Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The Light of the day has not departed from you. This light is with you always. The end of the age shall find me with you. I have promised. The promises that I make are made with love and understanding as a foundation. I am all-wise. I know the end of all things. My word has gone out of my mouth. It will not return to me void. I sent my word unto you. You are born again of incorruptible seed by the word of God, which lives and abides forever. The word of the Lord endures forever. Follow the word, and you shall not walk in darkness. The great light of truth shall keep you in the dark times. The enemy has sent a wave of darkness throughout the earth. It is the darkness of uncertainty. Do not allow it to trouble you. Let the mind of Christ dwell in you richly. You are begotten unto a lively hope by resurrection power. You have been given an inheritance that is undefiled and incorruptible. Your inheritance will not fade away. Stand fast in the liberty of Christ, and fight the good fight of faith. All the things that I have given you are reserved and kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. I have not started a good work in you and changed my mind. I am the author and the finisher; therefore, I will finish what I have started in you.

(RHEMA: The Light of the Day Shining Upon the Darkness of Uncertainty)

The Light of the day has not departed from me. This light is with me always. The end of the age shall find Jesus with me. He has promised. The promises that he makes are made with love and understanding as a foundation. He is all-wise. He knows the end of all things. His word has gone out of his mouth. It will not return to him void. He sent his word unto me. I am born again of incorruptible seed by the word of God, which lives and abides forever. The word of the Lord endures forever. I will follow the word, and I shall not walk in darkness. The great light of truth shall keep me in the dark times. The enemy has sent a wave of darkness throughout the earth. It is the darkness of uncertainty. I do not allow it to trouble me. I will let the mind of Christ dwell in me richly. I am begotten unto a lively hope by resurrection power. I have been given an inheritance that is undefiled and incorruptible. My inheritance will not fade away. I stand fast in the liberty of Christ, and fight the good fight of faith. All the things that God has given me are reserved and kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. He has not started a good work in me and changed his mind. He is the author and the finisher; therefore, he will finish what he has started in me.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Save Yourself from This Untoward Generation

Everything about the past is known of me. Man only knows a portion of that which has been. I saw you, your mother, and your grandmother before the foundation of the world. I know the beginning and the ending. This life is not an act or a play, but it is reality. At the end of each life, there is the judgment. A man is destroyed because of the lack of knowledge. The time of the end is upon this world, yet their lack of knowledge of me is rampant. The folly of ignorance shall not exclude them from hell. The ungodly shall surely perish, for I will not be joined unto the harlots and prostitutes of this world. Everyone must be born again to see and enter into my kingdom and the relationship that only my blood gives. By my blood, you have victory over the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of this life. Without my precious blood, you would be consumed with the love of the world. Be full of sincere thanks and not the half-hearted thanks, which come from the mouths of men. I am the God who looks upon the heart. Man looks on the outward appearance, but I look upon the heart. A man's labor is for the things and the cares of this life. The love of money is the root of all evil. Do not lay your treasures upon this earth but rather lay them up in heaven.

The attractions from the spirits of wickedness of this hour are more than a match for your humanity. Do not attempt to war in your flesh with these spirits, but humble yourself under the mighty hand of the Lord. Your money shall be a target for your heart. Its expression shall be "the bull's eye" for the arrows of the prince of the air if you yield to covetousness and the lusts of the world. Conquer the lust within you, or it will conquer you. The expression from without cannot conquer you unless you are drawn away after these ungodly expressions. Do not lust for the beauty of the world and its characters, for they are demonstrations from the grave, and their images shall be burned in my lake of fire. All the ungodliness of the world shall be punished. What the world calls good is devilish and sensual. Hell is not a comedy, neither is there any vacation there, but the worms do not die, and the torment is forever and forever. The smoke of those tormented ascends forever and forever. Do not go to the place of the devil and his angels, for it is eternal damnation and no refuge. Do not be enticed by the sensual expressions of the age. Lay your treasure out of reach of the images used by the prince of the power of the air. If you lay your treasure within reach of the enemy, he shall surely hook your heart with the hook of covetousness and lust. I do not tempt any man. A man is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. Lust has many prisons designed for the unaware. If lust is not conquered, it will surely entrap the unsuspecting in its prison of hatred and death. No one is alone in lust. It will not be satisfied until it has a companion. Shall the enemy speak in your ear when the Holy Spirit of God is lord of your life?

