Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The magnitude of the storm, the velocity of the storm, the strength of the storm, and all the difficulties in the storm shall help you in the future to determine: Who? What? How many can be against you?

I am for you. If you have never had a host to chase you, then how will you know that I am greater than the host and for you?

You have read about me being against armies for others, but what do you believe me to be when a host is against you?

I am the same and no respecter of persons. I am for you. Now who can be against you?

Do not give out now. Do not be weary. Well-doing is a friend. Well-doing shall produce a harvest for you that you cannot imagine or dream. Lift up your head from the difficulties of the road ahead. Easy paths do not bring tenacity and hardness. I am building soldiers, not soft men. Endure the hardness as a good soldier and then will you eat the benefits of the strength imparted by your God. Keep going. I am with you to the end.

(RHEMA: A Storm Is a Place Where You Learn That God Is All That You Need)

The magnitude of the storm, the velocity of the storm, the strength of the storm, and all the difficulties in the storm shall help me in the future to determine: Who? What? How many can be against me? God is for me. Since I have had a host to chase me, now I know that, in relationship to me, God is greater than the host and for me. I have read about God being against armies for others, but now I believe that he is for me when a host is against me. He is the same, and he is not a respecter of persons. He is for me. No one can be against me. I will not give out now. I will not be weary. Well-doing is a friend. Well-doing shall produce a harvest for me that I cannot imagine or dream. I lift up my head from the difficulties of the road ahead. Easy paths do not bring tenacity and hardness. The Lord is building soldiers, not soft men. I will endure the hardness as a good soldier, and now will I eat the benefits of the strength imparted by my God. I will keep going. He is with me to the end.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

A Line of Love Drawn In the Sands of Time

I am come that you might have life. I have overcome all things that were against you. I have brought unto you a refreshing that shall change you forever. This refreshing shall be more than a shower, but it shall be a washing of regeneration and a renewing of the Holy Ghost in you. I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly. Be not removed from the expression of the resurrection. There has come a spirit to separate the Church from the expression of the resurrection. Men will come and attempt to direct your attention unto the things which are about me, but I have come to direct your attention to me. I am the living Savior who did bring power unto you and place that power within you. You have received the Holy Ghost and power has come upon you. Be not afraid, for I have extended the arm of trust unto you. Even in your valley of defeat, I have brought comfort unto you. Even in your valley of defeat, I have brought comfort unto you. In your valley of failure, I have brought comfort unto you. In your valley of despair, I have brought comfort unto you. In your valley of sin, I have produced a repentant heart and extended grace that will comfort you.

Be not filled with doubt and look upon the past failures, but look unto the power of the resurrection. I have brought unto you a life that is not yielding to the threatening things from the spirit of condemnation. Come unto these arms of grace, and be filled with faith and trust. Now abides faith, hope, and love. Reach out to all three, but know that love is greater and will not fail, neither can anything separate you from it. I have drawn my own line in the sands of time, and no one will erase the line that I have drawn. It is the line of love that I have drawn in these sands. All of the floods of adversity cannot wash away the line of love that I drew. With the rays of light, I permanently fixed the line of love in the sand of time. Come to this line, and align yourself with me and those who have chosen to stand on my side of the line.

Satan drew many lines in the sand of time. Some retreat at each line; lines which begin with the smallest sin unto the greatest and most abominable; lines which merit little punishment and great punishment. I ventured into the dimension of Satan's lines in the sand and willing allowed separation from the Father. I was abandoned by the Father because of my own choosing as he did willingly bruise me, but as I entered behind the lines of Satan's lies, I proved that I am love, and nothing can separate me from you.

You were behind the lines drawn in the sand. On the other side of life, you resided in prison and behind bars stronger than iron and stronger than steel. In the pits deeper than the holes in the earth, you resided, but from glory, I came, and into the world was I manifested. Not for me, but for you, I came. I entered the dimension of death where holiness need not come, but of necessity, I walked to lead out those whom I would make my own. Come unto the cross, and be drawn upward. Come back in time with me, and see the lifting up of love then will you understand that because I was lifted up, all men are drawn to me. It was my love that was manifested on the tree that drew men unto me. They followed my miracles, and they followed my teaching. They left when there were no more miracles. They left after my teaching became hard, but all who look upon the manifestation of my love upon the tree are drawn to me to stay. Look with understanding, and behold with the understanding of the spirit then shall you abide in my kingdom, and reside on high with me. Come. There is work to do. Come and I will show you an expression that you have not experienced. Come.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Line of Love Drawn In the Sands of Time

Our accuser may draw a line in the sand and accuse us but the Writer of the lines of forgiveness has written the lines of release in the dust for us. He has disarmed all those who would cast stones for they are in sin themselves. Calvary drew the line in the sand and made a large circle that included all his chosen servants. We are not in the circle of the excluded but in the circle of the included. Our lives are not being held hostage behind the lines of the enemy but we are in the territory of the Victor. His marching armies will soon obliterate every threat and false line of claim that our enemy has made. God has sent his angels and lifted us out and above the attack of the enemy lines. We will watch from the distance as our Champion slays the giants of this hour in the valleys that would have defeated us. We are not a prisoner of war behind the lines of the enemy to be taunted and terrorized but we have been set in the chariots of his salvation and are riding into total victory.

