Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am making your mountain to stand strong, and by my grace, I am lifting you above the shadows of trouble. What profit is there in your blood if I allow you to go down to the pit? The dust cannot praise me. The dust cannot declare my truth. I have shown you mercy in your troubles. I have been your helper. I have turned your mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from your presence. You are now girded with gladness. Your victory will now sing praise unto me. Your voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto me. The enemy desires you to think that I have forsaken you. I will never forsake you, neither will I leave you. With great mercies, I have gathered you unto myself, and with everlasting kindness, I have expressed compassion toward you. This kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed. Be comforted by my compassion this morning.

(RHEMA: Afflictions Bring About a Great Reward)

Jesus is making my mountain to stand strong, and by his grace, he is lifting me above the shadows of trouble. There is no profit in my blood if God allows me to go down to the pit. The dust cannot praise God. The dust cannot declare his truth. He has shown me mercy in my troubles. He has been my helper. He has turned my mourning into dancing and put off the sackcloth from my presence. I am now girded with gladness. My victory will now sing praise unto him. My voice will not be silent. It will give thanks unto God. The enemy desires me to think that he has forsaken me. God will never forsake me, neither will he leave me. With great mercies, he has gathered me unto himself, and with everlasting kindness, he has expressed compassion toward me. This kindness shall not depart from me, neither shall the covenant of his peace be removed. I am comforted by his compassion.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Enlarge Your Coast of Understanding

I have come with healing in my wings. The wings of the morning have flown over your life and brought unto you the benefits and the blessings of your father Abraham. Abraham is the father of many nations. Be not ashamed of him, for I have spoken and said that he would be the father of many nations. All nations are blessed in his seed. I called you out and blessed you in the promised seed. THE SEED rose up from the dry ground and came forth with the weapon of my judgment and bruised the head of the serpent. Make no provision for the serpent's journey, for I removed you from his troop. Come unto me, and you shall soar with the eagles of the hour. I have a refreshing for your life. The showers that come from heavenly places are falling, and their cleansing power is activated in you now, for I am washing you with the fresh waters of the Spirit. Open a gate of praise, and I will pour in these living waters from the showers of heaven. Do not be a closed gate or door, for there is no other way for me to pour in myself. I am the shower, and I am the rain. You say, "How can I be the shower and the rain?" but I say, "I am the Holy Ghost that is being poured out this day." Behold the mighty outpouring of my Spirit upon the flesh that expresses faith in me and my promises. I promised, and I will perform. Make a joyful noise unto me in the sanctuary, and I will show unto you the great and mighty things that you do not know. I have a baptism of love and a baptism of fire that is coming, which shall purify the church and the people of my name. This baptism shall prove that my love is greater than the forces of the adversary, but it shall also prove that I am jealous over you. Look unto me, and see that I yet remember Calvary and my cross. My eyes have been dried of the tears, but my mind yet recalls the horror and the joy of the cross for you. Do you really grasp its meaning?

Do you really understand the great love that was expressed there?

Do you really know of the grapes that I did tread?

Or is the cross only pieces of wood placed in your sanctuary?

My cross was not a piece of wood, but it was the love that I was bound to. That love was within me and could not be emptied out for you except by the laying down of my life and the pouring out of my blood. By my blood, I have saved you. By my love, I have expressed that you are worthy. I came and paid the price to redeem you. Now come from the lowly things that you have worshipped, and rise up to be the new Adam of the age. You are restored to the higher order of Adam, and now you can come from these lowly things, and be that which you were created to be. Look unto me, for I am the only one that you need. Look unto me, for I have come with the hands of mercy. I am seeking the lost. The generations of Adam, who are lost and cannot find their way, I do seek them. They have searched for life in the garbage bags and cans of this world but have come up with empty hearts. Now I do remove them from these lowly things and bring them to the table of David. I do bring them to the Father's house to eat bread with the children. Push aside, and make room for the strangers and the foreigners to the covenants of promise. I do come with a multitude of hungry souls. Make room for the hungry and the thirsty at my table. Stop thinking only of yourselves, and make room. Enlarge the coast, and make room for the hungry. You do keep many back, for you do not go forth. Must I scatter you by persecution, or will you hear the voice to go and make room?

