Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Be not afraid to follow the voice of the Spirit, for my sheep know it. Follow not another voice. I have secured you in the grace of God. I saved you by grace. I am keeping you by the same grace. Fear not. I am the good shepherd. I have not given you a stone. I have not given you a scorpion. You asked to know me. I have not given you a serpent. You came to me as a little child. I answered you as a loving parent. Now be not intimidated by those who doubt the voice of the Lord in this measure. You prophesy according to the proportion of faith; therefore, accept the measure that has been poured to you, and go on to the high calling of God. Everyone is not called to fulfill the same thing. You must minister as the ability that I give. Lose not your relationship while fighting with others over whether I am in you or not. Your fruit justifies who you are. Fight them not. If they fight to destroy you, then who are they?

Vengeance is mine. I will repay. When I called you to prayer this evening, I called you to encourage you in the face of things that you do not understand. Be assured that angels are with you to fight against all who oppose you. You are called to do something for me. It will be done, for it is my will. Last night you saw the two angels that led away the spirits that attacked your wife. One evil spirit screamed and threatened but was helpless in the hands of the angels. These angels go with you everywhere you go, for they are on assignment from me. Take heed unto them, for they are holy. They are empowered and can destroy entire cities. Their swords are not borne in vain. You need not protect yourself. They are your protection. You are an heir to salvation, and they are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for you. Take heed.

(RHEMA: God Answers As a Loving Parent)

I am not afraid to follow the voice of the Spirit, for his sheep know it. I will not follow another voice. He has secured me in the grace of God. The Lord saved me by grace. He is keeping me by the same grace. I do not fear. Jesus is the good shepherd. He has not given me a stone. He has not given me a scorpion. I asked to know him. He has not given me a serpent. I came to him as a little child. He answered me as a loving parent. I will not be intimidated by those who doubt the voice of the Lord in this measure. I prophesy according to the proportion of faith; therefore, I accept the measure that has been poured to me and go on to the high calling of God. Everyone is not called to fulfill the same thing. I must minister as the ability that God gives. I can lose my relationship while fighting with others over whether God is in me or not. My fruit justifies who I am. I determine not to fight them. If they fight to destroy me, then they are my enemies. Vengeance is the Lord's. He will repay. When he called me to prayer, he called me to encourage me in the face of things that I do not understand. I am assured that angels are with me to fight against all who oppose me. I am called to do something for God. It will be done, for it is his will. Evil spirits are helpless in the hands of the angels. Angels go with me everywhere I go, for they are on assignment from God. I take heed unto them, for they are holy. They are empowered and can destroy entire cities. Their swords are not borne in vain. I do not need to protect myself. They are my protection. I am an heir to salvation, and they are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for me; therefore, I take heed.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Firebrand of God's Love Upon the Walls of the Heart

A light in a dark place is available to all those who call for the light. You have called for a light in your dark places. Know that the light that you have called for is present, and I shall shine in the darkness of your life that the glory of my name might be the radiant expression of your life and glorify me, your Father who is in heaven. Let not evil be spoken of your good; therefore, redeem the time, and do nothing for vain glory. The deception of the prince of the power of the air works with exceeding, great deception. Those who love not the truth shall be persuaded by the magnetic power of the prince of the power of the air. Yield your total being unto me, and express the love you say you have for me with all that is within you. Do not hold back the expression of your love from me, for I desire to be a recipient of the flow of the expression of love. Do not tell me that you love me and then do the contrary. Go and glorify me in your body and in your deeds. Many say with their lips that they love me and do not honor me with their hearts and their deeds.

