Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have not sentenced you to the exile in the realm of imaginations. I have elected you to a position in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Cast down your immature weapons of carnality, and take up the weapons that I gave you. The weapons of a true believer are not carnal, but they are mighty through me. They are mighty in pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. Take up these weapons again, and bring an end to strongholds, imaginations, and pride. I am enforcing your actions of faith. Activate faith. Activate love. You are more than a conqueror through me. Outside of me, there is no lasting victory. Outside of me, there is no lasting peace. Outside of me, there is no true love. Rise up from your beggar posture, and stand with your loins girt about with the truth of these words. Rise up from your hesitant pace, and put on the breastplate of righteousness, which has no place for condemnation. Rise up from your lowly walk under the feet of oppression, and walk in heavenly places where only those who have the shoes of peace may walk.

(RHEMA: God Will Enforce Our Actions of Faith)

God has not sentenced me to the exile in the realm of imaginations. He has elected me to a position in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I will cast down my immature weapons of carnality and take up the weapons that God gave me. The weapons of a true believer are not carnal, but they are mighty through God. They are mighty in pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. I determine to take up these weapons again and bring an end to strongholds, imaginations, and pride. God is enforcing my actions of faith. I choose to activate faith today. I choose to activate love today. I am more than a conqueror through Christ. Outside of God, there is no lasting victory. Outside of God, there is no lasting peace. Outside of God, there is no true love. I determine to rise up from my beggar posture and stand with my loins girt about with the truth of these words. I determine to rise up from my hesitant pace and put on the breastplate of righteousness, which has no place for condemnation. I will rise up from my lowly walk under the feet of oppression and walk in heavenly places where only those who have the shoes of peace may walk.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Condemnation, Imaginations, Pride, and Strongholds)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Shelter and Refuge of Grace from the Tongues of Bitterness and Corruption

The resurrection from the dead approaches quickly. No longer shall the bodies of those who have slept in Jesus remain as dry bones in a valley, but I shall sound the voice of the resurrection, and the dead in Christ shall rise to meet me in the air. Be ready, for the sounding of the alarm is neither vain nor useless. As I did not hide my intentions from Abraham, I am not hiding my coming from the redeemed. I do not reveal neither the hour nor the day, but know of a truth, that the season for departure is at hand. Make sure that you are ready for departure, and be not ensnared in the foolish entanglements with the carnal that shall reap corruption.

The enemy of your soul has forged instruments of war to entangle you in bitterness and the fruit of resentment. Do not be entangled in the wild roots of bitterness, which are all about you. Turn from the direction of this plague, which is before your feet. Halt here, and behold the entangled roots and vines of bitterness, which are as snakes about your feet. Leap into the atmosphere of grace, and ascend out of this pit of snakes and vipers. You cannot walk among these vicious roots and vines without the shoes of peace. Take these shoes that I present to you, and wear them the rest of the journey. I have shod you round about with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Open your mouth wide to proclaim the gospel of grace so that the ministry of reconciliation and redemption will find its way into the hearts of those who believe.

The night is here. Day prepares to depart. Bitterness spews from the tongues of the wicked, and corruption leaps from the hearts of the carnal. Lift up your banner of praise and grace. Inside of the shelter of grace and the open mouth of praise, you will find a place of solace and godliness. Hide yourself in the shelter and refuge of grace. Give grace to the ungodly and the adversaries that seek your hurt. Relinquish all these adverse things to me, and fall into the bosom of prayer and supplication. Lift up your voice in a mighty expression of prayer and praise. Make the proclamation of faith daily, and do not be removed from the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Lift up your heart unto the Lord, your God, and do not be removed from the gospel of peace. Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no man shall see me.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Shelter and Refuge of Grace from the Tongues of Bitterness and Corruption

We will soon be caught up to be with the Lord. We can feel it and hear its anticipation in everything that touches our soul and spirit from heaven. A cacophony of choruses will try to sing their songs in our ears. Their tunes are catchy but their message is deadly. They will kill or cripple our spirits. At the least, they have the ability to taint our attitude and spirit. We must cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. Bitterness comes in many forms. Religious pride is just another form of bitterness. When we crucify our flesh and know only Jesus and him crucified, then the world is crucified to us, and we are crucified to the world. Grace has provided us safety and shelter from the winds of destruction. We must refuse as never before to never allow things to adhere to our spirit. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Where the spirit of bitterness is there is endless captivity. We must determine to give up and turn loose of everything into the hands of God. It is not our battle. It is truly the Lord's. If we become entangled in things we were never designed to deal with, then we will be become filled with the things that we can never get rid of without the Lord's help. We should never shackle ourselves with the bondage of bitterness. Its arms may feel good to our hurt feelings, but it is the arms of a strange lover that will take us down to destruction. We must hide ourselves in the shelter of grace that will protect us from the advances of bitterness.