Do not chase the deceptive images of the age, for they are thieves of spiritual wealth. The god of chance is after many. He has seduced ministers who do not love the truth. Come away from the altars of chance, and rest in the arms of the God of grace and of faith. The god of chance has waved his expression across the world, and the pipers for these gods are tools that blindfold the minds of the ignorant and those who do not love the truth. Do not buy the lies told by these gods. Search my word daily, and be found broken upon the altar of grace. Do not challenge these thieves, for they have come with the force of their own gravity, which is greater than the gravity of human understanding. Do not trust yourself in the presence of these wicked things, but lean on the everlasting arms of faithfulness. I am your faithfulness; therefore, yield to me that your example is fashioned after holiness and righteousness. The lambs are following you; therefore, do not be a fool and lead them down the pathway of destruction. The church will mourn the death of the mighty in the last days. O' how are the mighty fallen, and how are the prudent deceived?

Come to the altar of repentance, and fashion your life after the design of my heavenly creation. The images of the thief shall count your losses, and rejoice at your sorrow and loss. Hear the cry of the church, and join in the sowing with tears. Do not weep for the evil workers who despise the truth and go their own way, for they are the enemies of God and the enemies of my purpose. I decide the outcome of this age. Now worship me in spirit and in truth, for the hour comes that all shall know the power of the Lord, your God.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Save Yourself from This Untoward Generation

Perversion and the doing of the unapproved is the dictum of the hour in the world. Satan has so popularized the opposite of the upright until it is the "in thing" to be crooked rather than straight. We must determine that we will not yield to the flow of the course of this generation. We must change our attitudes to that of rejection of that which is vile and have not tolerance for it. We can be destroyed for our lack of hearing the voice of the Spirit and to not read the word in the context of what is going on now. We have a current word from the Lord that warns us to beware of the traps and devices of the enemy that will appeal to our pride. We have been bought with the precious blood of the Lamb. We must refuse to soil the purity of the holiness that has come to us by his blood. We are called to search our hearts and purify our minds from the corruption of the world that we are immersed in. We must be careful that in the flood of wonderful technology that we are not swept up into false images. Idolatry never seemed as bad as it really was to any generation that it dominated. It seemed many times to be progress to those who felt they were being repressed rather than liberated. Satan is so adept at appealing to our vanity. He will appeal to our religious pride and make us feel justified in that which may be evil instead of love. He will present us reveling instead of revelation. Our eyes need to behold the cross, and we must stay close to the message of love that embodies self denial and commitment to the lost. The prince of darkness was cast out of heaven. He will use reflections of heaven itself to disguise the deception that will take us astray. As we worship God in spirit and truth, we will be directed away from the subtle attractions that make lust so lovely in the eyes of the flesh. We need to build an altar of repentance and seek the Lord as we say, "Create in me a clean heart, and renew in me a right spirit." Inwardly men are like raging waves of the sea that are foaming out of their own shame. We must be like the lambs that lay at the feet of the shepherd in this hour of upheaval.

DECEPTION, WORLDLINESS, A LOVE OF MONEY, LUST, AND THIEVES

Everything about the past is known of God. Man only knows a portion of that which has been. The Lord saw me, my mother, and my grandmother before the foundation of the world. He knows the beginning and the ending. This life is not an act or a play, but it is reality. At the end of each life, there is the judgment. A man is destroyed because of the lack of knowledge. The time of the end is upon this world, yet their lack of knowledge of God is rampant. The folly of ignorance shall not exclude them from hell. The ungodly shall surely perish, for he will not be joined unto the harlots and prostitutes of this world. Everyone must be born again to see and enter into God's kingdom and the relationship that only his blood gives. By his blood, I have victory over the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of this life. Without Jesus' precious blood, I would be consumed with the love of the world. I will be full of sincere thanks and not the half-hearted thanks, which come from the mouths of men. Jesus is the God who looks upon the heart. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks upon the heart. A man's labor is for the things and the cares of this life. The love of money is the root of all evil. I do not lay my treasures upon this earth but rather lay them up in heaven.