I am the Lord, and I have not changed, neither will I change. I have brought forth the unchanging love of my own nature and placed it within you. Now allow love's expression to change you. This love is a burning iron that shall brand you forever. The mark of my love shall make you different and brand you as my own in deed and in nature. I place the firebrand of my love upon your heart, and the singeing of this expression shall place on the walls of your heart a brand new spiritual identity within you. I hold the firebrand to your heart for a while, and you shall know that I have branded you as my own and placed more than a mark of love upon your heart. I have now taken the ownership into full possession that your works might be unto my glory and not unto yourself or another. I will not give my glory unto another; therefore, I change you totally to prepare you for the right frame of mind. I will give you the grace to humble yourself under my mighty hand that you be not lifted with pride and self-exaltation.

Come nearer, and allow me to place the brand of my name upon you. Prepare to suffer for my name, for all men hate you because of my name. I have said that you shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. This is not an idle expression in my word. These words are words of reality that shall cause you to know that everyone who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Also, know that you shall reign with me in honor, and in the face of adversity, you shall be a strong bulwark without flaws and the graffiti of the world. Be known of me by ceasing from the works of iniquity. Boast not of your sins, nor of your own works. Work the works of righteousness, and cease from the works of iniquity. Then shall I say, "I know you," and then will you be truly known of me. I shall bring you to the places of my banner, and you shall place the banner of my victory upon the hills of salvation round about you.

Come and taste of what I have for you, and know that I remain sweeter than the honeycomb and brighter than the noonday sun. Come and I will make you shine as a bright light. Come and know that the light is here to make a way in the darkness. You shall not simply slip through the darkness. You shall run through it without hindrance from the hands of the darkness and its influence. Stand and see the salvation of the Lord that I will show unto you this day. Stand and see, for I will show you my mighty hand.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Firebrand of God's Love Upon the Walls of the Heart

Many waters cannot quench love for it is stronger than death. Burning flames say there is never enough. God's love that has formed our bond and relationship has burned in our heats the words of eternity. His name and his ownership have been emblazoned on the corridors of our soul. It is no secret whose house we are. Sin and its inhabitants are trespassers on the private property that God has said we are not our own. We are bought with the price of the precious blood of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Graffiti are not scratched on the walls of our hearts but the Living Words of the Lover of our soul. Expressions of dedication and not the profane statements of estrangement are the story line on the pages of the heart. Pain that was deeper than ink had been engraved on the lines of our heart. Jesus erased this effacement and replaced it with a burning testimony that cannot be denied and refuses to be silent. Jesus has come to us so that we may walk in the light of his love and not in the darkness of the lust of the caverns of the depths of the lower nature. God's creative and higher nature has been awakened and raised up in the light of resurrection power. Faith is caring the torch of love on its crusade through our being. Victory is ours in the advance of Love's light.

DARKNESS AND DECEPTION

A light in a dark place is available to all those who call for the light. I have called for a light in my dark places. I know that the light that I have called for is present, and God shall shine in the darkness of my life that the glory of his name might be the radiant expression of my life and glorify him, my Father, who is in heaven. I purpose not to let my good be evil spoken of. I will redeem the time and do nothing for vain glory. The deception of the prince of the power of the air works with exceeding, great deception. Those who do not love the truth shall be persuaded by the magnetic power of the prince of the power of the air. I yield my total being unto the Lord, and I express the love I say I have for him with all that is within me. I will not hold back the expression of my love from him, for he desires to be a recipient of the flow of the expression of love. I will not tell God that I love him and then do the contrary. I will go and glorify him in my body and in my deeds. Many say with their lips that they love God and do not honor him with their hearts and their deeds.

Jesus is the Lord, and he has not changed, neither will he change. He has brought forth the unchanging love of his own nature and placed it within me. Now I allow love's expression to change me. This love is a burning iron that shall brand me forever. The mark of God's love shall make me different and brand me as his own in deed and in nature. He places the firebrand of his love upon my heart and the singeing of this expression shall place on the walls of my heart a brand new spiritual identity within me. The Lord will hold the firebrand of his love to my heart for a while, and I shall know that he has branded me as his own and placed more than a mark of love upon my heart. He has now taken the ownership into full possession that my works might be unto his glory and not unto myself or another. God will not give his glory unto another; therefore, he changes me totally to prepare me for the right frame of mind. He will give me the grace to humble myself under his mighty hand that I will not be lifted with pride and self-exaltation.