There are others in this city that cannot come, for your coast of understanding is too small. Make wide the borders, and make openings for the hungry and the thirsty, for I do come with them in the bosom of my love. Hear the voice of the spirit, for I do speak with the love of the Savior. I am speaking plainly unto my prophets in this hour. I am speaking plainly unto my teachers in this hour. I am speaking plainly unto my pastors in this hour. I am speaking plainly to my apostles. I am speaking plainly to my evangelists. Now prepare for the wave of the hand of the ministry through this congregation, for I do bring a wave of deliverance that shall feed the people the bread and the water of my victory. Then shall you be full, and rise up from the table to go, and feed the hungry at the door. Greet the babes in the womb of faith. Do you not hear the voices of the unborn?

Will you be as the abortionist of the land and not know of the life that is in the womb of the church?

You are pregnant with life. Do not abort the babies within you, but come to me for understanding, and you shall give birth to the souls that have come from our love. Make wide the worship place. Make room for the hungry. Make straight the gate, and make room at the altar, for I come with conviction and deliverance.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Enlarge Your Coast of Understanding

In the beginning, the Lord spoke into the unformed and unfilled darkness. Light burst forth from the words that he spoke that established perimeters of light and darkness as day and night. Oceans and shorelines of life were shaped by his words. His voice is speaking from eternity, and it beckons us to come from the places of our lives that are filled with driftwood, dead fish, and empty nets. God will fill the empty nets of our understanding if we will not go on a fishing expedition after our own plans and thoughts. If God could erase what we think we know and replace it with his ways, we would be in a state of fullness instead of the emptiness we sometimes experience. Waters of the knowledge of God will come to those who thirst after him. We will drink of the depths of his understanding as we worship at his feet. Life's stormy confusion will dissipate before the breath of his power. Love still speaks a language that only the embraced hear. To others, it is like a thunder that others never understand. We know that he is doing great things past finding out. The lost and revival are the waves that are leaping on our shores. We must not put up a barrier. Our hearts should cry out with a fresh desire and burden for lost. Love has filled the womb of the church with the seed of truth. Life will burst forth on the shores of our lives if we will allow God to wash our hearts and eyes with fresh compassion for the hurting and hungry. To be void of the understanding of the reach of love in this hour, is to have a stony and callous heart . Understanding that has been enlightened by the fresh baptism of the love of the cross should be our frame of reference for every day.

MISUNDERSTANDING

Jesus has come with healing in his wings. The wings of the morning have flown over my life and brought unto me the benefits and the blessings of my father Abraham. Abraham is the father of many nations. I am not ashamed of him, for God has spoken and said that he would be the father of many nations. All nations are blessed in his seed. The Lord called me out and blessed me in the promised seed. THE SEED rose up from the dry ground and came forth with the weapon of his judgment and bruised the head of the serpent. I make no provision for the serpent's journey, for God removed me from his troop. I come unto Jesus, and I shall soar with the eagles of the hour. He has a refreshing for my life. The showers that come from heavenly places are falling, and their cleansing power is activated in me now, for he is washing me with the fresh waters of the Spirit. I open a gate of praise, and he will pour in these living waters from the showers of heaven. I determine not to be a closed gate or door, for there is no other way for the Lord to pour in himself. He is the shower, and he is the rain. I have said, "How can he be the shower and the rain?" God says, "I am the Holy Ghost that is being poured out this day." I behold the mighty outpouring of his Spirit upon the flesh that expresses faith in him and his promises. God promised, and he will perform.

