Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

A Heavenly Visitation to Be Marked for God's Blessing and Stamped for His Benefit

By Moses Hightower

I have heard the cry of my people. They have called on the name of the LORD, and they shall be delivered. I have called them, and they have responded. I am good and ready to forgive. I am plenteous in mercy unto them that call upon me. You have prayed and I have answered. I have spoken direct utterances in your hearing. I have chosen you to bear my name before many and to preach the living word. Do not be weary in well doing. Do not faint. I have sent help and understanding. Your strength shall increase and your words shall confound the adversaries. Go preach Jesus and do not worry about those who seek to destroy you. A heavenly visitation will be given to you. This experience will change you forever, and a new boldness in preaching shall spring forth. You will preach in the name of Jesus boldly. Though you preach in the name of Jesus, those who bear my name will persecute you. There are many that wear my name but despise my word. They despise prophecy. The evident token of your blessedness is manifest through their hatred and separating you from their company. They reproach you and cast out your name as evil for my sake, for I have sent you. Rejoice during this time of persecution. Leap for joy. Your reward is great in heaven, for in like manner did men unto the prophets.

Many love the praises of men more than the praise of God. They will not risk being cast out of their sanctuaries. The spirit of deception will cause them to think that they are doing me a service by destroying you. Do not fear. You are being marked for my blessing. Though they think they are branding you for evil, you are being stamped for my benefit. You were not looking for me when I was made manifest unto you. You were seeking stardom and attempting to make a name for yourself. I have called you to magnify my name. Those who magnify it shall suffer for it. Call upon it today. I will grant you more grace and peace. Offer thanks for the grace of God that is given to you that in everything you are enriched by me in all utterance and in all knowledge. I will confirm the testimony of Christ in you so that you come behind in no gift. I am coming soon. Pray for those who persecute you and say all manner of evil against you.

The name of the LORD has become a guide and a specific direction for you. I have authorized you to use my name. This authorization will not fail. Spirits recognize you. My name is a means of recognition. Open your mouth and point my name in the direction before you. It is a bright light before you. The spirits that have withstood you must bow at my name. You are authorized to use my name. Speak and these spirits will obey you. They are subject to you in my name. My name is a tower of strength. Walk in the path of righteousness for my name's sake. You are fortified and preserved in this stronghold. The King of the tower has stretched forth his arm to fend for you. My right hand keeps the opposition away from you. Now be fully confident that the hand of the Lord will beat off all foes.

Deception, Diversion, Destruction, Hatred, and Persecution

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 has heard the cry of his people. They have called on the name of the LORD, and they shall be delivered. He has called them, and they have responded. God is good, ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto them that call upon him. I have prayed, and he has answered. He has spoken direct utterances in my hearing and chosen me to bear his name before many and preach the living word. I will not be weary in well doing, and I will not faint. He has sent help and understanding. My strength shall increase, and my words shall confound the adversaries. I will go and preach Jesus. I will not worry about those who seek to destroy me. A heavenly visitation will be given to me. This experience will change me forever, and a new boldness in preaching shall spring forth. I will preach in the name of Jesus boldly. Though I preach in the name of Jesus, those who bear his name will persecute me. There are many that wear the name of Jesus, but they despise his word. They despise prophecy. The evident token of my blessedness is manifest through their hatred and in separating me from their company. They reproach me and cast out my name as evil for the Lord’s sake, for he has sent me. I rejoice during this time of persecution. I leap for joy. My reward is great in heaven, for in like manner did men unto the prophets.

Many love the praises of men more than the praise of God. They will not risk being cast out of their sanctuaries. The spirit of deception will cause them to think that they are doing God a service by destroying me. I will not fear, for I am being marked for God’s blessing. Though they think they are branding me for evil, I am being stamped for the Lord’s benefit. I was not looking for the Lord when he was made manifest unto me. I was seeking stardom and attempting to make a name for myself. God has called me to magnify his name. Those who magnify it shall suffer for it. I call upon him today, and he will grant me more grace and peace. I offer thanks for the grace of God that is given to me that in everything I am enriched by him in all utterance and in all knowledge. He will confirm the testimony of Christ in me so that I come behind in no gift. Jesus is coming soon. I will pray for those who persecute me and say all manner of evil against me.

The name of the LORD has become a guide and a specific direction for me. He has authorized me to use his name. This authorization will not fail. Spirits recognize me. The name of Jesus is a means of recognition. I will open my mouth and point his name in the direction before me. It is a bright light before me. The spirits that have withstood me must bow at the name of Jesus. I am authorized to use his name. I will speak, and these spirits will obey me. They are subject to me in the name of Jesus. His name is a tower of strength. I determine to walk in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. I am fortified and preserved in this stronghold. The King of the tower has stretched forth his arm to fend for me. God’s right hand keeps the opposition away from me. Now I am fully confident that the hand of the Lord will beat off all foes.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Heavenly Visitation to Be Marked for God's Blessing and Stamped for His Benefit

All of the apostles counted it all joy to be counted worthy to suffer shame or dishonor for the name of Jesus. We know that when we are being persecuted for the name of Jesus that the very thing that he said would happen is taking place. We are blessed to declare and model the blessing and deliverance that is in the name of Jesus Christ. Revelation is going on right and left in our communities and in the prison. Questions are being asked, and it is all about his name and baptism. Isaiah 52:6 tells us that in that day the people will know his name and know that it is the I AM that is speaking. His name gives us the power and authority to do all that we do. Many diversionary tactics are used by the enemy to get us to cease using his name, but we will not be silent. His name is the source of revelation of all that he is. As we speak his name and declare his word boldly, we are just opening more doors of power and understanding. This is the very thing that our enemy is fighting against. The walls of the city in Isaiah are of salvation. Salvation is the meaning in the name of Jesus. We are building this wall, and we will not come down to the level of those who want to speak otherwise.

