Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You could not find your way. You were lost. The kingdom of God was in your face, but you could not find it. I sought you and brought you into the hiding place of God. I have preserved you from trouble and compassed you about with songs of deliverance. You have been given sheep that minister to you with songs never sung before. Their songs of deliverance have been strength to you, a shepherd. Be grateful, and abound with thanksgiving. I am instructing you and teaching you in the way that you should go. I am guiding you with my watchful eyes and graceful hands of mercy. I have not treated you as a horse or mule. I have given you the intimacy of my tender love. Be glad in me and rejoice. Shout for the joy of deliverance and the fellowship of the Great Shepherd.

(RHEMA: Grace Grants the Ministry With a Knowledge of the Sheep)

I could not find my way. I was lost. The kingdom of God was in my face, but I could not find it. The Lord sought me and brought me into the hiding place of God. He preserved me from trouble and compassed me about with songs of deliverance. I have been given sheep that minister to me with songs never sung before. Their songs of deliverance have been strength to me, a shepherd. I am grateful and abound with thanksgiving. The Lord is instructing me and teaching me in the way that I should go. He is guiding me with his watchful eyes and graceful hands of mercy. The Lord has not treated me as a horse or mule. He has given me the intimacy of his tender love. I am glad in the Lord, and I rejoice. I will shout for the joy of deliverance and the fellowship of the Great Shepherd.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

A Shining Tower of Light In the Midst of the Terror of the Night

The night of the evening time is upon you. The shadows of the night approach the dwelling places of the land. Many shall succumb to the hands of the shadows of the night time, but those who know their God shall dwell in safety because of my name. I have sent forth my name as a strong tower of light in the time of grasping shadows. The hands that reach out for those who dwell in my strong tower shall not touch the dwellers of the tower. Find your place in the tower, and wait until the catching away of the Lamb's wife.

Make no mistake about your love. The love of many is waxing cold. The power of deception is being expressed with all subtlety. Hide yourself in the cleft of my love, and there will you be found safe and free from harm. Let your light so shine in this evening time. Throw off the shadows of the night, and embrace the love of the lost. I have sent you forth with purpose. Now magnify the purpose and the commitment of the Lord. Let your light so shine in this evening time. Embrace the shining light of my name, and see the devils cast out of the temple of the light. I have not made a provision for those who look back to the world of darkness, but I have declared all not fit for the domain of light who look back in this time of darkness. Why look back to the darkness when light is all around you and in you?

Enjoy the presence of the light and all its benefits as you are surrounded by the terror of the night. The arrows which fly by the day time shall not wound you. The pestilence of the day and of the night shall not devour you in their time of hunger for the souls of men, but these things shall be consumed by the power of the light, which is in you. I am greater than all these things; therefore, embrace the heavenly Lord of your life, and be free from the entanglement of the night. The night is approaching. Will you work in the night?

You have not worked in the day as a child of the redeemed then how will you work at midnight?

Put on the light of the day, and wear the garment of redemption to war. Put up the sword of the world, and pick up the sword of the spirit. Slay the giants round about you, and take the heads of these mighty giants to the princes of the world. I have led you to this battlefield to obtain trophies of influence for the last days. You shall be motivated by the trophies won in the battle at evening time. Now come forth with new inspiration and godly zeal by my spirit.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Shining Tower of Light In the Midst of the Terror of the Night

Perfect love casteth out fear. Tormenting legions are turned into the deep as those who left in the swine from the demoniac of scripture. Satan desires to twist us like a tree in the winds of the gales of fear. Depression and stress come to devour our strength. Night's terror stalks the fearful as they walk in the day. Light bursts on the horizon of the empowered. Love has empowered us with the knowledge that nothing and no one can separate us from the power of his love and the revealing light that it shines on our path. His words are not words of fear but of faith. As we eat the fresh bread from heaven, the wilderness of fear and death is turned into a garden of the blessing of the Almighty. Light will always swallow up the darkness. If the day is getting dark, we should move closer to the light of life. We must put on the armor of light. God has stripped the enemy of all the armor that he trusted in. We have available to us all the power of eternity. Jesus Christ is the tower and refuge in the time of trouble. In the midst of our battles, he will not leave us in the foxholes of life but lift us above the battle in the certainty of victory.

