Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am the Lord, and I change not. Though men change, I do not. My word is sure and steadfast. It is forever settled in heaven. You can count on my word, for it is inevitable. My word is gone out of my mouth and will not return to me empty or void. I have brought you the bread of the morning, your daily bread. Eat and be nourished. Eat and be satisfied. An enemy has attempted to beguile you. Be not beguiled. The bread that I have given is the manna of the last days. There is a famine of the hearing of the words of God, but I have prepared you a table full of manna. Eat and become strong. I have chosen you to feed the children the bread of the last days. Do not doubt the words that you hear in your ears, for they are the words of the Father. Man did not call you. Man did not choose you. I called and chose you for my own purpose and according to my own will. You did not author this relationship. I did. Now doubt not. Simply believe. Be not frightened because of the terror of men. I am inside of you to answer them. It will not be you that speaks, but I will speak through you. I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. You were selected by the foreordination of God Almighty. Prepare yourself to speak all of the words that I give you. Be not afraid of the faces of men, for I am with you to deliver you out of every snare of man.

(RHEMA: Be Not Frightened by the Terror of Men)

Jesus is Lord, and he does not change. Though men change, he does not. His word is sure and steadfast. It is forever settled in heaven. I can count on his word, for it is inevitable. His word is gone out of his mouth and will not return to him empty or void. He has brought me the bread of the morning, my daily bread. I will eat and be nourished. I will eat and be satisfied. An enemy has attempted to beguile me. I will not be beguiled. The bread that the Lord has given is the manna of the last days. There is a famine of the hearing of the words of God, but God has prepared me a table full of manna. I will eat and become strong. God has chosen me to feed the children the bread of the last days. I will not doubt the words that I hear in my ears, for they are the words of the Father. Man did not call me. Man did not choose me. God called and chose me for his own purpose and according to his own will. I did not author this relationship. God did. I will not doubt. I will simply believe. I will not be frightened because of the terror of men. God is inside of me to answer them. It will not be me that speaks, but Christ will speak through me. God knew me before he formed me in my mother's womb. I was selected by the foreordination of God Almighty. I determine to prepare myself to speak all of the words that he gives me. I will not be afraid of the faces of men, for God is with me to deliver me out of every snare of man.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Marching Army of the Seeing

I have brought my righteousness unto you and placed it within you. You are the righteousness of God within me. I have declared you righteous. Will you declare yourself unrighteous?

I have subdued all things and placed all things under my feet. The actuality of these works shall be manifested. Do not fear in submitting yourself to me. I have not trampled you in the dust, but I took all that you did give me and cause it to bow. The old man shall not have dominion over you, for I have placed him beneath my feet also. Relinquish all your rights to me, and you will know the expression of my righteousness in your life. Come unto these fresh waters, and be washed in my blood. I will cleanse those who come hungry and thirsty after righteousness. I will fill them, and they shall come forth with the newness of the last days.

The people of my name are coming forth as a mighty army. They are marching with one mind and one intent. The people of my name are coming forth walking by the same rule and minding the same thing. Get in rank, and walk in harmony with the body of Christ, which is called by my name, Jesus. Do not break rank to walk after the "whistling leaders," who are not leaders but are blind leaders of the blind. Will you align yourself with those who are blind and stumble in the day?

How will you see in the night if you see not in the day?

Come to me for the cleansing of my Spirit, for I have waters to wash out your eyes. Be not afraid of this cleansing, for I will cleanse all who repent, and come unto me. I have said that, "He that cometh to me will in no wise be cast out." Will you come to me, or will you join the marching army of the blind, whose leaders lead them to the ditches of the last days?

Be not entrenched in the ways of unbelief and rebellion. If you entrench yourselves in these ways, you shall surely fall in the deep pits of the great tribulation. I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly. Look up. I have life for you. Do not eat the food of the vultures. Do not lay yourself down to be the diet of the lions and the vipers, but come to me, and cast yourself down on me, the altar and the rock for hearts to be broken upon. I have life, and I have light. Here is light. Walk therein.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Marching Army of the Seeing

As the army that slept in the dust in the book of Ezekiel, we are awakening as a church in this hour. We are washing our eyes with eye salve. We must refuse to be myopic in our vision. We must look though the lens of faith to see that the battle is the Lord's, and we are already victorious as we march into battle. We must refuse to hear the lullabies of the lukewarm or be hypnotized by the daily grind of that which pertains to self. We have been challenged to not sleep as the disciples through the transfiguration and only wake up at the end. We come to the day with our eyes wide open in the glorious sunlight of his revelation. The bride is described as the one who looks forth as the morning as clear as the sun. We do not wait for the day to proclaim the schedule for the day. We can command the morning and the evening because we serve the same God as Joshuah. Fear will not prosper against the true believer because the Lord is his shield of faith that will certainly undo the working of the enemy that is against us. As we come to the altars of faith and dedication, we will not eat the things that are offered to idols or that are eaten by the beasts of the field but that diet which is better than the angels. We have tasted the real Rhema bread and we SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD!

