Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

How will you be caught away before the great day of my wrath with spots and wrinkles in your garment?

Am I pleased with spots and wrinkles in the garments of salvation?

Behold the power within you. You are born again of incorruptible seed by the word of God, which lives and abides forever. As a lamb without blemish and without spot, I was manifested for you. You have purified your soul in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, so love one another with a pure heart fervently. I redeemed you with precious blood, not with corruptible things as silver and gold. Now do not allow corruptible things to prevent you from loving one another. Only perfect love can successfully contend with fear. Unless you seek the love of God and abide in it, your heart will fail you for fear and for looking after the things which are coming on the earth. Take heed to yourself. Watch and pray always that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before me. Take heed, for you do not know the time of my coming. Be ready every twinkle of an eye, for I will come suddenly and without an announcement. I say unto you and I say unto all, "Watch."

(RHEMA: The Love of God Is a Vehicle To Travel Down the River of Hatred)

I will not be caught away before the great day of God's wrath with spots and wrinkles in my garment. The Lord is not pleased with spots and wrinkles in the garments of salvation. I behold the power within me. I am born again of incorruptible seed by the word of God, which lives and abides forever. As a lamb without blemish and without spot, Jesus was manifested for me. He has purified my soul in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren; therefore, I will love others with a pure heart fervently. The Lord redeemed me with precious blood, not with corruptible things as silver and gold. By grace, I will not allow corruptible things to prevent me from loving others. Only perfect love can successfully contend with fear. Unless I seek the love of God and abide in it, my heart will fail me for fear and for looking after the things which are coming on the earth. I take heed to myself. I watch and pray always that I may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before God. I take heed, for I do not know the time of his coming. By grace, I will be ready every twinkle of an eye, for he will come suddenly and without an announcement. The Lord has said unto me and to all, "Watch."

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Walk In the Liberty of the Resurrection

The night is approaching fast. The day is about to depart. Make your calling and election sure that you may depart with the day, for night does come and then no one will be able to work. Work out your salvation now with fear and with trembling, for there are many ways that seem to be right, yet are not right. There are ways that seem right that are entrances into the chambers of death. Do not go down the lane of self-exaltation and stubbornness. The path to rebellion is an open pathway. It is a lane of pride and unsubmitted wills. Give me your entire life, and I will direct you in the path of righteousness and peace. I have given you the peaceable fruit of righteousness and taken away the bitter cup of confusion. Now make your calling and election sure by giving me all the guile from the inspiration of rebellion and pride. Let there be no guile in your spirit, but purify and cleanse yourself from all filthiness of the flesh and of the spirit.

The night is approaching. Lift up your eyes unto the light, and be content in every way. You have godliness. Now let contentment possess your vessel. Drape yourself round about with the fruit of contentment and then will you be a vessel on the shelf of godliness. Drape yourself with the fruit of godliness and then will you be a vessel of honor and not a vessel of dishonor. Lift up your eyes unto these hills, and perceive by my spirit, the Lord God, your help. Night shall come as a thief to this world, and the day shall depart before the world can perceive its exit. Adhere to the counsel of my word, and be bonded to the light. Grab with all your might, and hold on to the faith of Christ, for by faith shall you overcome the hurdle of anxiety and confusion before your face. Do not look into the eyes of the intimidator called confusion, and do not be overwhelmed by the tall hurdle of anxiety. Neither of these is in the path that you are traveling in; therefore, turn unto your stronghold, and hold on to the light of revelation. I do take you from the threshold of this pit and surround you with peace and rest. Contentment is your reward for faith. Righteousness is your fruit because of faith in the Son of God and his works. Now behold the liberty of the resurrection in your life, for I have sent it, and now it expresses itself unto the fruit of total victory. Here is the victory, which overcomes all these things. I have given it to every man.

Turn from the physical observations of the images fashioned by human reasoning and human feelings. Your faith is not based there, but your faith is based in my promises. I have promised. I will perform. Stand fast now in the liberty of the resurrection, for freedom is expressed by its power and its authority. The enemy cannot bind you, and the enemy cannot hold you. You are freed forevermore by the faith of Jesus Christ. I was delivered for your offenses, and I was raised to declare you not guilty. Now hear the expression of freedom, for I have freed you by my works. Believe on me as the scriptures have declared of me, and walk out of the muddy path of the side streets of unbelief and fear. You have walked in the mud of the law long enough. Now come, and walk in the paved streets of grace. I have washed away all the influences of condemnation. Now walk in the liberty of the resurrection.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA -Walk In the Liberty of the Resurrection

Liberty sets us beyond the reach of the hands of the gravity of defeat. We are more than conquerors by the resurrection that has raised us in power and not in weakness. Our path should never be the trails of doubtful destinations. We are walking in the light of heaven's best for us. We will not go in the streets of self-centeredness. This is sin dressed up in a tuxedo. As we give ourselves to God and give ourselves to serve others, we are in the fast lane of the expressway of liberty. Muddy roads of condemnation are not the ruts for us to run in. We are in this race to run and win. We are winners and not weaklings of faith. The resurrection has hurled aside every immovable object and impossible task. We have been given a toll free lane paid for by the cross. We are on the highway of holiness and in the way of truth that will not lead us off a cliff. Grace has become our chauffeur and our permanent parking place of safety. We are the VIP's of liberty. We are victors in power.

