Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

If the prophet that was greater than all others questioned his faith, how much more will you question your standing in this hour if you do not have me as your first love?

You can come from your spiritual prisons if you cast your loves before my feet and exalt me, the lover of your soul. Allow me to position your loves and then will they be arranged in perfect order and in proper perspective. If I am not first in your life, then what will you do in the face of death?

I am life. When I am your first love, then life will be your defense in the face of death. Am I the defense in the face of death and not your defense in the face of all things?

Then rise up from defeat, and worship the King of all kings. I am near. If you would only feel after me with all your heart, then you would find me. I have a refreshing for you today. Come and be refreshed.

(RHEMA: Refuse To Offer Your Head On the Platter of Idols)

The prophet that was greater than all others questioned his faith, so if I do not have God as my first love, I will question my standing in this hour. I can come from my spiritual prisons if I cast my loves before his feet and exalt him, the lover of my soul. I allow God to position my loves and then will they be arranged in perfect order and in proper perspective. If he is not first in my life, then I can do nothing in the face of death. The Lord is life. When Jesus is my first love, then life will be my defense in the face of death. God is the defense in the face of death and my defense in the face of all things. Now I rise up from defeat and worship the King of all kings. He is near. If I would only feel after God with all my heart, then I would find him. The Lord has a refreshing for me today. I will go and be refreshed.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Light of Love In the Bosom of God's Body

Be not distracted by the spirit of the flies. The lord of the flies has flown into your presence. Be not distracted by the sound of its wings, for they are only for a while. Listen not to the sound of its distraction, for these things are merely sounds that cannot come into the realm of quietness. I have beckoned you and brought you nigh by precious blood. Do not walk away from the presence of royalty and into the night. The darkness of the night does not present you with a calm atmosphere of peace, but the night presents you with the fear of the "night stalker." I have not sent you away from my presence because of sin, but I have brought you the blood of the spotless lamb so that you might be cleansed from all sin. Look unto the sacrifice of Calvary, and know that there is a provision for you and for all those who come to me by faith.

I am the light of the world. I am not hidden in these last days, but I am revealed in my church. In the eyes of the church, I am seen. The body of Christ is a visible body. He that has seen the church has seen me. Go and represent me and not yourselves. The lord of the flies desires to be represented by the world and all those who will take on his image. Refuse the image of the flies, and take on the image of Christ. Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers, but be yoked with the truth. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man can come unto the Father except by the Church. I am drawing men unto myself. Stand in the door with the keys in your mouth, and proclaim the truth of the gospel. I will set free those whom I have appointed heirs of salvation. Be not frustrated by those who receive not the way of salvation. The way of the transgressor is hard. Go and proclaim that the way of the righteous is easy, and their burdens are light.

Go and proclaim to the hearers of the word of God these things:

The night comes, and you will not be able to work. Work while you have the day, for the night does come and presents the force of its power. Darkness lurks in its chambers and awaits its entrance down the hall of life. All that shall see the darkness shall enter into its chambers, for the light of life will be gone. Rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you life. God has come with the way of life and now there is the testimony of the angels who have come with the authority of the light. Lift up your eyes from the grave of damnation, and come into the chambers of the light. Halt no longer between two opinions, for the light of love is in the bosom of the church. Come and receive of the blessing of the Father, and he shall make you glad. Awaken from the dead, and Christ shall give you light. Receive of his light, for he has placed it at your door. Open up the door of your heart, and the light shall transform you into a living creature of power.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Light of Love In the Bosom of God's Body

Just as the glory of God that was the only light in the holy of holies, love should be the only illumination and lens that we use to view everything through. Love looks at a pile of dust and sees a man just like himself. Love looks at the darkness and calls forth the light of day. Love can take the nothing that everyone sees and turn it into the everything that we do see. Love beholds the need and covers the inadequacy that is so obvious in an individual. Love takes failures and turns them into success stories. Love will silence the condemnation and replace it with commendation. Love rides the chariot of reconciliation and grinds into the dust condemnation. Rather than exacting justice, it is excited about the jubilee of forgiveness. Darkness has treasures in it that only love can find. Secret places of power await in the footsteps of those who will follow love in his hidden journey. Love sees promises fulfilled and lust killed. Love will not leave us to the legions that come to attack us. Love will launch us into the lands of lavish light that will leave us breathless with awe in his presence.

