us.

God chose to use David, Peter, and Abraham after the failure of their own efforts revealed that it was not themselves but God in his providential love that showers us with the rain of forgiveness. Peter denied the Lord three times, yet God covered his shame with his shadow of power after forgiveness, and it healed all that were in the streets. How many could truly be healed and delivered if we let the shadow of the marvelous light of forgiveness overshadow their condition?

Out of our own forgiveness flows the rivers of life giving mercy that washes away the pain of past failures. We build our own mercy seat as we become a mercy seat for others. Our celebration of mercy’s everlasting love should never cease.

There are many that have not bowed to the gods of the world and have trusted in me with all their hearts. Come and behold the teachings of love in store for you. Do not fear. My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. The yokes of the world are rooted in pride. Unbelief is the soil for the roots of pride to flourish. Look at the tares, and behold their emptiness that they have drawn from the soil of unbelief. There is nothing truly spiritual in the world. All is vanity and foolish. The acts of the world are mere distractions and entertainment for the fallen angels of the darkness. Do not be a character in their dramas of death. The prince of the power of the air works to include you in his amusement that you may be on the diet of death itself. Do not allow the trumpets of death to play taps for you, but tune your senses to the voice of the Lord.

(RHEMA: Saved from the Distractions and Entertainment In the World by the Love of God)

There are many that have not bowed to the gods of the world and have trusted in Jesus with all their hearts. I behold the teachings of love in store for me; therefore, I will not fear. His yoke is easy, and his burden is light. The yokes of the world are rooted in pride. Unbelief is the soil for the roots of pride to flourish. I have looked at the tares and beheld their emptiness that they have drawn from the soil of unbelief. There is nothing truly spiritual in the world. All is vanity and foolish. The acts of the world are mere distractions and entertainment for the fallen angels of the darkness. I determine to not be a character in their dramas of death. The prince of the power of the air works to include me in his amusement so that I may be on the diet of death itself. I will not allow the trumpets of death to play taps for me, but I tune my senses to the voice of the Lord.

(Confessions of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Distraction, Entertainment, Fame, Pride, and Unbelief)

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Offer Thanksgiving Unto God, and the Sounds of Praise Shall Make a Way Through the Dark Things That Surround You

Calvary will always be the foundation of the economy of grace. As gold was the standard for our currency, we have blood that is so precious that it cannot be equaled by anything on this earth. We are bought with precious blood beyond the ability of man to establish its value. Our Savior was sold and crucified for the pittance of thirty pieces of silver. His agony and suffering went beyond blood shedding and purchased for us the peace that passes all understanding. Unbelief has staged many theatrical productions to entice us away from his grace and blood bought salvation. We will not listen to its deceitful lips because they are filled with corruption and fraud. He was crushed and bruised for our failures when we did not even ask him to do it. What will he do if we ask him?

If we will continually behold the cross as Paul instructed us to, we will never be moved away from the faith that has been given us by his precious blood. If we deny him, he will not deny himself. He will never say, “It was not worth it.” He will never unlove us. He will never go and retract his blood. It is finished, and doubt is finished in the process.

(Continued)

Do not be condemned because you have sinned and fell short; neither allow your weaknesses to become liabilities to you. Go and strengthen those who are at war with the same spirit of condemnation that seeks to cut off my people from justification. I justified you by faith. Faith knows that you are not righteous; therefore, it waits to hear the sound of your belief in my righteousness. Voice the victorious blast of a justified believer, and experience the freedom that was purchased by your Lord. Not one of you is righteous of yourself. All of your righteousness is as a filthy rag. Not one of you is good.

16. Why did Paul voice the expression, “O’ wretched man that I am”?

17. Why did I use a wretched man in such a mighty manner?

(To Be Continued)