Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

How much effort have you used to seek me?

Am I entirely gratified when you do not seek to please me?

Have you ever considered that I desire to be pleased?

Have you read, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased"?

What do I desire to say concerning you?

It is almost time for me to catch away my bride; therefore, walk by faith, and you will not see damnation. My bride will not be found because I will take her, for before her departure, she shall have this testimony that she pleased me. Without faith, it is impossible to please me. Come to me; believe that I am, and believe that I am the rewarder of them that diligently seek me. By these words, be focused to please me during the trial of your faith, which is more precious than gold tried in the fire. The fire has come. Now trust me to make you spiritually rich, clothe you with white raiment, and anoint your eyes with eye salve that you may see. Hear these words. I speak focus to your heart, mind, and spirit.

(RHEMA: The Bride of Christ Will Not Be Found In the Evil Day)

Through faith, I will diligently seek the Lord, and I will be rewarded. I have used too much effort to preserve myself and too little effort to seek the Lord. God is not gratified when I do not seek to please him. I have learned that I have not considered that the Lord desires to be pleased. I read in the word of God that the Father said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." He desires to say the same concerning me.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Drum Major of the Holy Band

I am your way, your truth, and your life. I am the way-maker and the star that shines for you. You have not been left in a spiritual dark hole to wander as an exploding star, but I have embraced you with arms of love and brought you nigh by a precious price. I own you, yet I do not keep you except that you abide here willingly. I have set before you two open doors, an open door of victory and an open door back to the world. Choose the door you shall walk into. I have willingly loved you by laying down my life for you. Now lay down your life for me, and do not take it up again.

Many are weak, and many are worn, but my grace is sufficient for this journey. I did not call you to perform a task without the proper sufficiency. I am your sufficiency, and your sufficiency is of me. Look not to the weak and feeble things of this world as a source, but look to me, the source and the supply of your life. I have made a way. It is the highway of holiness. The unclean shall not pass here, neither shall they walk hereon. The redeemed are walking upon this highway. The drummer of life is not out of cadence, neither is his cadence too slow or too fast, but the cadence played by your drummer is the correct cadence for all who will live godly in Christ Jesus.

March with a lifted up head but with a humble mind. March with upright steps and arms that swing the sword of my spirit with valiance (bravery). I am your battle-ax, your shield in the battles of this life. Fear not the troops of evil, for their weapons cannot destroy your soul. March with a triumphant attitude and look to the drum major of your band. His hands point to the cross where love has expressed the director's desire for his own song. Sing unto me the songs of praise that glorify the work of the cross and the works of Christ. Sing not about yourselves, for you were all undone and without hope. By the grace of the Lord, you stand fast in this liberty and mercy, for from the soil of my holiness, this love sprang forth. Now mercy has begotten this grace that you have found. Lift up your heads, and march with the redeemed. The army of the Lord is marching with the alignment of holiness and the quick-steps of faith and confidence. I am in love with you. You are my body, and I will not cast you aside. Assimilate yourself into the body of Christ that you pass not out of the open door that leads to the world.

I am your light for these dark times; therefore, fear not the darkness of the world, neither look upon the doubts that float around in the atmosphere. You are warring with spiritual wickedness in high places, but remember that your weapons are not carnal. Your weapons are not human weapons. Your weapons are spiritual, and they are mighty through me to the pulling down of every stronghold, the casting down of imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God, and the bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Jesus Christ.

I have put within you the desire to pray. Now pray without ceasing. Pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape the things that are coming upon the earth. The coldness of the last days reaches out with its icy hands to squeeze your heart of love. Be not frozen by the intimidating effect of the spirit that fosters coldness, but be fervent in prayer and praise, for there is a consuming fire burning within you. I am the consuming fire. Now lift up your head, and see that my fire is greater than the cold love that shall cause many to wax cold in love. Lift up your head, and know that your sufficiency shall not be chilled by the icy hands of coldness and indifference.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Drum Major of the Holy Band

Locust have no king, but they go forth to conquer in bands. We have a King and he is leading the band of heaven on earth! We are not in the band of the sad playing songs of worry. Our songs are the new song of praise and rejoicing. We are the dancing and shouting band that is like and ocean of gladness rolling across the land. Drums of dreary doldrums are not beating. Dread is not pounding its rhythms in our brain. We are marching to the beat of the beauty of holiness. We are shouting to the songs of great victory. Everlasting joy is on our heads and sadness has taken the last exit. Our strength is from the One going before us. We may hear and go through times of weariness, but the spiritual adrenaline of the Spirit kicks in, and we kick the devil out or the stadium of our lives. Our love that is caught in the fires of the excitement of his working will not become the victim of the waxing cold that the enemy desires to put on us. We have put on the garments of praise to march in the celebration of God's greatness in the shadows of questions. We have the solution to every problem and the answer to every question Jesus Christ.

COLD LOVE AND INDIFFERNECE

Jesus is my way, my truth, and my life. He is the way-maker and the star that shines for me. I have not been left in a spiritual dark hole to wander as an exploding star, but the Lord has embraced me with arms of love and has brought me nigh by a precious price. Jesus owns me, yet he does not keep me except that I abide here willingly. He has set before me two open doors, an open door of victory and an open door back to the world. I will choose the door I shall walk into. Christ has willingly loved me by laying down his life for me. Now I will lay down my life for him, and I will not take it up again.