The attractions from the spirits of wickedness of this hour are more than a match for my humanity. I do not attempt to war in my flesh with these spirits, but I humble myself under the mighty hand of the Lord. My money shall be a target for my heart. Its expression shall be "the bull's eye" for the arrows of the prince of the air if I yield to covetousness and the lusts of the world. I conquer the lust within me, or it will conquer me. The expression from without cannot conquer me unless I am drawn away after these ungodly expressions. I do not lust for the beauty of the world and its characters, for they are demonstrations from the grave, and their images shall be burned in God's lake of fire. All the ungodliness of the world shall be punished. What the world calls good is devilish and sensual. Hell is not a comedy, neither is there any vacation there, but the worms do not die, and the torment is forever and forever. The smoke of those tormented ascends forever and forever. I refuse to go to the place of the devil and his angels, for it is eternal damnation and no refuge. I will not be enticed by the sensual expressions of the age. I lay my treasure out of reach of the images used by the prince of the power of the air. If I lay my treasure within reach of the enemy, he shall surely hook my heart with the hook of covetousness and lust. God does not tempt any man. A man is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. Lust has many prisons designed for the unaware. If lust is not conquered, it will surely entrap the unsuspecting in its prison of hatred and death. No one is alone in lust. It will not be satisfied until it has a companion. The enemy shall not speak in my ear when the Holy Spirit of God is lord of my life.

I do not chase the deceptive images of the age, for they are thieves of spiritual wealth. The god of chance is after many. He has seduced ministers who do not love the truth. I come away from the altars of chance and rest in the arms of the God of grace and of faith. The god of chance has waved his expression across the world, and the pipers for these gods are tools that blindfold the minds of the ignorant and those who do not love the truth. I do not buy the lies told by these gods. I search God's word daily, and I will be found broken upon the altar of grace. I do not challenge these thieves, for they have come with the force of their own gravity, which is greater than the gravity of human understanding. I do not trust myself in the presence of these wicked things but lean on the everlasting arms of faithfulness. Jesus is my faithfulness; therefore, I yield to him that my example is fashioned after holiness and righteousness. The lambs are following me; therefore, I will not be a fool and lead them down the pathway of destruction. The church will mourn the death of the mighty in the last days. This is how the mighty fall and how the prudent are deceived.

I come to the altar of repentance and fashion my life after the design of the Lord's heavenly creation. The images of the thief shall count my losses and rejoice at my sorrow and loss. I hear the cry of the church and join in the sowing with tears. I do not weep for the evil workers who despise the truth and go their own way, for they are the enemies of God and the enemies of his purpose. The Lord decides the outcome of this age. Now I worship him in spirit and in truth, for the hour comes that all shall know the power of the Lord, my God.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Dine With the Lord and Secure the Frame from Faith's Heart

Every feast that Israel celebrated has been brought to us on a grander scale. These were given to them to put gratitude in their hearts all the year long and on a continual basis. As they celebrated them in sincerity, it was supposed to erase the false images in their hearts and minds of the Egypt, their past, and the rest of the world. Our hearts were not made to eat of the slop troughs of sin or the toxic exposure to the junk food of doubt. Our feasting should be on the unlimited menus of God's Word, both spoken and written. Faith has been selected as the chief chef for the meals of the prophets. As he fed Elijah with that which renewed his spirit, so will he renew our strength and aspirations of faith today. Our vision will faint and starve if we allow it to eat the garbage of the enemy. Every real child of God will eat the things that are holy, and be like Daniel and his friends, fairer and fatter by many times than those who eat that which is offered to the false images of our world.

(Continued)

If I were a man, then I would lie, for all men have sinned and come short of my glory. The glory of my integrity cannot be approached with man's ability because I am faultless and perfect. You came to me with grief and despair, although I have told you to enter into my gates with thanksgiving and into my courts with praise. I am sympathetic to your feelings and your emotions, yet I want a demonstration of faith and a demonstration of confidence in me from you.

25. What shall grief and worry offer as a symbol of my faithfulness to you?

26. Will you show forth my reward by the expression of your worry?

27. How are the mighty fallen?

28. How is a Leviathan drawn out of the water when he is free and full of superior strength?

29. Will you become weak in trust as those who have no faith, or will you stand and proclaim the greatness of your God in the face of dilemma and uncertainty?

(To Be Continued)

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