I come nearer, and allow him to place the brand of his name upon me. I prepare to suffer for his name, for all men hate me because of the name of Jesus. He has said that I shall be hated of all nations for his name's sake. This is not an idle expression in his word. These words are words of reality that shall cause me to know that everyone who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. I know that I shall reign with him in honor, and in the face of adversity, I shall be a strong bulwark without flaws and the graffiti of the world.

I determine to be known of God by ceasing from the works of iniquity. I will not boast of my sins or of my own works. I work the works of righteousness and cease from the works of iniquity. The Lord shall say, "I know you," and then will I be truly known of him. He shall bring me to the places of his banner, and I shall place the banner of his victory upon the hills of salvation round about me. I will go and taste of what God has for me. I know that he remains sweeter than the honeycomb and brighter than the noonday sun. God will make me shine as a bright light. I know that the light is here to make a way in the darkness. I shall not simply slip through the darkness. I shall run through it without hindrance from the hands of the darkness and its influence. I stand and see the salvation of the Lord that he will show unto me this day. I stand and behold his glory, for God will show me his mighty hand.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Light of Goodness and Mercy Revealing Death's Shadow As a Fearful Tormentor

Perfect love casts no shadows of fear. Torment is eliminated by Mercy as it stands upon the mercy seat in heaven for us. As God speaks to us from above, the mercy seat light is created by his creative voice that swallows up all of death's phantoms of terror. Our God has seated us in his table of comforts, safe in the fold of peace. God's peace has set its sentries of faith and love that will protect us from the hurled stones of fear. Goodness will expose the evil perpetrators at the table of grace. Our path will be filled with the light of the promises that come out of the riches of his goodness as a daily heritage to his children. We should always hold the hand of those who stumble in fear, and remember that once we were beat down and half dead when Mercy found us in the ditch of condemnation. Our awesome friend found us and carried us to the inn of goodness and has purchased a permanent dwelling for us to rejoice in.

(Continued)

You are not a slave any longer. You have been bought back, and now you are free. The enemy has taunted you and threatened you. His voice has been silenced, and he is helpless in the face of my word. I have given you my word that though the enemy comes in like a flood, I will lift up a standard against him.

372. Why look to the things that the enemy says are coming when I have said that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church?

I am the head of all principalities and power. I am the head of all the rulers of the darkness of this world. The light that I am cannot be shut off, neither can it be contended with. I am the conqueror, the deliverer from heaven, your creator, and your God. I am your Father. Jesus is my name. My name is the essence of my being and my nature. Trust in my name, and know that I have heard your cry and have responded unto your desperate cry.

373. If you being a father responded to the desperate cries of your children, how much more have I responded to the cries of desperation from my children?

Enter into my rest, and wait there until my coming. My rest shall be your chamber of preparation and the seat of departure. Rest in my rest. Usher forth stammering lips and other tongues now, for I have made you glad from within. The things without are uncovered, and now you see them for what they really are. All these things are as the dung of cattle. Now count them all lost, for I do give you myself as an exceeding and great reward. Now count my value if you can.

374. You cannot count the sand of the sea, neither the stars of heaven then how and by what instrument will you count my value?

Be not frustrated, nor intimidated by the threat of the voices of the age, neither by the ignorance of many leaders whose inspiration is after Satan. Be conformed unto my word, and know of the light that will continually shine into the dark corners of the world. I do shine a light into the depths of darkness and bring out prisoners whose eyes have been blinded by ignorance and sin. I shall use the prisoners from the pits in a mighty way in these last days, for I shall take the captives and make them captains in my army of faith. Look unto the ends of the earth if you can, and tell me of my works.

375. What do you know of my works?

376. Can you comprehend them?

(To Be Continued)

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