I will make a joyful noise unto the Lord in the sanctuary, and he will show unto me the great and mighty things that I do not know. He has a baptism of love and a baptism of fire that is coming, which shall purify the church and the people of his name. This baptism shall prove that his love is greater than the forces of the adversary, but it shall also prove that he is jealous over me. I look unto Jesus and see that he yet remembers Calvary and his cross. His eyes have been dried of the tears, but his mind yet recalls the horror and the joy of the cross for me. I grasp only portions of its meaning, although I understand the great love that was expressed there. I do not know of all the grapes that Jesus tread, neither is the cross just pieces of wood placed in my sanctuary. The cross is not only pieces of wood placed in my sanctuary. The cross was not a piece of wood, but it was the love that Jesus was bound to. That love was within him and could not be emptied out for me except by the laying down of his life and the pouring out of his blood. By the blood of Jesus, he has saved me. By his love, he has expressed that I am worthy. Jesus came and paid the price to redeem me. Now I come from the lowly things that I have worshipped and rise up to be the new Adam of the age. I am restored to the higher order of Adam, and now I can come from these lowly things and be that which I was created to be. I look unto Jesus, for he is the only one that I need. I look unto him, for he has come with the hands of mercy. He is seeking the lost. The generations of Adam, who are lost and cannot find their way, are sought by him. They have searched for life in the garbage bags and cans of this world, but they have come up with empty hearts. Now he does remove them from these lowly things and bring them to the table of David. Jesus brings them to the Father's house to eat bread with the children. I push aside and make room for the strangers and the foreigners to the covenants of promise. He comes with a multitude of hungry souls. I will make room for the hungry and the thirsty at the Lord's Table. I purpose to stop thinking only of myself, and I will make room. I enlarge the coast and make room for the hungry. I keep many back, for I do not go forth. God will not have to scatter me by persecution, for I hear the voice to go and make room. There are others in this city that cannot come, for my coast of understanding is too small. I make wide the borders and make openings for the hungry and the thirsty, for he comes with them in the bosom of his love.

I hear the voice of the spirit, for Jesus does speak with the love of the savior. He is speaking plainly unto his prophets in this hour. He is speaking plainly unto his teachers in this hour. He is speaking plainly unto his pastors in this hour. He is speaking plainly to his apostles. He is speaking plainly to his evangelists. Now I prepare for the wave of the hand of the ministry through this congregation, for the Lord does bring a wave of deliverance that shall feed the people the bread and the water of his victory. Now shall I be full and rise up from the table to go and feed the hungry at the door. I will greet the babes in the womb of faith. I hear the voices of the unborn. I elect not to be as the abortionist of the land and not know of the life that is in the womb of the church. I am pregnant with life. I will not abort the babies within me, but I will come to God for understanding and shall give birth to the souls that have come from our love. I make wide the worship place. I make room for the hungry. I make straight the gate and make room at the altar, for Jesus comes with conviction and deliverance.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Calm the Winds of Confusion With the Sword of Prophecy

Not only does the sword of the Spirit cut off the lies of the enemy, it slices through the confusion that it tries to pour into the days of God's prophets. In all of the history of God and man, his communication has been through his prophets. All other pretenders will meet the cutting edge of the words that will rip asunder the fabric of their pretentious garments. Natural and spiritual storms may howl with gales of fear and doubt, but our mouth shall loose in worship the swift defeat of the voices that would try to raise up waves to drown out the declarations of peace and grace. God has placed within our hands and mouth the ultimate laser weapon to expose the fraud of the enemy and man and to also underline the majesty of the moment of his creative words in an hour of destruction. As God did for Gideon in placing the nightmare of defeat in the enemies mind, we shall behold the outcome of the prophetic swing of the sword upon the forces of the night.

(Continued)

Choose this day whom you will serve. On the other side of your life, you served the gods of the world that can neither see, nor walk, nor talk, but now on this side of salvation, you serve the Living God. Now come, and walk with me in the day, and I will show you of the results of redemption. I have ransomed you from the bondage of sin.

456. Will you go back to the things that had enslaved you, and name the name of Christ?

The LORD said unto my Lord, "Sit thou on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool."

457. Do you know the meaning of this saying?

458. Can you know except by revelation?

Have no confidence in your flesh, neither in man, but trust in the name of the Lord, your God. Know that I am doing a work in your midst that you will not believe. Be patient and kind to others, knowing that by your love shall men know that I have called you unto the work that is before you. Give me these things that are greater and stronger than you are.

459. Why wrestle to lift these heavy loads and attempt to lift these mighty things that are stronger than you are?

460. Why not trust me to move them when we have arrived at the bottom of these mountains before you?

(To Be Continued)

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