COLD LOVE, DARKNESS, DECEPTION, AND TERROR

The night of the evening time is upon me. The shadows of the night approach the dwelling places of the land. Many shall succumb to the hands of the shadows of the night time, but those who know their God shall dwell in safety because of his name. Jesus has sent forth his name as a strong tower of light in the time of grasping shadows. The hands that reach out for those who dwell in his strong tower shall not touch the dwellers of the tower. I will find my place in the tower and wait until the catching away of the Lamb's wife.

I determine to make no mistake about my love. The love of many is waxing cold. The power of deception is being expressed with all subtlety. I hide myself in the cleft of God's love, and there will I be found safe and free from harm. I will let my light so shine in this evening time. I throw off the shadows of the night and embrace the love of the lost. God has sent me forth with purpose. Now I magnify the purpose and the commitment of the Lord. I will let my light so shine in this evening time. I embrace the shining light of Jesus' name, and I see the devils cast out of the temple of the light. God has not made a provision for those who look back to the world of darkness, but he has declared all not fit for the domain of light that look back in this time of darkness. There is no reason to look back to the darkness when light is all around me and in me.

I enjoy the presence of the light and all its benefits as I am surrounded by the terror of the night. The arrows which fly by the day time shall not wound me. The pestilence of the day and of the night shall not devour me in their time of hunger for the souls of men, but these things shall be consumed by the power of the light, which is in me. The Lord is greater than all these things; therefore, I embrace the heavenly Lord of my life, and I will be free from the entanglement of the night. The night is approaching. I do not purpose to work in the night. I have not worked in the day as a child of the redeemed; therefore, I cannot work at midnight. I put on the light of the day, and I wear the garment of redemption to war. I put up the sword of the world, and I pick up the sword of the spirit. I slay the giants round about me, and I take the heads of these mighty giants to the princes of the world. God has led me to this battlefield to obtain trophies of influence for the last days. I shall be motivated by the trophies won in the battle at evening time. Now I come forth with new inspiration and godly zeal by his spirit.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Hidden In the Closet of Prayer with Grace During a War with Mysterious, Evil Warriors of the Darkness

He that has learned to dwell in the secret place of the Most High will abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Spiritual wars are raging on many fronts. As we abide in the presence of the Lord in a closet of prayer, we are kept from the bombardment of those who are just running to and fro seeking things in life. Grace protects the hearts of those who have wrapped themselves in the fellowship of his voice and keeps them in a compartment where the enemy cannot plot their course of their next move. Words are hurled at us that we do not understand, but grace has fashioned an anointed shield for the might that causes them to just fly away. If we try to plot our own strategy or reason our way through the mental mine field that has been laid out to destroy us, we will fail. Failure is obliterated by the shield of God's special forces of grace that will launch their offensive in the very face of the lies of the enemy. Minding the flesh will strangle us on the poison of its gases of mass destruction.

Crafty spirits and false prophets would like to assail our thinking with their graveyard dirt. We will throw it back in their face as we arise in the arms of fresh resurrection power and are washed by the refreshing power that takes the icicles of fear that the enemy would place in our soul and turn them into a refreshing shower. All misunderstanding and the dilemma of mysteries will be swept from the sky over our heads as we abide in him. Strange explosions may sound in our ears, but God, who causes the wrath of men to praise him, will cause our worship and praise in his arms to resound with trumpets of victory that will scatter the forces of the unseen foes before us. Any attack of the enemy will be overthrown by powers released in the fellowship of prayer that the enemy will never know what hit him. We do not understand, yet what forces are released when we pray?

More weapons are released in prayer that we do not see than the enemy can amass in all his history.

(Continued)

I receive your praises for my goodness and my wonderful works unto you. When you praised me and brought thanksgiving unto my feet, it was a sacrifice well pleasing unto me. The brokenness that followed was not of you but of me, for you were void of the right sacrifice. When I brought my works of the past unto your mind, then did thanksgiving flow freely. Without my grace and my mercy, you would not have seen the great light of gratitude, but I shined the light of mercy and grace, and you did see and think with a grateful mind.

13. How many will awaken unto the dark chambers of ingratitude and unthankfulness?

Do not allow the things that intimidate to create frustration within you. Cast off your lack of confidence in my faithfulness. I have never forsaken my children. A woman can forget her child even if it has sucked her breast, but I will never forget you. I am love, and this love is not a fabrication of human manipulation. This love is eternal. My eternal love persuaded my humanity to give itself unto death for its preservation.

14. What would I claim if I would have allowed you to perish after promising to redeem you?

(To Be Continued)

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