DISTRACTION AND THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR

I purpose not to be distracted by the spirit of the flies. The lord of the flies has flown into my presence. I will not be distracted by the sound of its wings, for they are only for a while. I will not listen to the sound of its distraction, for these things are merely sounds that cannot come into the realm of quietness. The Lord has beckoned me and brought me nigh by precious blood. I will not walk away from the presence of royalty and into the night. The darkness of the night does not present me with a calm atmosphere of peace, but the night presents me with the fear of the "night stalker." God has not sent me away from his presence because of sin, but he has brought me the blood of the spotless lamb so that I might be cleansed from all sin. I look unto the sacrifice of Calvary and know that there is a provision for me and for all those who come to him by faith.

Jesus is the light of the world. He is not hidden in these last days, but he is revealed in his church. In the eyes of the church, he is seen. The body of Christ is a visible body. He that has seen the church has seen Jesus. I will go and represent him and not myself. The lord of the flies desires to be represented by the world and all those who will take on his image. I refuse the image of the flies and take on the image of Christ. I will not be unequally yoked with unbelievers but yoked with the truth. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No man can come unto the Father except by the Church. He is drawing men unto himself. I stand in the door with the keys in my mouth and proclaim the truth of the gospel. God will set free those whom he has appointed heirs of salvation. I determine not to be frustrated by those who receive not the way of salvation. The way of the transgressor is hard. I will go and proclaim that the way of the righteous is easy, and their burdens are light.

I will go and proclaim to the hearers of the word of God these things:

The night comes, and you will not be able to work. Work while you have the day, for the night does come and present the force of its power. Darkness lurks in its chambers and awaits its entrance down the hall of life. All that shall see the darkness shall enter into its chambers, for the light of life will be gone. Rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you life. God has come with the way of life, and now there is the testimony of the angels who have come with the authority of the light. Lift up your eyes from the grave of damnation, and come into the chambers of the light. Halt no longer between two opinions, for the light of love is in the bosom of the church. Come and receive of the blessing of the Father, and he shall make you glad. Awaken from the dead, and Christ shall give you light. Receive of his light, for he has placed it at your door. Open up the door of your heart, and the light shall transform you into a living creature of power.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: You Are Steered by Love; Therefore, Refuse the Collar of Unbelief

God's love constrains us to live holy lives. Out of appreciation for his grace, we want to please him who has done so much for us. Choke collars are used on certain animals to train them. We are led by the law of the spirit of life, so we refuse for unbelief to bind us in its hold. Sin held us too long in its captivity for us to desire to be in bondage again. The enemy of our soul will do everything he can to lead us away from love's haven of security. Unbelief will drive us into the places of pits and snares. It will leave us in the wilderness of lonely despair. Our gentle Shepherd will always lead us into the pastures that love has so graciously watered. Beastly spirits of prey lay in wait for those who are lead astray by the voices of unbelief. Love will always reassure us in embracing tones of freedom from fear that we are under the protection of the Almighty. Our champion has already won the victory for us. Let us walk in that realm of liberated assurance.

(Continued)

I have revealed the glory of my name unto you; therefore, proclaim the power of my name in salvation and in living. I alone did redeem you. I spread abroad the earth by myself and stretched forth the heavens by myself. There are no strange, similar gods with me. I have not counseled with any other gods. I do not know any other. I, even I, am the Savior, and beside me there is no savior, nor any other gods. I am one. I have one name, and it is Jesus. It is the highest, most glorious name ever revealed or named. Cherish the revelation of my name, and depart from iniquity, for everyone who names the name of Christ cannot be a part of iniquity.

401. What fellowship does the light have with the darkness?

402. What fellowship does the temple of Christ have with the temple of idols?

403. What fellowship does righteousness have with unrighteousness?

Lift up your voice, and cry aloud, for the days of the end have been ushered upon the earth. Violence has covered the earth as a blanket, and the only safety is the tower of safety, which is my name.

404. Why attempt to hide in my tower of safety if you will not wear my name in baptism?

(To Be Continued)

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