PRIDE, REBELLION, AND STUBBORNNESS

The night is approaching fast. The day is about to depart. I purpose to make my calling and election sure that I may depart with the day, for night does come and then no one will be able to work. I must work out my salvation now with fear and with trembling, for there are many ways that seem to be right, yet are not right. There are ways that seem right that are entrances into the chambers of death. I will not go down the lane of self-exaltation and stubbornness. The path to rebellion is an open pathway. It is a lane of pride and unsubmitted wills. I give the Lord my entire life, and he will direct me in the path of righteousness and peace. He has given me the peaceable fruit of righteousness and taken away the bitter cup of confusion. Now I make my calling and election sure by giving him all the guile from the inspiration of rebellion and pride. I will not allow any guile in my spirit, but I purify and cleanse myself from all filthiness of the flesh and of the spirit.

The night is approaching. I lift up my eyes unto the light, and I am content in every way. I have godliness. Now I let contentment possess my vessel. I drape myself round about with the fruit of contentment and then will I be a vessel on the shelf of godliness. I drape myself with the fruit of godliness and then will I be a vessel of honor and not a vessel of dishonor. I lift up my eyes unto these hills, and I perceive by his spirit, the Lord God, my help. Night shall come as a thief to this world, and the day shall depart before the world can perceive its exit. I choose to adhere to the counsel of his word and be bonded to the light. I grab with all my might and hold on to the faith of Christ, for by faith, shall I overcome the hurdle of anxiety and confusion before my face. I do not look into the eyes of the intimidator called confusion, and I will not be overwhelmed by the tall hurdle of anxiety. Neither of these is in the path that I am traveling in; therefore, I turn unto my stronghold and hold on to the light of revelation. Jesus does take me from the threshold of this pit and surrounds me with peace and rest. Contentment is my reward for faith. Righteousness is my fruit because of faith in the Son of God and his works. Now I behold the liberty of the resurrection in my life, for he has sent it, and now it expresses itself unto the fruit of total victory. Here is the victory, which overcomes all these things. He has given it to every man.

I turn from the physical observations of the images fashioned by human reasoning and human feelings. My faith is not based there, but my faith is based in God's promises. God has promised. He will perform. I stand fast now in the liberty of the resurrection, for freedom is expressed by its power and its authority. The enemy cannot bind me, and the enemy cannot hold me. I am freed forevermore by the faith of Jesus Christ. He was delivered for my offenses, and he was raised to declare me not guilty. Now I hear the expression of freedom, for he has freed me by his works. I believe on him as the scriptures have declared of him, and I walk out of the muddy path of the side streets of unbelief and fear. I have walked in the mud of the law long enough. Now I come and walk in the paved streets of grace. God has washed away all the influences of condemnation. Now I walk in the liberty of the resurrection.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Jesus Won Every Victory For Us In the Violent Collision of Good and Evil At Calvary

Extreme hatred for sin and absolute love of the sinner collided at the cross. Does he love the sinner more than he hates sin, or does he hate sin more than he loves the sinner?

Calvary resounds with the overwhelming victory that breaks every seal of understanding. He loves us with an aggressive grace of unconditional love. Good stood and hurled aside the forces of evil like the wind blowing away the chaff. Satan suffered the defeat, much like the giant Goliath, by the smiting of the precious Cornerstone, putting all enemies under his feet. Every principality is subject to the prophetic worship of the church, which is rooted in the victory of the cross. All that the lust of this world holds out to us will perish in the heat of destruction and judgment. In our lives, God has sent forth judgment unto victory. Satan suffered the defeat, much like the giant Goliath. By the smiting of the precious Corner Stone, all enemies are under the Lord's feet. By the smiting of the precious Corner Stone, all enemies are under the Lord's feet. Our strength and power is an anointing from above. We are not the overthrown but overcomers that have marched through the gates of the enemy with victory on our lips. Even after victories, we can feel the contrasting forces of the pressure of the enemy to give in or be exasperated. We must never fail to frame the view of the power of our faith over every negative exposure with the positive confession of our lips. We will determine to not view the size or number of the obstacles or the enemy. We will run into the battle with the thrill of victory on our lips. David declared before hand that he would take the whole army on and feed them to the birds of the air. We have the same spirit of faith. We have believed; therefore, we speak.

(Continued)

Look away to the cross again, and see the crimson stream of blood. It flows forever for you. I am past, present, and future. There is no place where I am not. I am the omnipresent God, the Lord Jehovah, the savior of the world.

6. Is there a savior beside me?

Lift up your head, and hear the voice of triumph within you. Lift up your head on high, and see that the Father does work, and now you go and work. You can only do what you see me do. Behold the past, and see me taking stripes for you. Behold the present, and see my virtue flow unto you from within you, for I am working within you and doing exceedingly, above all that you are able to ask or think according to my power which works within you. Behold the future, and see your feet on the head of this enemy and the originator of this sickness. I have conquered it by my stripes, and you have conquered it by your faith in my works. Behold the victory of your Father, and know that the Father has given the same victory to you.

7. Do you understand the way of the wind?

8. Do you understand the way of the sea?

9. Can you understand the things of the spirit unless you are taught?

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but you cannot tell whither it cometh or whither it goeth. So is everyone who is born of the spirit. You are born again. The way that you take, I know. You do not know, neither can you know except I reveal it unto you.

10. Can you by thought add one cubit to your stature?

(To Be Continued)

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