Many are weak and many are worn, but God's grace is sufficient for this journey. He did not call me to perform a task without the proper sufficiency. Jesus is my sufficiency, and my sufficiency is of him. I will not look to the weak and feeble things of this world as a source, but I will look to Jesus, the source and the supply of my life. He has made a way. It is the highway of holiness. The unclean shall not pass here, neither shall they walk hereon. The redeemed are walking upon this highway. The drummer of life is not out of cadence, neither is his cadence too slow or too fast, but the cadence played by my drummer is the correct cadence for all who will live godly in Christ Jesus.

I will march with a lifted up head and a humble mind. I will march with upright steps and arms that swing the sword of God's spirit with valiance (bravery). Jesus is my battle-ax, my shield in the battles of this life. I do not fear the troops of evil, for their weapons cannot destroy my soul. I will march with a triumphant attitude, and I will look to the drum major of my band. His hands point to the cross where love has expressed the director's desire for his own song. I will sing unto God the songs of praise that glorify the work of the cross and the works of Christ. We will not sing about ourselves, for we were all undone and without hope. By the grace of the Lord, I stand fast in this liberty and mercy, for from the soil of his holiness, this love sprang forth. Now mercy has begotten this grace that I have found. We will lift up our heads and march with the redeemed. The army of the Lord is marching with the alignment of holiness and the quick-steps of faith and confidence. Jesus is in love with us. We are his body, and he will not cast us aside. I will assimilate myself into the body of Christ that I pass not out of the open door that leads to the world.

Jesus is my light for these dark times; therefore, I will not fear the darkness of the world, neither will I look upon the doubts that float around in the atmosphere. I am warring with spiritual wickedness in high places, but I remember that my weapons are not carnal. My weapons are not human weapons. My weapons are spiritual, and they are mighty through God to the pulling down of every stronghold, the casting down of imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God, and the bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Jesus Christ.

The Lord has placed within me the desire to pray. Now will I pray without ceasing. I will pray always that I may be counted worthy to escape the things that are coming upon the earth. The coldness of the last days reaches out with its icy hands to squeeze my heart of love. I will not be frozen by the intimidating effect of the spirit that fosters coldness, but I will be fervent in prayer and praise, for there is a consuming fire burning within me. Jesus is the consuming fire. Now I lift up my head and see that his fire is greater than the cold love that shall cause many to wax cold in love. I lift up my head and know that my sufficiency shall not be chilled by the icy hands of coldness and indifference.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: The Word of God Calls Attention To the Fanfare Before We Are Showered by Blessings

RE: RHEMA: Make a Memorial In Your Heart For the Moment of Love and Grace In Your Life As Joshua built a memorial on the banks of the Jordan to remember the deliverance of God, our worship raises up memorials for all his grace and love in our lives. They took twelve stones out of the riverbed of the impossible and put them on the banks of the miraculous. Truly thankful hearts will always be burning with the gratitude for what he has done. Our lives are filled daily with the deposits of mercy that deliver us from failure and fear. He does not cast us away to the whim of the moment. God embraces us in the everlasting arms of his providential wisdom. Whirling vortexes of emotion and debate try to arrest us. Our hearts have been captured by the symphony of love's unbelievable story. Other tunes will not play over the channels of the receptor of our mind. We have been intoxicated by the feasts of grace. Chariots paved with love have transported us from the kingdom of darkness into his marvelous light. How can we listen to any other Singer but the one who sung us songs of deliverance in the pits of death?

As we walk with him in the garden, he has filled us with delights. We are whirled in the dancing rhythms of sunbeams of revelatory understanding. Another realm of joy has wooed us. How can we hear the voices of complaint here?

Enoch's transportation waits outside the door of those who have been loosed from the shores of the finite shallowness here. Elijah's mantle lies at the feet of those who are not afraid to go against the tide of Jordan and the questions of those who scoff and do not understand. Rose gardens of the fragrance of destiny have been planted in the paths of those who would hear the voice of the Almighty in this hour. Our heart belongs only to him that provokes the electric tingle that we feel when we hear him speak.

(Continued)

The preparation of the evil planners is more than a match for those who are hired to work for the meat that perishes. If you are employed by the prince of the power of the air, the conspiring spirits will have access to you and your vulnerable weak humanity. Do not give yourself to the conspiring spirits of the day, nor of the night, for they seek your life. These spirits are not true to their own.

472. How will they be true to you?

Drink the wine of freedom, and remain the bondservant of Christ. The honor of the king's table is the offer to journey down the path of the damned. Do not drink the blood of death when you can drink the blood of life. Do not be ashamed to be the bondservant of Christ. I will not submit you to anything or anyone that is not in my plan for your life. Many promise liberty, but are not able to grant that liberty. Lust will promise you liberty, but its intent is slavery. Beware of the conspiring claws of the night, for they come in many forms.

473. Do you not hear the voices of the drunkards of the age?

474. Do you not hear the voices of the spirit of pressure?

Choose righteousness so that you might always abide in the freedom of my bondservants. Submit yourself in every way, except unto sin, and you will find a continual freedom. The bars of the bondservants' house are better than the open avenues of the palace of sin. Here in the chambers of submission gifts are given. I will give the rewards of righteousness in the chambers of humility. Come and accept the invitation that I have offered. Here in this chamber that I have invited you into, you will find the will of God which will not be altered.

475. Don't you hear the drums of damnation?

(To Be Continued)

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