By Moses Hightower

Come into this mighty river before you. These waters are waters to swim in. These waters are alive. Their flow is pure and right. Come and be washed again in the love of God. Why don't you trust the relationship that I have fostered?

I have not given you a vain relationship, but I have given you a relationship bathed in the love of God. Now go and bathe someone else in my love. Allow your words to flow from me, and you will see great and mighty things that you do not know. Go and rest a few minutes, and you will come forth refreshed. Be a refreshing to the people.

By LWWC Confession Writers

I come into this mighty river before me. These waters are waters to swim in. These waters are alive. Their flow is pure and right. In these waters, I will be washed again in the love of God. I trust the relationship that God has fostered. He has not given me a vain relationship, but he has given me a relationship bathed in the love of God. Now I will go and bathe someone else in his love. I will allow my words to flow from the Lord, and I will see great and mighty things that I do not know. I will go and rest, and I will come forth refreshed. I will be a refreshing to the people.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Chambers of Prosperity and Success in the Valley of Difficulty

As we freely give, we have surely and freely received from the Lord. We have received more abundance from him than we can keep books on. God gives to us out of the nature of his goodness, and we receive out of the law of the harvest of giving. This means that we are doubly blessed. He will not forget us or leave us to waste away in the valley or hardship. We are living in the chambers that the words that we have spoken have designed. They may not be finished because the designer has many surprises that he delights to give us. God has brought us to the kingdom for such a time as this. In the flow of time, we are not anachronisms. We are not behind time. We have spoken ahead of time. Those who are ahead of their time are always misunderstood because many are satisfied with the past. God has built for us chambers of the future with more spiritual experiences than we have ever had before. God will certainly bring us before important people and key people in our lives. He will be certain to time our arrival and condition to meet the need that is in their lives. Many times the progression of events in our lives is timed to coincide with what God is doing in a life that we know nothing about. In all God's marvelous working, he will bring us through the valleys of difficulty and into the dimensions that will open into the eternal venues that creation will pale before.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

The sorrows of the age announce the approaching of the skyline of heaven and of hell. Do not be offended in me because you are reproached for the Rhema of God. You are blessed; therefore, do not be a reed shaken by this cold wind. Warm by the sword of the Spirit. Its fire will light your path. Its flame shall keep your heart from the frostbite of the age. Its light shall be your refuge. Put up your sword to defend yourself. If you live by it, you will perish by it. I brought you to this place to live and give life.

404. Will you halt here to bite with others?

(To Be Continued)

April 1 , 2007

By Cindy Buford

Lord, just as the apostles counted it all joy and were counted worthy to suffer shame or dishonor for your name, I am satisfied to know that when I am persecuted for your name, the very thing that you said would happen is taking place. I am blessed to declare and model the blessing and deliverance that is in your name. I am elated as I witness your revelation spreading through my community and I rejoice that it has even reached into the prisons of this hour. I am excited that questions are being asked regarding your name and about baptism. I praise you, Jesus, for the word tells me that in that day the people will know your name and know that you are the I AM that is speaking.Your name gives me the power and authority to do all that I do. Your name is the source of revelation of all that you are. As I speak your name and declare your word boldly, I am just opening more doors of power and understanding. This is the very thing that my enemy is fighting against. I remember that the walls of the city that were spoken of in Isaiah were of salvation; therefore, I praise you that salvation is the meaning of your name. Now, my God, I will build this wall of salvation in my city, and by grace I refuse to come down to the level of those who want to speak otherwise. Many diversionary tactics are used by the enemy to get me to cease using your name, but a thankful heart will not allow me to be silent. For this, I give you praise.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - April 1, 2007

We are blessed when we are persecuted for righteousness and his name’s sake. We may be persecuted, but we are not forsaken. Paul said that he took pleasure in reproaches and persecutions. Because when we are weak or in a place of attack, the grace of God is abundant and God is strong. We will not hold our peace or change our song of celebration. Our intensity is not diminished by the brutal barrage of the assertions of assassin's mouths. What God has spoken into our lives is a whirlpool of wonder that will wash to the bottom of the sea of forgetfulness the wasted arrows of invectives that will not find their mark. We will not waste our time in consideration of the defamation of the devil. The name of Jesus is our mandate to do whatever the kingdom comes to do in our lives. We are running past the purveyors of malevolent statements into the arms of our Beloved. Jesus is the entire focus of all of our attention; all else is background noise.