TONGUES OF BITTERNESS AND CORRUPTION

The resurrection from the dead approaches quickly. No longer shall the bodies of those who have slept in Jesus remain as dry bones in a valley, but God shall sound the voice of the resurrection, and the dead in Christ shall rise to meet him in the air. I must be ready, for the sounding of the alarm is neither vain nor useless. As he did not hide his intentions from Abraham, he is not hiding his coming from the redeemed. He does not reveal neither the hour nor the day, but I know of a truth, that the season for departure is at hand. I will make sure that I am ready for departure, and I purpose not to be ensnared in the foolish entanglements with the carnal that shall reap corruption.

The enemy of my soul has forged instruments of war to entangle me in bitterness and the fruit of resentment. I will not be entangled in the wild roots of bitterness, which are all about me. I turn from the direction of this plague which is before my feet. I will halt here and behold the entangled roots and vines of bitterness, which are as snakes about my feet. I leap into the atmosphere of grace and ascend out of this pit of snakes and vipers. I cannot walk among these vicious roots and vines without the shoes of peace. I receive these shoes that Jesus presents to me, and I will wear them the rest of the journey. He has shod me round about with the preparation of the gospel of peace. I open my mouth wide to proclaim the gospel of grace so that the ministry of reconciliation and redemption will find its way into the hearts of those who believe.

The night is here. Day prepares to depart. Bitterness spews from the tongues of the wicked, and corruption leaps from the hearts of the carnal. I lift up my banner of praise and grace. Inside of the shelter of grace and the open mouth of praise, I will find a place of solace and godliness. I hide myself in the shelter and refuge of grace. I give grace to the ungodly and the adversaries that seek my hurt. I relinquish all these adverse things to God, and I fall into the bosom of prayer and supplication. I lift up my voice in a mighty expression of prayer and praise. I make the proclamation of faith daily, and I will not be removed from the faith which is in Christ Jesus. I lift up my heart unto the Lord, my God, and I will not be removed from the gospel of peace. I will follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no man shall see God.

INSPIRATION & RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Goodness and Mercy Fighting For and Defending the Children of Promise

Confusion and shadows of fear walk hand in hand with misunderstanding. Every one of these needs to be placed on the altar of worship of the God who never fails. Faith has declared us the winner, and gladness has anointed us with fresh oil. We have cast aside the veils that cover minds to the glory of the goodness of God. We have exchanged them for the garments of praise. Troops with dispatches of evil reports are massed along the horizon. Buzzards of defeat are circling for a meal. We are the ones who will feast on victory, and they will be sent away empty. Weapons of darkness are ineffective against our Wall of Salvation. Our knowledge of God will swallow up the lies of the wicked one. God's armory has been opened and his weapons loosed to defend us and his own glory. Our praise is like the arrows of the mighty. Missiles of powerful displacement are hurled into the enemy’s camp. Weapons of greatness are being fashioned out of the surrendered lives of believers. Goodness and mercy are the captains of the hosts of God's resounding victory over all the forces of the enemy.

God shared these words with me, Satan has tried to attack, terrorize, and hijack every promise that I have made but has never been successful. If I said it would come to pass, just watch it unfold. Everyone who has dared to stand up and believe has been subjected to all kinds of false accusations. I have always vindicated them. Fear is a wind that is a passing vapor of the desert. All Satan's tactics turn to vapor quickly. Know that all my words will never fail to create their own success and fulfillment. Your enemy will be cut to pieces on the sharp edges of the avalanche of the pages that have been written, spoken, and fulfilled.

(Continued)

I have not hid my blessings from you. The pleasures that you have desired are yet on my right hand where they have always been. You have turned in the right direction and taught others the right way. You are on the path of true success. The abundant life is yours. I have always desired it for you. The people are following you in faith. I will not disappoint them. Walk on in faith, for your faith is activated by your life style of self-denial. I have beckoned for you to come after me, and you have come denying yourself.

480. Where is your cross?

481. What is your cross?

(To Be Continued)

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