REBELLION AND UNBELIEF

God has brought his righteousness unto me and placed it within me. I am the righteousness of God within him. He has declared me righteous. I will not declare myself unrighteous. Jesus has subdued all things and placed all things under his feet. The actuality of these works shall be manifested. I will not fear in submitting myself to him. He has not trampled me in the dust, but he took all that I did give him and caused it to bow. The old man shall not have dominion over me, for Jesus has placed him beneath his feet also. I relinquish all my rights to God, and I will know the expression of his righteousness in my life. I come unto these fresh waters, and I am washed in his blood. God will cleanse those who come hungry and thirsty after righteousness. He will fill them, and they shall come forth with the newness of the last days.

The people of Jesus' name are coming forth as a mighty army. They are marching with one mind and one intent. The people of his name are coming forth walking by the same rule and minding the same thing. I get in rank and walk in harmony with the body of Christ, which is called by the name of Jesus. I determine not to break rank to walk after the "whistling leaders," who are not leaders but are blind leaders of the blind. I will not align myself with those who are blind and stumble in the day. I cannot see in the night if I do not see in the day. I come to Jesus for the cleansing of his Spirit, for he has waters to wash out my eyes. I am not afraid of this cleansing, for he will cleanse all who repent and come unto him. Jesus has said that he that cometh to him will in no wise be cast out. I will come to him, and I will not join the marching army of the blind, whose leaders lead them to the ditches of the last days.

I will not be entrenched in the ways of unbelief and rebellion. If I entrench myself in these ways, I shall surely fall in the deep pits of the great tribulation. Jesus has come that I might have life and that more abundantly. I look up. He has life for me. I will not eat the food of the vultures. I will not lay myself down to be the diet of the lions and the vipers, but I come to Jesus and cast myself down on him, the altar and the rock for hearts to be broken upon. He has life, and he has light. Here is light. I walk therein.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed On Top Of Love's Design For Our Freedom

Precious blood has paid the price of redemption's silver to deliver us from the designs of destruction. Hell has no jurisdiction in our case. Our case is before the tribunal of heaven alone. A covenant of blood has led us forth from the pit in which there is no water. From the burning sands of a desert of lies and deceit, we have been brought into the palace of our King. Sin had filled our lives with chaos and disorder. Hatred and animosity were our cruel companions. We soon became oblivious to the certain death that awaited as we continued our search for our destination. All of the powers of darkness had planned our demise and anxiously awaited our passing. Satan's court of sin and death had ordered our execution and disposal. Mercy and truth carried our hopeless position to the One who had taken our place in death. He vacated the charges and the punishment by his unconditional love. God's love in our lives was forged from the fervent love and kiss of righteousness and peace. Eternal design felt the unanimous response of all of heaven. Not only has he redeemed us, he has paid for a life of blessing and not one reckoned by debt. Our present life was the design of chains written on it. Now our life has freedom written all over it. As the man at the gate of the temple waited all his life in hopelessness, so were we until the hand of the miraculous grasped ours. We are leaping on the inside and the outside into the courts of rejoicing. We are celebrating benefits we could have never afforded without him.

(Continued)

Behold the blood on my back, and have faith in that blood, always knowing that the enemy that gives chase, cannot leap upon your back because you are in me. My wounded back and stripes have become the guards against leaping and devouring lions of trouble that attack from the back. Behold the goodness and the mercy, which follows you every step of the way. Behold the blood that flows from my feet and have faith in that blood. Know this, that you can walk a sanctified and upright walk because of that blood. I have set you apart from this world. Salvation brought you out of the pit and out of darkness.

461. Did I save you and bring you out that you might return to the same lifestyle and manner of sins?

I saved you and created within you a new heart. You are a new creature in me. The old things have passed away, and behold all things are brand new. Lift up your eyes unto approaching redemption, and prepare for the arrival of grace to usher you into the closing hands of redemption. The hands of redemption prepare to reach for its possession. When redemption has reached for its purchased possession and closed its hands, then shall I snatch away those in my hands as a chaste virgin for my bride. I am coming for a chaste virgin.

462. Shall I close up the hand of holiness and stain it once more with the spots of sin?

My name will be honored in you. It is already honored, yet it shall be glorified more than ever before in you, for the light of this name must shine brightly in the closing hours of darkness. The hour and the power of darkness have dominated the life of those who do not know God. Those who are in bondage to the princes of the power of the air look for a light.

463. How will they see your light if only the light of humanity shines?

I have given you divine love. Now allow a renewal of divine love, which is fruit of my nature and then will you rise up from the darkness of human love and have an expression of divine love. In death, the spirit which I gave returns to me who gave it. Now in life, the love which I give, return it to me who gave it. I am the author of love, just as I am the author of faith. You cannot be the author of your love for me, or you will perish with the humanist of the darkness. Come from your philosophies that you are drifting toward lest the winds of craftiness blow out your candle. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.

464. Shall I light your spirit with the Holy Ghost and philosophies keep your light burning?

I will share my glory with none other. I will not share this that I do with the philosophical thinkers of the age. I am the author of this faith.

465. Will I be the finisher?

(To Be Continued)

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