CONDEMNATION, DOUBT, AND PAST FAILURES

Jesus has come that I might have life. He has overcome all things that were against me. He has brought unto me a refreshing that shall change me forever. This refreshing shall be more than a shower, but it shall be a washing of regeneration and a renewing of the Holy Ghost in me. He has come that I might have life and that more abundantly. I will not be removed from the expression of the resurrection. There has come a spirit to separate the Church from the expression of the resurrection. Men will come and attempt to direct my attention unto the things which are about God, but God has come to direct my attention to him. He is the living Savior who brought power unto me and placed that power within me. I have received the Holy Ghost, and power has come upon me. I will not be afraid, for the Lord has extended the arm of trust unto me. Even in my valley of defeat, he has brought comfort unto me. In my valley of failure, he has brought comfort unto me. In my valley of despair, he has brought comfort unto me. In my valley of sin, he has produced a repentant heart and extended grace that will comfort me.

I will not be filled with doubt and look upon the past failures, but I will look unto the power of the resurrection. Jesus has brought unto me a life that is not yielding to the threatening things from the spirit of condemnation. I will go unto the arms of grace and be filled with faith and trust. Now abides faith, hope, and love. I reach out to all three, but I know that love is greater and will not fail, neither can anything separate me from it. God has drawn his own line in the sands of time, and no one will erase the line that he has drawn. It is the line of love that he has drawn in these sands. All of the floods of adversity cannot wash away the line of love that he drew. With the rays of light, he permanently fixed the line of love in the sand of time. I will go to this line and align myself with him and those who have chosen to stand on his side of the line.

Satan drew many lines in the sand of time. Some retreat at each line; lines which begin with the smallest sin unto the greatest and most abominable; lines which merit little punishment and great punishment. Jesus ventured into the dimension of Satan's lines in the sand and willingly allowed separation from the Father. He was abandoned by the Father because of his own choosing as the Father did willingly bruise him, but as he entered behind the lines of Satan's lies, he proved that God is love, and nothing can separate him from me.

I was behind the lines drawn in the sand. On the other side of life, I resided in prison and behind bars stronger than iron and stronger than steel. In the pits deeper than the holes in the earth, I resided, but from glory, Jesus came, and into the world, he was manifested. Not for himself but for me, he came. He entered the dimension of death where holiness need not come, but of necessity, he walked to lead out those whom he would make his own. I will go unto the cross and be drawn upward. I will go back in time with the Lord and see the lifting up of love and then I will understand that because he was lifted up, all men are drawn to him. It was his love that was manifested on the tree that drew men unto him. They followed his miracles, and they followed his teaching. They left when there were no more miracles. They left after his teaching became hard, but all who look upon the manifestation of his love upon the tree are drawn to him to stay. I look with understanding, and I behold with the understanding of the spirit then I shall abide in the Lord's kingdom and reside on high with him. There is work to do. He will show me an expression that I have not experienced. By the grace of God, I will experience the power of this expression.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Only One Name Has Been Given For Salvation

Everywhere, relativism reasons away absolutes. His name is one of the never changing absolute truths of God. There are no loop holes or escape clauses in this will and testament. By his name, he testifies in my behalf above the screaming voices of thousands of accusers. My record has been expunged by the only name and authority that can blot out all my iniquities. Everyone who tries to trivialize or diminish the immutable mandate of his name in salvation is part of the fraud that our enemy has perpetrated from the beginning of man. Our only hope is in the saving authority of his name and character. Many have given their lives freely and rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake. Men's doctrines preclude the importance of the sovereign precept of his blood and his name applied in baptism. They are drunk on the wine of the fornication of the harlot church. We will honor only one God, and he is the one sitting on the throne in heaven and on the throne of our lives simultaneously.

(Continued)

Come unto the throne today, and gather around my glory. The glory of this house shall blind your enemies that you have worried about. Cast down worry, for there is no place for it around the table of victory. This table is a place of joy. It is a place of peace. The love that is around this table expels and cast out all of the things of the darkness, for the outer darkness is their table. Throw out the things that have tormented you. Denounce the things that have tried so desperately to bring you down. Accept these words into your spirit, and know by faith, that a work has been done in your innermost being. The hour is late, and time is spent much farther than your mind perceives.

361. How much more time must be spent, and what hour do you wait on before you spring forth with the Day Star of the hour?

Make a joyful noise unto me, and serve me with gladness. I am glorified in your worship, but I am concerned about the attitude and the reflection of your worship.

362. Shall I be glorified if you are a pitiful creature walking as a pauper when I have created you a prince?

You are a prince who has power with me.

363. Shall a prince debase himself to the stature of a slave to the beggarly elements of this world?

Rise up, and be a prince after the order of David. You are Christ's son, and now are you Abraham's seed. His seed has been planted in the likeness of my death, and now you are in the likeness of my resurrection.

364. Don't you know that there are no forces that can hold fast to the expression of the resurrection?

Come with me to the center of the stage, and I will show you the end of all things. Look down the narrow path of life in the way that I point.

365. What do you see? (I answered, "A long road Lord, with no end.")

366. Now what do you see? (I answered, "Horses and riders, Lord.")

(To Be Continued)

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